Thank Goodness For Washable Markers!

Seth LOVES to draw and color! Nana and Pop Pop gave him a sketch pad with washable markers for Christmas. He was thrilled. Markers!!!!! You see, I never let him use markers because I did not want his art work around for the next few years had he decided to use something in my house as a canvas other than his sketch pad. Well......he started out doing very well with his markers, just on the sketch pad. Then slowly but surely I would have to tell him to "keep it on the paper", as marks appeared on the table, then his hands. Over the past week he was warned and even had them taken away for the rest of that particular day. Then there was yesterday (1/19/09), he had them taken away for good, at least until I think that he can use them properly. He had them back in his bedroom and colored his face, hands, feet, and are you ready for this.......his floor (thankfully for him, they are washable). I was not to upset because it really does come up with just a wet cloth. I am just tired of telling him to stop drawing on himself. The scribbling all over his floor was the end of it. I have now made sure that all other markers are cleared out of his visibility, reach, thoughts, etc. in fear that he would "use" one that was NOT washable. So, thanks Nana and Pop! :-)