Kid's Craft: Make A Mini Chalk Board

The Frog Princess made this simple craft

at ART CAMP last week.

Just buy one of those

unfinished wood"frames"

from Michael's/ Walmart/etc.

(you could be super cheap-0...err...thrifty

and use that weekly Michael's coupon)

Tape off the frame

and paint the inside

with Black Chalkboard Paint

Remove the tape.

Paint the frame with acrylic paint

(color/colors of your choice)

Go do or make something else while it dries.

(it will dry quickly)

Now, just add some buttons (or gems) with craft glue

(embellishments are a girl's best friend!)

and VIOLA -- a mini chalk board

to write secret messages on,

a word of the day,

weather of the day...

etc.

If you used magnetic chalkboard paint it would be

even more nifty -- you could play with those cute

alphabet magnets to spell a message

or make your own glass marble magnets!