Between the ages of ages of 14 and 18 months, the little artist in your child will come to life. Now there is no wall, closet, or other potential drawing surface that is safe from your little one's creative impulses. During this "scribble phase, many children also devote a lot of their attention to tearing down wallpaper Anyone who has ever renovated an apartment can relate to the satisfaction of stripping an entire wall bare, beginning with just one square inch of poorly glued wallpaper Therefore, if your child's room is wallpapered, it is better not to place her crib directly against the wall.