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Baby's skin covered in pen after nursery

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Robin17 · 24/07/2026 20:07

My baby is one and goes to nursery two days a week. In the past month he has come home three times with his skin covered in felt pen (see attached pic). The first time I didn't think much of it but now it's becoming regular occurrence and it's starting to grate. When I mentioned it politely his key worker just said they use pens in the baby room, she didn't seem bothered I was unimpressed. Clothes is one thing but I think on a baby's skin crosses a bit of a line. Has anyone experienced this? I want to ask then to stop using pens with him but DH thinks I should just wait and monitor the situation. I don't see why as bound to happen again. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Baby's skin covered in pen after nursery
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Brbreeze · 24/07/2026 20:54

Tbh sometimes I drop mine off at nursery looking like that with apologies that they have got loose in the pen box before 7.30am.

Spidey66 · 24/07/2026 20:55

Ps I'd be more concerned about all the paint 🫟 on his t-shirt! Grin

notcomfortable · 24/07/2026 21:07

My 4 year old gets drawn on by other children. It really does annoy me. And no it does not wash off easy at all. Takes 2-3 baths for it to even start fading
She's come home with even her face been drawn on 🤨 thats not okay to me

RafaistheKingofClay · 24/07/2026 21:12

Oh bless you. This is your PFB isn’t it? Honestly, this is normal for toddlers. I’d be thankful it’s felt pen and not anything else he decided to mark make with.

Buggeroffboss · 24/07/2026 21:40

Fluffyscrubber · 24/07/2026 20:29

I honestly pictured nursery workers covering a 3 month old in pen.

Same. Or letting older children draw on an immobile baby.

I did not picture a toddler drawing on himself.

This is totally normal.

Eggs2022 · 24/07/2026 22:08

InfoSecInTheCity · 24/07/2026 20:27

This wouldn’t bother me in the slightest, it will wash off easy and he’s clearly had fun. Fondly remember DD coming home after a special ‘sensory messy play day’ at nursery where they had a massive vat of baked beans and the kids had spent ages burying things in the beans, moving beans from one tub to another with various implements. She had bean juice in her nose, her ears, her hair….. all the kids looked like they’d been tango’d except for their front, back and the tops of their arms where the long sleeve plastic apron things covered them 😂

Edited

I would genuinely have given the child away

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