I like that she does that but she wastes so much paper, uses a lot of computer paper, and she uses my new notebooks to draw too and I need them for school.
2006-08-23 01:54:00 · 19 answers · asked by Don Dons! 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Find some place that sells inexpensive paper and buy her a ton, that's what I do with my daughter, even though I also worry about so much paper being used, but it's important to keep letting her be creative. Then get a binder, and start putting the pictures in there, write the date that she drew the picture on the back of each one. This will neatly store them, and someday when she is older you can show them to her. She'll be touched that you kept them. Plus the binder will keep them neat so they aren't cluttering up your room, although you should humor her and hang one of them up occassionaly.
2006-08-23 03:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by nimo22 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
just tell her that she cant use your notebook and the computer paper. just give make sure she had her own paper, and then have a box in your room to put all the pictures she draws you.
2006-08-23 11:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by fandj4ever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy her some notebooks of her own. Right now a lot of stores have notebooks 10 for a $1 for back to school. I wouldn't try to squelch her creativity though. You can also save flyers and stuff for her to draw on the back of.
2006-08-23 09:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe instead of complaining about the drawings...THINK one day she could be a world famous artist and then she won't have time to make you ANY!!
Get her a nice pad of drawing paper...some really nice colored pencils, markers etc..and ASK her to draw you ONE great picture..cause all her pictures are SO special that maybe she should share them WITH OTHER PEOPLE TOO!!
I save EVERY one of the drawings my 5 yr old does...and TRUST me..we saved EVERY pad of paper he's colored on..since he was almost 2...every one..special!
2006-08-23 09:02:35 · answer #4 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to get across. You could go to the library and get a book on conservation, read it to her and then make a pack with her to conserve paper by making you ONE drawing per (day??week?) because you are doing your part to save the trees. Contrinue to talk about conserving the trees every chance you get and relate it to NOT using YOUR school paper for that very reason. In time she will learn.
2006-08-23 08:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awww. She is just showing she loves you and is expressing herself artistically. Enjoy it while it lasts. Go get her some of those notebooks that are under a dollar at a dollar store for her. You have to try to build a child's confidence up, not bring it down. Good luck.
2006-08-23 08:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by teashy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would enjoy the drawings while they last. She might lose interest sooner than you think. Can you have your parents buy some cheap paper for her to use? She's doing this because she loves you. Enjoy it.
2006-08-23 09:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by Pauleen M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy her a scrapbook. Have her put them in there for you. This will give you a place to look at them when you want to. This will keep you from being mean by telling her to stop. Most sisters are not very nice to their brothers. So, take what you can get. : )
Good Luck.
2006-08-23 08:57:20 · answer #8 · answered by enchantressa34 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a whole bundle of cheap or recycled papers for her ...n mark a limit .... that she aint supposed to use more than 2 pages a day ..or else she would have to pay for every paper she use ..... ..
well good luck
n NEVER TELL UR sister that she is an artist ..!!
praise her sumtimes but .... not that often .!!!
2006-08-23 09:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by terrorismbuster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy her a doodle pad or a coloring book. Give her a special folder to keep her artwork. Also, the Aquadoodle is great, too. When it dries, the picture is gone.
2006-08-23 09:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by AlongthePemi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋