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Weekly Menu Chalkboard – What’s Best for Meal Planning?

Weekly Menu Chalkfor for the Kitchen Fridge

Do you want an easy way to plan family meals throughout the week? This erasable (and reusable) weekly menu chalkboard makes meal planning easy, plus it comes with a monthly calendar!

Advantages of this Meal Planner Chalkboard:

The menu board has ample space for daily meals, and it also provides room for a grocery list and notes. In addition, it comes with colorful chalk markers and an eraser.

Furthermore, everything sticks to the fridge magnetically so you can easily find it. Not to mention, you don’t have to find a spot on the wall to hang a chalkboard.

However, this meal planning kit comes with more than just a weekly menu template. It also includes a monthly calendar. Therefore, you can use it for different activities or plan further into the future.

How Does this Magnetic Meal Planner Compare to Others?

Compared to other chalkboard menu decals, you get more for your money with this 2-for-1 package deal. Plus, you get the markers, erasers, spray bottle and re-usable stickers.

In other words, you get everything you need in one kit without having to purchase extra items. In my opinion, this is an impressive deal for under $20.

On top of that, the chalkboard is twice as thick, making it more magnetic. This feature is important, especially when used on vertical swinging doors. I mean, we don’t want our calendars slipping around, right?

In addition, the board surface has an upgraded laminate coating. As a result, the finish cleans more easily and lasts longer.

You might have also noticed that the menu and calendar boxes provide a good amount of space for writing. The template almost goes to the edge of the board, plus the fine lines maximize the writeable area.

Plus, using a pre-printed template makes meal planning much easier and better organized. Creating your own DIY chalkboard menu can be fun, however, it does involve more work.

What Comes in the Menu/Calendar Kit:

Weekly Menu Planner (11″ Wide x 17″ Tall)
Monthly Calendar (17″ Wide x 11″ Tall)
5 Liquid Chalk Markers (different colors)
Magnetic Eraser
Empty Spray Bottle
Sheet of 30 Reusable Icon Stickers

Together, these 2 chalkboard planners make it easy to schedule family meals, appointments and reminders throughout the month. Alternatively, you can use them to plan homework, chores, achieve fitness goals or other important activities.

In any case, these refrigerator chalkboards provide an easy and effective communication spot for busy families. You can stay organized, be more productive in a fun, convenient way.

Note: Plus, you get to “wipe the slate clean” each week or month. Plan the next month’s upcoming activities and the weekly menu without having to buy more calendars. What a great way to save money! =)

The Easy Way to Clean Your Chalkboard Menu:

Conveniently, this kit comes with a spray bottle plus a magnetic white board eraser. Simply fill the sprayer with water, spray your chalkboard and wipe it clean.

These chalkboards (or black dry erase boards) have a unique friction laminated surface that prevents chalk/pens from leaving remnant marks on the surface. Therefore, cleaning is fast and easy. Plus, your menu and calendar always have a fresh, clean look.

Specs for the Weekly Menu Chalkboard Set:
- Includes Both Monthly Calendar & Weekly Menu
- Dimensions: 17″ Tall x 11″ Wide
- Weight: 13 ounces
- Color: Black
- Magnetic
- Brand: Lushleaf Designs
- Made in the USA
- For Sale: Where to Buy the Chalkboard Meal Planner

Chalkboard Art – How to Do It

Chalkboard art can be a fun way to transform a wall, cabinet door or fridge into a work of art.

What’s cool about chalkboards it hat they don’t have to be perfect – they aren’t meant to be. People expect them to have a custom, unique and almost quirky look that is usually temporary and changeable. This means that you don’t have to be “good” artist to create and interesting piece that is visually appealing.

Creating chalkboard art doesn’t have to be about pictures, either. Some artists use a variety of different font styles to create to create an entire wall mural.

Use individual words or write sentences. Create a menu, to do list or chalkboard calendar. There are lots of possibilities – and a refrigerator door is big enough to accommodate most of them. Check out these pictures for ideas and this inspirational gallery from Wheaton College students in Norton Massachusetts.

The great thing about creating art with fonts is that you can start with short words. Do a search for font styles online and print them out so you have an example to work from.

There are actually some fonts that aren’t that difficult, but they look really impressive. Add a little color to add even more dimension to your design.

When you are ready to start your design, draw it out on a piece of paper first (see this example). This gives you a template to work off of. Use a rag with a little water (or a q-tip for small spaces) to erase mistakes, make changes and create sharp, crisp edges around your art. This will help you create a cleaner, more finished look.

But your work of art doesn’t stop when you’ve finished it. Oh no! After that, it’s time to design a new one. Well, maybe not right away, but after a few months when you’re tired of your chalkboard art, you can literally erase it, clean your chalkboard and start with a clean slate.

Create new designs for the seasons, holidays, events or special occasions. Surprise family members or friends. In fact, it can be fun to have a “chalkboard party” and create a group mural where everyone can contribute a portion and you can have fond memories for months to come.

OMG Chalkboard Tape… and Dry Erase Tape!

chalkboard tape and dry erase tape - toto, we're not in kansas anymore

Do you want to create chalkboard labels, borders or writeable areas – but you don’t want to be limited to just one size or shape?

Get chalkboard tape! Or dry erase tape! Or, if you don’t want to limit yourself – get both!

You can write, erase and re-write on your newly-made labels all day long. In addition, you can remove the labels, move them around and stick them somewhere else. Talk about no limits!

Almost like post-it notes. But better.

The chalkboard tape costs less than $2 a roll (right now because it’s on sale).

The dry erase roll costs more (just like dry erase paint does). However, when you get down to it, it’s not that expensive. Less than $10 for a 5-yard roll of cut-able, shape-able and re-stick-able fun.

This tape is perfect for long term use. For example, you can create food container labels in the kitchen pantry or office organizers in the office or an herb garden.

However, it also works great for short-term use, like wine glass labels at a party, gift decorating or dinner table name plates.

You can get a ton of use out of a single roll of this stuff. It’s wide – like a roll of duct tape. And don’t forget – it’s re-write-able, re-stick-able and re-usable too. Talk about a deal.

The Downside of Chalkboard Tape

The only thing is that the chalkboard tape only comes in black and the whiteboard tape only comes in white. I guess they had to put limits on something.

Measurements: 1.88″ wide x 5 yards long

Check out the video below to get more ideas on what you can do with a roll of chalkboard tape:

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