When my big kids were young we had a strict no marker policy. However it has been some time since they were old enough to use them and our rules relaxed to the point that all our art supplies are jumbled together.
We have a tag-a-long, a 2 year old. Having markers in the same box as crayons is like having crack with the children’s Tylenol. My baby has a green neck, a chubby red thigh and a Rudolph red button nose. I don’t want to talk about her pajamas. Last night I swiped three markers from her chubby grasp and threw them in the trash. This morning she had three more – different ones. She keeps finding them! They are clearly on Satan’s pay roll. I guess if they can whisper to my baby, “Hey pick me up and go draw on that new chair” reproduction is no big thing. The game is afoot!
I’ll keep you posted.
“Having markers in the same box as crayons is like having crack with the children’s Tylenol.”
Love it.
The same sentence “done me in.” I recently went on my own witch-hunt and threw away marker after marker. But they’re still here. I’m sure my younguns did some dumpster diving. It’s too scary to think of the alternative.
I am telling you they reproduce!
lol! I guess you’re going to have to worry about “body art” with that one from the earliest days! 🙂