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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Mama Reworks It!: Chalkboard Lap Desk

Over the past year, I've been treating Banana Fana Bo Bana's little friends' birthdays like challenges. I am usually most creative when there is a need to fill. Living temporarily without a house of my own to organize and decorate, birthday gifts are a great creative outlet for me.

This present was for a girl, who was turning 5. Her mother is a former teacher, whom I know always makes learning fun for her kids.

I imagined them practicing numbers and letters on this chalkboard.

And the best part about it is, it's also a lap desk!

I bought an old frame and painted it yellow about 6 or 11 times.
I painted tempered hardboard with chalkboard paint that I mixed myself, and secured it in place with the preexisting frame backing.

Then, I took another piece of tempered hardboard and glued foam to the back, wrapped a piece of fabric around it, and stapled it in place. I used gorilla glue to secure the whole thing onto the back of the frame.

It was very well received.

Banana Fana Bo Bana helped a lot.

I let her use the electric staple gun and gorilla glue.

I'm teaching her early that it isn't about the money you spend.

It's truly the thought that counts.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Chalkboard

Remember when I said, "I have determined that there is nothing, nor will there ever be anything, I need at the thrift store or the pawn shop in town."? Yeah. I totally take that back. Once when Chuck and I were broken up, I saw him out on a date. Later he told me, "It's like this Hayley. If a man can't have the car he wants, well, he's still gotta drive." So, if a thrift store loving girl can't have the thrift store she wants, well, she's gotta have some sort of junk buying outlet right? Besides. We had a birthday party to go to and we needed a present. Yep. You read that right.

If we don't have the birthday party invitation in hand on or around the 1st of the month (payday therefore also Fairbanks grocery shopping day) then present buying options in town are limited. Granite View does sell a nice array of children's toys but their prices are steep. And ya'll know me. Just say it. Go ahead. I'm cheap.

So I bought this green tray for a little 4 year old boy.

Then I sanded it.

Taped up the back...

and the edges.

Then I spray painted it black. This step was probably unnecessary and maybe even not recommended, but at the time I could not find any chalkboard paint at the stores in town. I thought I had read somewhere that all that was really necessary for a chalkboard surface was flat black paint. Anyone know if there is any truth to that? I didn't find out if it would work because I found the chalkboard paint I had brought from Alabama. I used it to add two more coats.

Then Pollyanna and I picked out the letters to spell the little guy's name. We were short a N but Pollyanna and I decided it would be alright to turn a Z on its side as a substitute.

I used Quick Grip glue and while it is really great as far as strength goes, I didn't like the yellow overflow. It it supposed to dry clear. I tried to clean it up but it is super thick so I wasn't able to get it all before it dried. Anyone know of a really strong glue that actually dries clear?

I made this in a few hours. I had to dry it with the hairdryer in order to wrap it.

Green Plastic Food Tray= $2.00
One Piece of Chalk I bought on clearance a long time ago= $1.00

Flat Black Spray Paint that I probably didn't need= $4.99
A little bit of chalkboard paint that I already had= Since I don't do fractions: FREE

The price of aforementioned 4 year old boy yanking it out of the bag and slinging it onto the floor before quickly moving on to tear the next present's wrapping paper to bits? = Priceless

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