Would you believe me if I told you I didn’t coordinate Kaley and Kim‘s traveling posts? I swear it’s true. I guess it’s just common knowledge that strapping things down (one way or another) is the way to go if a road trip is in your kiddo’s future. Kim did it with dolls, here’s Kaley’s full coloring DIY…
With summer in full swing, we have been doing a lot of traveling (get more of our tips here). Planes, cars, even buses. And no matter where we are, the thing that keeps my daughter entertained the most is her coloring book and crayons. But after attempting to squeeze my entire body between the airplane seats to find a dropped crayon for the 100th time, I decided there had to be a better way. I needed a travel-friendly coloring station.
Even if you aren’t the DIY type, this is super easy. You only need a few supplies, and about 5 minutes to put this together.
Supplies needed:
- a half cookie sheet
- crayons / markers / colored pencils
- a notebook / coloring book
- magnetic tape (can be found at any home improvement store)
- super glue
- scissors
Instructions:
- Cut the magnetic tape into 3/4 inch strips
- Super-glue to your crayons / markers / colored pencils.*
- Super-glue a 2 inch strip of magnetic tape to the back of your notebook / coloring book.*
- Stick everything onto the cookie sheet.
- Give it to your child to enjoy.
*note: Even though the magnetic tape is adhesive, I super-glued it to make sure that little fingers wouldn’t pick it off. Please remember that young children should always be supervised while playing with any toy containing magnets.
They get a nice flat, hard surface to color on, and you won’t spend your time picking up dropped crayons off the floor. Everyone is happy!
Enjoy the rest of your summer travels!
Kaley
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Kaley is a photographer who spends her days starting lots of projects and finishing few of them. She lives in San Francisco with her awesomely creative daughter and her amazingly understanding husband.
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now that is genius… pure genius!
What a great idea! Thanks!
Marta
You could always use sticky-back velcro if you didn’t want to use magnets! Attach a strip across the lap desk or tray, and put smaller pieces on the individual items
excellent idea! you can also use those free advertising magnets sent in the mail, it’s the same thickness as the magnetic tape but free!
Know that magnets work on white boards as well.
Such a great idea! I have to do this for my girl
ach!
Such a fantastic DIY! I found a small sized baking sheet at the dollar store last night. Now I’m going to use those advertising magnets we have collecting on the fridge to attach everything (great idea Vivian)! Perfect for our 10 hour roadtrip tomorrow.