Writing on Walls

As a Kindergarten teacher, I have seen this before! Try the blackboard paint, which should make that wall more appealing to him (you could even have him 'help' paint, and maybe even paint a frame around it!) or you can go to office supply stores and find static cling wipeoff sheets. They stick to the wall with static and all you have to use is the washable dry erase markers.
Also, if you let him help paint the walls of his new room, he may take some ownership in it and not want to destroy it by writing on it.
GOOD LUCK!

I have no clue how to get him to stop, but maybe you could set aside a wall in his room or in the family room and cover it with those big sheets of drawing paper and encourage him to use just that special area to "decorate" the room.

Explain to him that your new place has clean walls and they have to stay that way. walk him through it alone so he can see what it looks like nice and clean.
Then provide him with large paper easels to be artistic all over.
If he stays off the walls for a month or so you could even reward him with one wall in his room to go bananas on and when he fills the space..repaint it white and let him start over.
Take him to an art museum and explain how artisits use canvas to express themselves, not the walls etc... your li'l guy sounds so smart and wonderful, he'll understand and really get into the idea of creating art in it's proper forum.

I have also had the same problem with my 3yr old. he would find any pen,pencil,crayon or whatever in every nook and cranny and write all over ever wall in my home. I was given the advice to put paper up on the walls for him or to even paint a wall with that chalkboard paint. My husband and i discussed it and we thought that maybe if we did that it would be sening him mixed signals ant at his age that was the last thing we wanted. I went to the store and loaded up on magic erasers and let him pick out a new set of coloring books and some washable crayons and colored pencils. I sat him down in our dining room, this was where he seemed to frequent writing on the walls and i had a short talk with him about how its not good to write on the walls and how we want our house to look nice so we can invite friends over to come and play. I then gave him an eraser and a small bowl of water and showed him how to clean the walls off. When we were done i got a snack and sat with him at our coffee table and colored in his new books with him. While doing this i talked about how much funner it was to color the cool pictures in the books and how it looked so much nicer and that we could hang the pictures he was really proud of around the house. He got so excited about his pictures he soon forgot to color the walls and was coloring pics for his siblings and even his dads office. Now i just keep his art materials in a small plastic storage box under the table and pick up new books at 99 cent stores and Walmart has great deals on coloring and activity books. This broke his habit in about a week, he gets tempted every once in a while but he catches himself quickly just as he is starting and asks me for an eraser to clean it and goes right for his books. So my advice is to be patient, keep it simple when explaining why he shouldnt color on the walls , get some magics erasers and load up on washable crayons and pencils for when he does have an accident and keep them somewhere easily accessible to him. Good Luck!

Try painting at least one wall in his new room with the paint that turnes the wall into a giant chalkboard. Buy colored chalk and let him know that this is a wall that he can write on with the chalk only as much as he wants.

well I had this issue when my son wa smaller about 21/2 yrs old
I spoke to him firmly and I practically explained to him why I was taking away his crayons and is just a matter of repeating yourself over and over again. Showing him the consecuences of writing on the wall means that he wont something he likes.
By the way you might want to hide all crayons and pens till you can get him to stop.
good luck
G.
My son stoped nver again he does on the paper. Makes wonderful art work.

He's looking for the texture. first.. buy only washable crayons, and inspect all gifts (especially those art kits if he gets any, to make sure they are all washable. You can tape paper to the wall or experiment with doing other kinds of rubbings on different textures. The way I approach the caught in the act " situattion is to be calm and explain that when the kid draws on the walls we have to clean it off and to SAVE the work you must do it on paper or canvas etc...

Good luck! A. (art teacher)

hi K., i would defintely give him time outs or take away his crayons or some negative consequence, whatever you use for discipline. moving to the new apartment should be the perfect time to set some new, firm rules in place, if not sooner. be firm and consistent from day one, every single time. it is natural for him to prefer walls, it is actually easier for him to write vertically than horizontally. get him an easel or 2, maybe have a designated wall like someone said, you can get creative with some wipe off boards or chalkboard paint as part of the decor in his room or play area. tub crayons are great too. the idea is to give him appropriate vertical surfaces to write on, and be very clear about where he cannot write. and be sure to post his artwork with lots of praise when he does it on paper or wherever you deem appropriate. maybe he just likes everyone to see his creations, its nice to take pride in his work as long as it is done where you tell him. meanwhile, mr clean magic eraser is awesome! take care, D.