for my kids of course…

Me and my kids are going to be traveling to Florida in a few weeks to see family. I wanted to make sure that I was able to keep them entertained without the seeming necessity of movies and video games.  So I scrolled through my blog reader to see what I could be inspired by.

I came across these posts which I loved.

This is the Scrap covered Clipboard from Dear Fii found here.

Then it was the how to Make a Magnet Chalkboard and travel bag from Fireflies and Jellybeans found here and here.

And this one here from Smashed Peas and Carrots. Chalkboard cloth, How awesome is that stuff. I bought a yard.

So I had all this inspriation and was thinking of something that my kids would be able to handle since they are both still pretty young. Since they will also be carrying backpacks, I wanted something that would fit inside and be easily portable without a lot of mess to go with it. Or at least too much of a mess, they are kids after all.

I came up with this.

Here is the front of the clipboard. J loves Cars. He picked out this fabric.
This is the back with the Chalkboard cloth has been glued to the back. I used E6000. Since this is the first time that I have glued something like this down, next time I will take more time and not leave so many marks where the glue is. Or bubbles…

I also made a bag for the board. The smaller pouch will hold the chalk and the larger pouch crayons.

And in the middle pouch, which I have closed with a snap, is the flannel eraser for the chalkboard on the back of the clipboard.

I really hope that this will keep them entertained as we travel. Or at least enough so that I can have a turn listening to the radio or an audiobook while we are on the road.

As always let me know what you think.