How in the world did Mother’s do it!?!!?

We have an arsenal of creative things around here. Washable crayons, washable markers, washable paint, washable stamps, washable bath crayons, bath bubbles, all non toxic. Notice the word washable. LOVE that word. It means when the babies color on the couch I don’t have to cry. When they color on my car, the floor, the walls, I don’t have to cry. Honestly, how did mothers do it before everything was washable?!?

Notice the word non toxic. LOVE that word. My babies would be poisoned on a daily basis with all of the bubble eating, crayon eating, marker eating they do if it wasn’t non toxic. I still haven’t introduced finger paints or playdoh because I know they are going to eat it. But I have the internet as a great resource to find other alternatives that aren’t harmful. Pudding paint. Colored yogurt paint. Peanut butter playdoh. What did parents do before the handy dandy internet? What did they do before things were washable? How did they ever keep their sanity?!?!?!?! Mom, I expect some answers here…having raised 6 kids you must know the secret truth to back in the day parenting. Spill the beans, inquiring minds want to know!!