When it comes to favourite pastimes of unsupervised children, drawing on the wall tops the list.
It’s hard to blame the kids, though. Drawing on walls, it seems, is some sort of primal human instinct?our early ancestors did it too, didn’t they" When we discovered those paintings hidden in caves, the world looked on in awe. So why shouldn’t parents feel the same when they discover some primitive art in their own caves (a.k.a. the living room)"

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Well that’s what happened in the Massicotte house earlier this week.
Dr. Eric Massicotte is a Toronto neurosurgeon who tweeted about how his wife turned their six-year-old son’s wall drawing into art. His son, who’s art name is now simply R.C. Massicotte, was apparently doodling a picture of a house on the wall behind the sofa when his mother caught him in the act.
However, instead of admonishing him, she took it in stride and decided to have a little fun. Adding a clear glass frame and a little title card, she turned his little doodle into real art (what is real art anyway").
While this is a cute way to preserve a memory and foster her son’s creativity, the best part is the hilari...