Blackboard

[Kevin1964]

I was thinking of putting A Blackboard on one of the walls Or world it be better free standing :)

Many thanks

[Pixie dust]

I have a blackboard fixed to the wall, it's quite long and low down the children love it. I have one inside and outdoors.

[Kevin1964]

I have a blackboard fixed to the wall, it's quite long and low down the children love it. I have one inside and outdoors.

Hi pixie dust can you tell me where you got it please :)

[doris127]

I have one and it gets used by all ages every day. I bought blackboard paint and painted it directly onto the wall. We then just attached a frame round it that we had left over from when we did up our kitchen. You would't need a frame but it is useful as a boundary so they don't chalk the walls - has worked so far!!!

[AgentTink]

I have a free standing one from Ikea, which i preferred to the wall option as i am able to move it around the house so that it can be incorporated in different ways in the setting. I also didn't want to encourage children to draw on walls incase they started drawing on walls in the house :) like the idea of a wooden boarder around the painted on blackboard though.

[TAZ]

I've always had freestanding boards but they take up a lot of space so will prob go for putting one o a wall next time.:)

[LauraS]

I have two outdoors, a long low one mounted on a wall about 1.5m long by 1m high and another mounted on a fence by the mud kitchen about .5m square which is the 'menu' for the mud kitchen. We made them out of 8mm outdoor ply cut to size and shape and sanded, then painted with homemade blackboard paint (one blue, one dark brown)

Total cost about £35 and an afternoon.

[julie w]

Ive painted one on the wall as I dont have a lot of space for a free standing one. I dont have a frame but they've never scribbled on the wall which suprised me. It cost me about £6 for the paint and we love it.

[Dragonfly]

black board! think you mean chalk board. Ha ha only joking

[Pixie dust]

Hi pixie dust can you tell me where you got it please


My husband made them with some wood from B&Q and then painted them with blackboard paint.

[Kevin1964]

black board! think you mean chalk board. Ha ha only joking

To be proper and correct :) and not offend anyone you can not have a black board it meant to be a bored that is of a dark couloir :):D

[Kevin1964]

To be proper and correct :) and not offend anyone you can not have a black board it meant to be a bored that is of a dark couloir :):D

Thank you:clapping::laughing::)

[snortlet]

I have a magnetic one from Ikea which is popular with all ages. I think it was called Luns.

[Dragonfly]

Yes Proper, correct and bored :laughing:

[lubeam]

I've painted one on my wall that's magnetic and hubby out a boarder round it to save the wall paper and a small shelve thing for the chalks. My kids love chalkin on it and using the magnets and chalk to make transformers ! :)