Coloring everywhere phase

Reilly626

When does it end? They've done the flat screen tv, wood floor, walls, toys, me and their clothes! I turn my head for a second and it happens. They aren't allowed crayons unless we are coloring but they sneak off...

vvvvvfee

i keep drilling DS with "only color on the paper."

do you have the crayola washable crayons, though? they are awesome. even if DS draws all over the table, it just wipes off.

piphigirl

DD is only allowed to color in her high chair.  The crayons are stored in one of our child-proof drawers.  This seems mean, to make her ask to color, but it also keeps the house neat and keeps her out of trouble.

Reilly626

I did buy the washable ones and they broke so easily I gave them regular ones.

Toni79

We have the thick washable one!  I used to make her sit in the high chair to color, and sometimes still do.  But have recently let her do it at the coffee table.  And I constantly say "on the paper" too!  We've had a few stray marks on the table or the floor, but they do wipe up easily.

I also got some bath crayons.  She's only used them once, but they were fun too.  I did tell DD that they were "special bath crayons".  Hopefully she doesn't think she can take them or her regular crayons to the walls!

shakinros

We let her color her toys and that seems to sate her desire to color off the paper. They're her toys and we think she can play with them however she wants. (I have to admit though that it pains me a little to see the beautiful wooden blocks my brother gave her covered in crayon!)

Toni79

@shankinro - Wow!  More power to you!  My mom gave DD some really nice wodden Melissa and Doug blocks for christmas.  My mom said, "oh DD can color them, or paint, them, or do whatever she wants with them".  Me ... I'm too anal to let her do that.  At least not yet! 

99frontier

I have a ziploc bag I keep DS's crayons in and he has to ask to color as well, like @piphigirl . Now, he is going wild outside with his chalk, though! In addition to the porch, he colors the fence, landscape rocks, railroad ties, MY CAR... At least it all washes off easily!

tumblefluff

We got the markers that only color on special paper.  I don't have to worry about him coloring on the walls or his toys!   I found it at Target.