If you have young children at home, your interior walls may quickly become canvases for their masterpieces. Though baking soda and borax can usually reduce the appearance of pencil, marker, paint, and crayon stains, you might still see remnants of their art on the walls or dull spots where you’ve cleaned it. Avoid the need to call a painting contractor by using the following tips to prevent kids from drawing on walls in the first place. 

4 Ways to Teach Kids Not to Draw On Walls

1. Use Butcher Paper

If your children tend to draw on walls, line them with a few layers of butcher paper. This doesn’t exactly keep your kids from turning walls into canvases, but it does prevent crayons and markers from making direct contact with your interior paint job. 

2. Show Them How to Clean

If your kids do draw on the walls, involve them in the cleaning process. Showing your children the hard work that goes into removing stains—and letting them know they’ll be responsible for cleaning them—will make them less inclined to repeat the behavior. 

3. Designate an Area for Art 

One of the reasons why kids draw on walls is because they don’t have enough space to create art elsewhere in the home. Set up large easels or blackboards in their playroom so that they have a designated area to express their creativity without making a mess. 

4. Give Them Washable Markers or Use Chalk Paint

If you’re worried that your children might continue to draw on the walls, keep only washable markers and paints in the home. These are much easier to clean and typically don’t leave stains. You can also hire a painting contractor to create a statement wall in their playroom using chalk paint. That way, their art is contained to a designated spot. 

If you need a painting contractor after your kids draw on your interior walls, get in touch with Complete Painting Services. They offer interior and exterior painting, along with home remodel services to the Greater Anchorage, AK, area. Call (907) 277-2468 to set up an appointment for painting and request an estimate. Visit this painting contractor online to view a gallery of their work.