There was a time when we bragged that none of our kids ever colored on the walls, or furniture, or anything else other than paper. We bragged and bragged.
Well.
Our four year old, with a black sharpie, just drew a "house" on our hard wood floor. Then he drew a "car" with his new markers on his bedroom wall. There is even a purple crayon line on one of our lamp shades.
At school, he got his markers taken away for coloring on his marker case, milk carton, and hands! This new interest in art is making us crazy.
Coincidentally, we found this web site for a free Magic Eraser. This product should be on the permanent shopping list for all parents. It works, it's wonderful, and can take black sharpie off of floors.
Go to this link and click Share of Love.