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[TABS]

Hi Tanikit,

We felt the same about appropriate places on the wall to draw.  In my sons bedroom he has a painted blackboard on his wall and he just loves it!  (we primed the wall first and then used blackboard paint, I think you can get it in a variety of colours - well I know for sure you can get white and green as well as black).  It's a great place too for him to bond with his dad.  They draw together and trace a few letters or words like his name etc.  It's also a good place to write notes - for example, I sometimes write - "Mark needs to clean his room", or "Mark has been so good today" or "Daddy and Mommy love Mark" I then read it too him a couple of times and then during the day I often find him says the words again "reading them" whether it's from memmory or not doesn't matter, it's been a good way to let him know things that are important.  Having different chalk colours are lots of fun and I found it was a good way to find out his favourite colours.  His are red, blue and green - I have then tried to use these in Little Reader.  I change the colour of flash words to either of these colours and he often wants to see them again in green or blue.  I hope he is taking it all in - but isn't it a great feeling to know that we've made some effort to help them along the way to learning?

TABS

[nohayo]

TABS I think blackboard paint is great! I didn't know about that...so that doesn't leave any traces at all, huh?

I also loved your idea about finding out his favorite colors and using them in LR, very creative

[nhockaday]

The chalk doesn't make a mess? I know whenever I use it, it gets all over my hand and leaves dust everywhere. I know there is dust-free chalk, but it still seems a little messy.

[rixu]

what about crayon
e enjoys painting with crayons though she sometimes draw on the walls

[nohayo]

you know nhockaday, i heard once that that chalk dust is bad to breath in...do you know if this is true or just a myth?

[nhockaday]

I don't know. It's worth looking into though. They may have made it safer over the years too.

[TABS]

Hi there,

Yes chalk is a little messy, especially if it gets stood on!!!  I do find the dust free chalk pretty good.  Look it's not as if they are using them for hours on end, perhaps a few minutes at a time a couple of times a day...  My son prefers them to colouring pencils and often uses them to colour his paper pictures - I have taught him how to rub it afterwards to give it a different look and he's got quite good at that.  Just the other day though while I was clearing out, I came across some chalk pastels that I'd forgotten about.  So I hauled them out and now he's using those as well.  He likes the stronger colours in the pastel chalks.  They don't work well on the blackboard though...  If you're worried about the dust nohayo perhaps you'd prefer to put up a white marker board - I think that's the name of it.  And then use the specialised markers that go with them.  You'd have to screw it to the wall or something to keep it firm, but it would do the same job. 

I read a story about a mom who got told by her daughter that their youngest son had written on the wall.  She had a fit and yelled at him before inspecting the damage.  When she went to go and clean up, she discovered that he had drawn a heart and his mom next to it.  She felt terrible and hung an empty picture frame around it and never did clean it off.  So perhaps if your child does draw some amazing picture you could do the same!

TABS

[Jake]

Today I went in those sites of crafts and games for little kids .Thanks nona and liadalay .they inspire you with ideas .

[nhockaday]

www.kaboose.com

www.original-kids-crafts.com

[Jake]

That kaboose site is fantastic .YOU ARE FANTASTIC .tHANKS

[Plnkkylemichael]

do any of you ladies rent? I would love to be able to allow my boys the freedom to draw on a given wall but we rent and will not own our own place for many years to come. WE are military and will be moving around a lot. do you all know if there are "moveable" walls that I could put up and take down each time we move. HHMM maybe we could make one.... well thanks for the craft site those are great. cj

[nhockaday]

Can't you just paint over a wall that has been colored on before you move? My cousin had all her friends draw on her living room wall in her first house. They just painted over it in the same color before they moved out.

[Plnkkylemichael]

Hubby just does not want to have to do that before we leave. For those to do allow your kids to draw on the walls how do they do when you go to others houses? Do they still try and draw on the walls? Thanks for the help
CJ

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