Dominic’s Erasable Drawing Board

So this post goes along with my last one…"To-Do, To-Do";  actually it’s what inspired this project for my little guy.  My son Dominic loves to draw and scribble and I considered getting him one of those kiddie drawing easels but are they ever expensive so what’s a crafty mom to do?  Make a dry erase board herself! 

So let me show you what I did.  This isn’t going to be a complete Tutorial, for that you can go over to my last post to see what I did.  The steps here are basically the same.
First I headed to the dollar store for my supplies…

• a large piece of Hardboard (it’s kind of like very hard cardboard that’s covered in smooth poster board…that’s the best way I can describe it) $1.00
• Roll of White Board Paper $1.00
• Jumbo Puzzle $1.00
• Dry Erase Markers $0.75

Cut a piece from your roll of paper to match the length of your board;  don’t worry about the width matching up, you’ll cover that with your puzzle

Peel back the backing from the paper and carefully and slowly adhere to your board.  After that glue the puzzle pieces on the sides of the board.  I used Tacky Glue and Modge Podge to stick the puzzle pieces on.  A Tip:  Arrange your puzzle pieces first without gluing to see what arrangement you like.
Now if you want you can make a marker holder to attach to the board too.
Grab a toilet paper roll (or a paper towel roll), and cut it in half lengthwise. 

Tape the two pieces of roll together. 

Then staple a piece of cardstock to the roll that is the same length as the roll. You need the piece of cardstock so you have a flat surface to attach to the drawing board.

Staple on the edge of a length of the roll.

Now cut a piece of fabric or some patterned paper and cover up the roll including the stapled cardstock.

Use Modge Podge to glue the flat part of the roll (the cardstock we stapled earlier) to the drawing board.  Now you have the perfect place for markers.

You can attach it to the wall with a picture hooks or whatever you like.  I used just the removable strips from 3M, the ones that come with the hooks.
 
I just used the strip straight on the back of the board without the hook.  Works great and won’t cause damage to my walls.
Look at my little guy enjoying his new place to scribble!

I hope you and your kiddies will enjoyed this project!
Until next time, Happy Crafting!