Craft
Making my children do what they are supposed to do after school is chaotic and hectic. My craft project this week was to come up with a solution to there afterschool mumbles and jumbles. A way for them to be in charge and for me not to crowd the evening with, "do this" "do that" - but "check your list and check it off when you're done" -or something like that! These chalkboard lists now hang on our kitchen wall right by the table. This is where we crowd after school when we talk, collect homework, I start dinner, and the girls get their afternoon snack. It's the perfect place. Here's what I did:
1. Small round chalkboards purchased @ Michaels. They have different shapes!
2. The chalkboards come with a black rope to hang up the signs. I simply replaced it with my own choice of ribbon.
3. Felt eraser. I cut out a small heart shape out of felt and used the black rope that came with the chalkboards as the holder for the felt eraser.
4. Embellish. I used sticker letters, and tag it signs to embellish and personalize their chalk board.
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Thrift
This tray was found for $10 by my MIL this last summer. I turned it into a chalkboard (thanks to an idea in the pottery barn catalog) and hung it up on my wall. It now hangs in my soon-to-be painted kitchen. It was a very easy thrift to craft. All you need is a cool old tray, some painters tape, and a can of spray-on chalkboard paint.
What cool chalkboards to you have or have made?
Do you you use chalkboards in your home?
Can you stand chalk?
3 comments:
so cute! love it! I can't stand chalk- and to think I am a teacher. I am very grateful for white boards... I do like the look of the cute ones you've made!
Love this!!! I've been trying to think of a way to remind by kids to practice piano without nagging! I'm totally going to do this!!!
such a great idea....
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