Awesome and Easy DIY Chalkboard Placemats With Video
Are you looking for chalkboard placemats? Love to recycle something you already have and turn it into something new? Below you will find how I made table placemats into chalkboards that have multiple uses!
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Chalkboard Placemats Materials:
Table of Contents
- Table Placemats
- Folk Art Chalkboard Paint
- Chalk
Awesome and Easy DIY Chalkboard Placemats With Video
Chalkboard Placemats Instructions:
1. I started by cleaning the place mats to free them off all dust, dirt, oils, and debris.
2. I painted each of them with Folk Art Chalkboard Paint. I followed the instructions on the back giving them 2 coats and letting them dry completely.
3. I then seasoned the place mats with chalk. This is done by coloring the entire surface with chalk. It’s an important step as this is what allows the surface to be erased. Missing this step causes the writing to stick to the paint.
4. After the entire piece is colored in, I erased each one.
5. They are ready to be used – use white or colorful chalk.
These can be used for so many different things –
- Place markers
- Homework – math problems, spelling words,
- Games
- Doodling – imagination starters
- And they can be great as lap trays – either in the house or perhaps on a car ride!
Now grab that piece of chalk, dry erase crayons, and have fun with these unique placemats!
This is a great way for family members to have fun together, place the chalkboard mats on the dinner table and use them at dinner time. We have used them at our dining table as well during holidays.
If you don’t love chalk you can look for dustless chalk, and use other things like chalkboard markers, chalk markers, or chalk crayons.
Get creative and make themed chalkboard placemats for any occasion. When it’s time to clean up these DIY chalkboard placemats clean them off with a baby wipe, or damp cloth.
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This is such a great idea with so many different uses! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s.
Thank you so much Ann, we are having a ton of fun with them.
Love it, and yes can be used in so many ways……little notes to family, keeping score……thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
Thank you so much Sara, and I’m so excited you think so too. Thanks for stopping by and for another wonderful party.
Very creative, Chaz! This is one of my features for the Little Cottage Link Party tomorrow. Thanks for linking up.
Thank you so much Kristie, you are so sweet. I’ll see you at the next one and I hope you had a lovely weekend.
What a fab idea! They look like great fun and would be something that my boys would like!
Thanks for sharing with #MMBC. 🙂
Thank you so much and I love that your boys might like them as well. We’re having a ton of fun with them.
This is genius!! I LOVE this idea! I know my kiddos would adore these and they would be well used!
Thank you very much Sarah, we’re putting them to great use.
What a fun idea! You can write fun messages to each other each day. Thanks for linking up at The Ultimate Pinterest Party this week!
Thank you Ali, I’m so glad you think so.
Chalkboard placements are such a fun idea! Does the heat from a plate affect the paint/chalk at all?
Thanks Alexandra, we let them cure before use. We haven’t had trouble yet, but our plates aren’t that hot.
I love this idea, Chas! What a fun way to repurpose those old placemats. Kids could have lots of fun with them!
Thank you so much Beverly, we are having so much fun with them.
Cute and fun! I love chalkboards, and I love the idea of having chalkboard placemats. My daughter could doodle while she waits for her food to cool down.
Thank you and I love that idea!
These are such a great idea! Who doesn’t love to doodle at the table? How fun!
Thank you so much Michelle, we are having tons of fun with them.
What a great way to add some fun to dinner time!
Thank you RoseAnn, we are putting them to great use.
Fun for all ages! I would definitely doodle on it LOL. I pinned your great idea. Visiting from Tuesdays at our Home.
Thank you Allyson, I love that you would doodle on it – me too 🙂 thanks for stopping by
What a fun project!
Thank you so much Tamar 🙂
Oh what a fabulous idea! They look great and I am sure are great fun to use. My son and I painted wooden placements several years ago and we still enjoy using them every day. #MMBC
Thank you Lisa, and I loved reading your story wit your son – thanks for sharing 🙂
Those are some fun placemats! My grandmother used to have an entire cabinet filled with placemats and I used to love picking out which one to use; if she had had chalkboard ones I’m pretty sure they would have been my favorite! Pinned.
You are so sweet Joanne, thank you so much. I loved reading your memory too – thank you so much for sharing.