We've been tinkering around with different ways to use/keep a schedule around here...life seems a bit more manageable when we have a plan for the day. But, as I'm sure you can relate, life isn't written in permanent ink. We needed something that we could change at a moment's notice. I made a small board with velcro and little squares with different activities that could be rearranged depending on what we felt like doing....it's not big enough and I don't have enough different cards to accommodate our random activities/outings. A chalk board would work and I've seen some pretty creative ideas for this in blogland, but I'm not feeling that motivated ;)
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Then I saw this post from Paper n Stitch via How About Orange and I couldn't believe the answer was so simple, easy, and attractive: a message board made from a picture frame. It's genius! I had an extra frame on hand (the twin to the one I used for the boat print for the master bedroom shelves) and I tested the front (since it's not glass) to make sure my dry erase markers would work and the ink would erase:
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Then I occupied my 4 year old while I attached the fabric to the cardboard insert:
Then I just attached the fabric covered backing to the frame and that's it. So easy! And here she is in all her glory in the dining room:
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Here's Kate's version of 'play' ;)
Also, we had to change 'read' to 'TV' while mommy worked out and showered. It's awesome to have such flexibility! And the kids have so much fun sitting with me to write up the morning schedule and helping me pick what pictures to draw. Let's face it, I'm no artist...but they get the idea. So far, we've only used it for the morning part of the day. Hopefully, I'll get my act together so that we can use it post-naps, as well.
_I'm not crazy about the yellow fabric (and you could use anything--even keeping it white would look nice in a frame..especially if you have nice handwriting!), but it was only $1 and it's a light enough color to work for this purpose. I liked this green fabric (below) that I put in the frame first, but Townes chose 'yedow' because it's favorite (not a news flash for anyone who knows him):
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This would be great anywhere in your house--kid's room for you to leave cute, loving messages; the kitchen for the day's menu, or daily schedule; or as art with a nicely written quote that you can change with the swipe of a paper towel!
Happy Tuesday :) -k
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