Chalk board paint
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:28 am
The past month I have been teaching and helping my daughter paint her house among many necessary things to do before moving in. I guess I painted about five rooms. One of my favorites was the little boys room which was painted in blue with yellow trim. I hung one wall with yellow starred wall paper. (Hanging wall paper? I have to be bribed!) The play room was painted in green with white trim. But, what I really like and the kids are really enjoying is the black board wall in the playroom. I taped off a large rectangle at the right height for growing 2 and 4 year olds. Tnen I taped around the rectangle in order to paint a yellow border around the large rectangle. I used black chalkboard paint to cover the large rectangle. It turned out better than I thought it would. The adults are having more fun scribbling than the kids. When the kids outgrow it or it becomes a nuisance, paint over it.
Writing legibly on a chalk board is a useful skill in some high school / college courses, and it does take practice, so anything that makes it easier to get that practice is a plus. I knew you could buy chalkboards, but I didn't know you could make your own just by painting a wall, which is