Marker Madness!

I have often said "as long as little girls are born with hands, there will be paper crafting." That's because we're inherently creative beings, and for many of us, we express it by cutting paper and getting our fingers inky. Well, I'm proud to say that my little three-year-old granddaughter Lilly is already loving doing just that—getting her fingers inky. Although she took it to the extreme!

I guess she loves coloring with markers just as much as I do, because recently, Lilly got up after being put to bed, and she crept to where her big brother keeps his backpack. She knew exactly where he kept his school markers. Clearly, she had had her eye on them! She proceeded to color EVERYTHING in sight: the walls, the furniture, her clothing, and virtually every square inch of her body…at least the parts she could reach. Scribbles on the fronts and backs of her hands, big looping circles on her tummy, and oh yes, even her face. Her sweet little face was covered forehead to chin in wild marker madness.

When her parents went to check on the kids before turning in for the night, they saw the disaster—with her peacefully sleeping in bed (probably dreaming of her next masterpiece!).  Here's what she looked like:

She may act like a little devil, but even covered in marker, I think she's an angel! Don't you think she'll make a great paper crafter someday? I sure do!