When you have a little artist, walls and flat services are prone to getting drawn on. Since life is all about compromise, we transformed our front door into a DIY Chalkboard Paint Door.
It’s a really simple and fun switch. Plus, you’ll get the cutest drawings constantly.
So if you can remember, I posted a mom tip about how to get crayons off of walls and cabinets. There was also a permanent marker incident that took some time to get off.
The best solution for our family was giving Mila a space to create.
Since I wanted to paint my door black for a long time, it was the perfect reason to buy chalkboard paint!
You can buy chalkboard paint at any hardware store. There’s different colored chalkboard paint, I just preferred black. I know there’s a TON of different ways to make chalkboard paint all over the Internet too.
One suggestion I would make is to paint a base coat in whatever color you want your door.
Chalkboard paint is more expensive than regular paint. So, if you have a base color coat, you won’t need as much blackboard paint.
Always trying to save money!
I love that I’m able to celebrate Mila’s creativeness without losing my sanity with cleaning all the time.
If you don’t want to paint a whole door, you can easily frame off a piece of a wall to create the same effect too!
Would you create a blackboard space for your child? Or what’s your favorite way to encourage your child to be creative… minus the mess.
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Love this! This is so cute and creative to transition a door into an art place. I am sure M is loving it:)
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She sure is! Any place she can be creative is great for her.
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Such a cute idea for a little one!
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Thank you so much!
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This is a great idea. I don’t think I could do this though, I think it would drive me insane!!😊
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For me, it’s an easy clean and it helps her focus her creativity on one space!
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I love this idea. Toddlers love to get messy and creative. Giving them the freedom to do so however way they want is the best way to. it
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Mila seems to really enjoy it! Plus, she loves to show off her drawings when she can too!
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This is a really good idea! My son is 9, and my way to let him be creative is to let him have his own YouTube channel. He loves to create and edit videos, and he’s getting good at it too. 😊
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That’s amazing! I’m sure he’ll be a pro in no time! It’s so amazing to watch their interests and creativity grow.
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Totally agree with you! It’s best to give our children a place to create. We also have a wall at home where they can freely scribble. 🙂
Will try this chalkboard paint that you mentioned.
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Yes! It’s fun to see what they scribble in their own space. It’s helped keep my other walls and spaces cleaner too!
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