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- From: hough@seismo.gps.caltech.edu (Susan Hough)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: More humorous developmental milestones
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 19:22:14 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- References: <1jmn6oINN3m4@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1993Jan25.204819.864214@locus.com> <1993Jan26.160515.2380@nynexst.com>
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- Summary: crayon=wax; be careful!
-
- In article <1993Jan26.160515.2380@nynexst.com> clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu) writes:
- >
- > What do folks think of letting a child color on one wall of his/her
- > bedroom? (As long as you own the home). When I was little I didn't
- > see why I couldn't decorate my room anyway I wanted too, including
- > my art work. I think I'll let my son have one wall to draw on, knowing
- > that in the future, he'll be responsible for painting over it, when
- > he gets tired of seeing his "kiddie" pictures. However I don't know
-
- I would be _very_ careful of substantial amounts of crayon on walls--the
- stuff is largely wax, and not a good base coat for future layers of
- paint.
-
- How about covering one wall with that cardboardy white stuff that people
- put in offices when they want to use big sections of wall as a bulletin
- board? Or you could tack heavy paper up--that way it could change
- more easily with growing tastes.
-
- Sue
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