Tip of the Day 1 August 2009

Big blackboards

For some reason little people just love drawing on a giant canvas - even if that canvas is your wall or a door! To save your walls and doors (and sanity) turn a part of a wall or door into a big blackboard. You could even use the back of an island bench. It is so easy to do, simply section off a part of the wall, and frame it with mouldings (you can buy them by the metre from hardware shops). Then paint it with blackboard paint (from any hardware or paint shop). You can make it as big as you want, and your kids will be able to write on the wall...which they will love!