His handywork.
His “paintbrush.”
Braden was unhappy with the current paint job.
Yeah, I know, lists/ugh. I've always been bad at accepting compliments, and this is no different. I was surprised and honored by this - someone thinks I've done a good job. Icky Listness aside, that makes me smile. :-)lotus works
lotus supports
lotus is impressed by her friends
lotus digs
#1 by Bahchi on March 26, 2008 - 1:05 AM
Is that a block of wood or clay? Happy WW!
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#2 by Shannon on March 26, 2008 - 1:07 AM
Looks like Braden has made his mark on the new house. Happy WW!
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#3 by Dette on March 26, 2008 - 1:24 AM
lol – I think him and my Joel have gone to the same art school. Your wall looks like mine!
I want my money back.
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#4 by Veronica on March 26, 2008 - 2:35 AM
Right, so those blocks paint?
Amy is definitely not getting any. Not at all. Then again, anything she did would actually be an improvement.
Did it come off okay?
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#5 by Kat on March 26, 2008 - 2:40 AM
Go forth and purchase thyself a box of “Magic Erasers” from the cleaning section of your local supermarket.
The commercials don’t lie. They are magic. And they erase. They are especially magical with marks on walls left by vindictive toddlers.
#6 by Carrie on March 26, 2008 - 3:25 AM
Oh no . . . you do have one of those magic erasers, right?
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#7 by Lulu on March 26, 2008 - 3:29 AM
I work in a kindy and kids write on anything….I especially like it when they write their own name whether it is in Japanese or English it sure does narrow down the suspects!
In case it didn`t come straight off magic erasers or those eraser sponges with floor cleaner has been the best cleaner I have found!
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#8 by MizFit on March 26, 2008 - 5:18 AM
duly noted.
I wasnt sure what my Toddler Tornado was attempting to convey via her similar markings.
M.
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#9 by Jenski on March 26, 2008 - 5:18 AM
All I can say is ‘Mr. Clean eraser’.
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#10 by napaboaniya on March 26, 2008 - 5:21 AM
I’ve seen that toy culprit in my home doing that same act
I had to scrub like a mad woman to get it off my walls. Welcome to the “club”!!
Next comes…. pencils, crayons and if you’re real unlucky! PAINTS!!!
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#11 by Rebecca on March 26, 2008 - 5:25 AM
Oh dear… :/
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#12 by shannymar on March 26, 2008 - 5:44 AM
Oh no! I have blocks that look just like that…I think I might be moving those to somewhere unreachable now that I know their capabilities. Good thing my kids haven’t found this out yet! Way to go Braden!
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#13 by Taz on March 26, 2008 - 6:13 AM
nice art work there Braden..
here is hoping it comes off ok..
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#14 by Army Blogger Wife on March 26, 2008 - 6:27 AM
Wow, what a great picture Braden!
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is my best friend as I also have a “budding” artist.
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#15 by Joel on March 26, 2008 - 6:31 AM
that looks like a piece of cushion!
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#16 by Secret Agent Mama on March 26, 2008 - 6:37 AM
Magic Erasers are your best friend!! LOL
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#17 by AnnD on March 26, 2008 - 6:48 AM
Oh my gosh! How creative and smart is he to use a BLOCK to color on the wall with? Who would have guessed?! Too smart for his own good, eh?
Thanks for the warning Braden. I’ll be wary of all colored blocks now!
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#18 by Lori on March 26, 2008 - 6:53 AM
Isn’t it amazing what they will use to “decorate”? I won’t tell you what the twins decorate with. It might curl your hair.
Happy WW!
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#19 by wright on March 26, 2008 - 7:04 AM
Oh No! On the new walls?!?!?! I hope it comes off. Happy WW!
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#20 by rye on March 26, 2008 - 7:05 AM
Aww, now it’s “home!”
#21 by Jacki on March 26, 2008 - 7:26 AM
Emma decorated our walls with purple crayon one day. It’s always a treat.
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#22 by Connie on March 26, 2008 - 7:53 AM
I, too, had a Picasso artist in my household recently. The Magic Eraser & I became instant friends
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#23 by Ree on March 26, 2008 - 8:04 AM
Have to go with the flow here. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
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#24 by Shrijnana on March 26, 2008 - 8:04 AM
Uh oh. We have those same blocks.
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#25 by Meredith from Merchant Ships on March 26, 2008 - 8:06 AM
My little one did the same thing on my (childless) brother’s freshly painted walls last week.
Ack!
Magic eraser it if you can. Lucky for me, I found a can of touch up paint in his garage.
#26 by Kim on March 26, 2008 - 8:25 AM
Yikes!! I had this happen more than once.. those Mr. Clean erasers do wonders!!
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#27 by dkaye on March 26, 2008 - 8:35 AM
New house – has to mark his territory!
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#28 by Jo on March 26, 2008 - 8:38 AM
I see several people already suggested it. But magic erasers are your friend. They can “erase” everything. Not to stifle your childs creative energy though. Just saying.
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#29 by A Whole Lot of Nothing on March 26, 2008 - 8:41 AM
Nice, Mr. Man.
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#30 by Jenny, Bloggess on March 26, 2008 - 8:53 AM
Crap on a crap cracker.
Still, could be worse. Could’ve been done with a torch, right?
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#31 by amy on March 26, 2008 - 8:57 AM
Oh sorry!!! Two words – Magic Erase. (Kroger. Buy some – they take off everything!)
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#32 by Janel on March 26, 2008 - 9:03 AM
Oh wow! Little boys are really into drawing on the walls,huh? Very artisitc, though!
Happy WW!
#33 by Michelle on March 26, 2008 - 9:27 AM
I’m so afraid of Sabrina doing damage in our new rental and having to repaint someone’s freaking house as a result…but I guess you just have to roll with it when you have small kids, huh?
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#34 by charlotte on March 26, 2008 - 9:35 AM
That looks like something my daughter would have done.
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#35 by Ashley on March 26, 2008 - 9:43 AM
I love how things like that can leave crazy marks. Be sure and hide any candles
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#36 by MP on March 26, 2008 - 10:10 AM
He’s making it his own. :0)
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#37 by the ff on March 26, 2008 - 10:22 AM
My mouth popped open! Great! Now we’ve got to collect all of her blocks too because I’m not painting this house until we’re moving out!
#38 by Maggie on March 26, 2008 - 10:29 AM
Glad to see he’s settling in and making the place home
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#39 by Frigga on March 26, 2008 - 10:45 AM
AWWWW, How nice, he made a pretty picture for Mommy! ;-0
Happy WW
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#40 by Beck on March 26, 2008 - 10:54 AM
Yikes.
The Baby did a similar artistic effort on the wall behind the couch, except she used red permanent marker. It’s not going ANYWHERE.
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#41 by missy wiggins on March 26, 2008 - 11:06 AM
sucks!
my daughter decided to change the color scheme in the kitchen by coloring the floors with a black sharpie! i stand behind the magic eraser!!!
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#42 by Junebug on March 26, 2008 - 11:08 AM
My oldest daughter was two when we moved into our brand new house. She took a red crayon to every wall in her new bedroom. I sat on the floor and cried. She said, “It’ll be ok, mommy.”
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#43 by Wendy on March 26, 2008 - 11:19 AM
Oh man! Good thing there is now Magic Erasers:)
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#44 by Kay on March 26, 2008 - 12:41 PM
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At first I was afraid to look. I thought the walls might be brown and the paintbrush his hand!!
he worried Mom in me wonders why they make a kids block without a coating on it? That is not good that it comes off so easily, especially with the little ones that put things in their mouth. Lead is not in newer paint unless it was made in China.
Magic eraser might work? All walls in children’s home should have a gloss coat, easier clean up. I hate flat paint for that reason.
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#45 by Sadie on March 26, 2008 - 1:14 PM
Looks like my girls bedroom walls!! They do it with the figurines of Dora, Boots and Diego. Yup, all three of them have bald spots that have resulted on blue and red streaks across their nice lilac walls!!
Magic eraser will work…it should, at least, unless that’s cheap paint, in which case it will pull the pain off, too!!
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#46 by the planet of janet on March 26, 2008 - 2:00 PM
repeat after me:
magic eraser is your friend.
magic eraser is your friend.
magic eraser is your friend.
got it? good. get it….
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#47 by ~JJ! on March 26, 2008 - 2:14 PM
Wow. Creative.
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#48 by Summer on March 26, 2008 - 2:34 PM
Hey I have a wall that looks like that. LOL
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#49 by Jenty on March 26, 2008 - 2:48 PM
LMAO! Cheeky sod
Gotta love little boys
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#50 by Laural on March 26, 2008 - 3:06 PM
How do they even think to do these things?
My daughter has done things I never would’ve thought to do in a million years. Like sticking little cars down the front of the dishwasher. I didn’t even know there was a hole there.
I hope you were able to get it off! I’ve erased many a drawing off our walls with Magic Eraser. Just make sure it doesn’t touch young hands- it can cause sever burns.
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#51 by Suzanne on March 26, 2008 - 3:13 PM
Oh lordy, you’ve hit that age! Mr Clean’s Magic Eraser. Get them. Now.
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#52 by mah-meeee on March 26, 2008 - 5:31 PM
I stumble across your blog while reading another blog I follow. You are hilarious!!! Totally sign me up as your groupie!
Love Braden’s paint job!
Magic Eraser works wonders – though test on a corner first in case it takes off more than just Braden’s work. I’ve accidentally taken off more than my daughter’s art on one of our ‘textured’ walls.
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#53 by Cat on March 26, 2008 - 6:01 PM
Ooops!
Hope this helps…
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/walls.html
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#54 by Mr Lady on March 26, 2008 - 7:19 PM
Hairspray, sister. Spray on, wipe off.
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#55 by regina on March 26, 2008 - 11:31 PM
Awesome!! How creative!!
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#56 by Crunchy Domestic Goddess on March 27, 2008 - 12:14 AM
must be something in the air. my daughter just did that w/ an orange crayon yesterday.
i scrubbed the hell out of it before i remembered i had a magic eraser in the bathroom. the ME made for a much faster cleanup.
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#57 by river on March 27, 2008 - 1:19 AM
Seems the son is going to be as artistic as the mum.
Here’s a harsh scenario for you.
Mum, pointing to crayon scribble on wall-”who did this?”
Baby, proudly-”me did”smack
Mum pointing to next scribble-”who did this?”
Baby-uncertainly-”me did”
smack
Mum, pointing to third scribble-”who did this?”
Baby, beginning to cry-”me did”
smack
Thank goodness for progress and magic erasers.
(she never scribbled on walls again)
(no, it wasn’t me and my child)
#58 by Elizabeth on March 27, 2008 - 9:06 AM
I was going to leave a funny comment but now I’m just disturbed by River’s comment. It makes me physically ill to think about a baby being “smacked” repeatedly. So never mind.
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#59 by Colleen on March 27, 2008 - 11:37 AM
I say screw the magic eraser – you’ve got custom art work you don’t even need to hang!!!
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#60 by Christina on March 27, 2008 - 1:34 PM
Cordy did the same thing once, only with a blue block instead of a red one. Ditto the advice from everyone else – the magic eraser does work well.
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#61 by Anne on March 27, 2008 - 8:41 PM
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is my boyfriend. I love it so much. That and Swifer Duster. Love. Love.
#62 by river on March 28, 2008 - 3:36 AM
Elizabeth, I was disturbed too when this mother told me about the incident. I did learn that it was only a smack on the hand, but still, a harsh way for a child to learn.