Road Trip Travel Trays

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We went out of town for Thanksgiving, and we have another road trip planned for Christmas. Normally we just let the kids watch movies while we drive, but I wanted to have something else for them to do this time, especially since my kids are only 3 and 1 1/2 years old, and don't quite play most road trip games yet AND our Christmas drive will be 18 hours...SOOO...I made some Road Trip Trays!

I picked up two cookies sheets at the dollar store and spray painted them with Krylon Chalk Board paint that I FINALLY found at Ace Hardware. Super simple! I love these trays because they are fun and multi-functional!

Option 1 is A COLORING TRAY. I got some clamp magnets at the dollar store. The crayon holder is actually a note card holder I picked up on clearance at Walmart for .75¢ Traditional coloring pages don't fit, so I trimmed some down and brought some plain white paper to color on.

I just hot glued some magnets onto the back of the "crayon case" to help it stay put.

Option 2, A RACE TRACK FOR CARS! My little boy is in LOVE with cars, so this was a good option for him, I just colored the track on with chalk and brought along a few of his favorite cars to use.

Option 3, A TRADITIONAL CHALK BOARD. I did the same thing with the chalk as I did with the crayons and hot glued magnets on the back to help them stay on the tray. I just brought some soft rags to wipe them clean.

Option 4 is A MAGNET BOARD, bring along number and letter magnets, paper doll magnets, laminated shapes to match, you name it! My kids are always playing with the magnets on the fridge, this just made it portable!

No picture of Option 5, but you can use these as SNACK AND DRINK TRAYS! It helps keep SOME of the mess off the floor!

The best part about these is that when you are done using them, you can just stack them up and slide them right under the seats! Happy Holidays and sane safe travels!

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Turkey Placemats

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I first came across these placemats on examiner.com while I was looking for kids table ideas for Thanksgiving. It was a McCall's pattern, but it looked so simple, I figured I could replicate it without buying the pattern. Then I saw She Wears Flowers version on Ucreate, and it was pretty much identical to the McCall's pattern, so I tweaked her templates to make it easier for me to do! Because these are going on the kids table, I wanted to use a material that would clean easily, so I chose vinyl with flannel backing.

Back To School

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I love this time of year, even though my kids are to young for school still, I think I've always loved it. I'll admit it's tough to say goodbye to summer, but I love the sense of starting fresh, new school supplies, making new friends, new teachers and the crisp fall air is coming soon! I'm sure once my kids are in school, I'll appreciate this time of year even more! :) Here are some cute back to school ideas I've come across, I hope you are all as excited I am for back to school!

Get organized with these helpful lunch tips @ The Idea Room

Get your kids excited about blackboard learning with these cute cupcakes from Family Fun

See how to make these adorable mushroom and owl lunch sacks @ A Lemon Squeezy Home

Create this sweet candy apple treat for your child's teacher with Cute As A Fox

Love these edible crayons, see how to make them @ Gourmet Mom On-The-Go

Best of luck in the new school year!

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Bathtub Crayons

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My kids and I had almost as much fun making these as they did using them! I found several "recipes" online for these, but ended up doing my own thing because the recipes I found called for too much water and even after I let them dry for 24 hours were still soggy!
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What I Used:

• 2 bars Ivory soap, finely grated
• food coloring gel (regular food coloring drops will probably work too)
• a tiny bit of water

What I Did:

1. Measure out 1/2 cup firmly packed grated soap and place it into a microwave safe dish.
2. Microwave for about 10-15 seconds.
3. Add desired amount of food coloring and mix until well blended , adding a few drops of water as needed. The soap should be a little firmer than the consistency of playdough, you should be able to pick it up and mold it in your hands.
4. Press soap into desired mold. I used a ice cube tray from Ikea, but you could use candy molds, soap molds, dixie cups or muffin tins.
5. Freeze for an hour or two, release from molds and let them sit for a few hours before using!

***The green and yellow crayons did not show up as well as the red and blue, I would recommend using darker colors***



I was worried that these might stain my bathtub, but was really surprised at how easily they washed off!

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