@lilly
Yes. Children are wall drawers and your comment reminded me of Randy Pausch’s advice in his talk, The Last Lecture, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.
He told about his parent’s willingness to allow him to draw on his bedroom walls and the pics he took revealed planets, rocket ships etc. all drawn by him as a young boy.
He appreciated his parents willingness to put a greater priority on their kids creativity and inspiration rather than the potential resale value of their house. (And repainting was always an option)
He passionately urged parents to allow their kids to draw on walls. Too soon they’ll be grown up and out of the house. Plenty of time to repaint then. Enjoy their childhood in the present.
It was a rather unique way to approach life. This guy was really one of a kind.
If you’ve never heard of the Last Lecture, go seek it out for a number of reasons (not just drawing :)
The title is especially poignant because he gave this talk when he knew he would die from Pancreatic cancer.
He died way too young for someone with such a zest for life.
www.thelastlecture.com
There are places on the web where one can stream it for free and it’s also available for sale on CD/DVD.