I've never had a menu board before and I have seen several I like online.
I think this one is lovely and elegant.
I have been keeping an eye out for a large picture frame so I can make a menu board like this one from Chocolate on my Cranium that works particularly well for listing the whole week's meals, not just the dinners. I think she used vinyl for it-- but you could easily make it with just printing on the paper under the glass.
For now, I have the following menu board.
It cost me $1 to buy this picture frame from the local yard sale page. I added some 4x6 pieces of scrapbook paper and wrote the days of the week on each one. Put the frame back together, and wa-lah!
The kids were excited to give me menu ideas for their assigned days. :)
4 comments:
I like it! I have a cute menu board that I love, but I don't use it nearly as much as I'd like. :( I plan dinner ahead of time, then change my mind the night of! You've inspired me to try and stick to it again. :)
I think it's great! I made a monthly calendar using a huge frame I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby ($12! Yeah!) and we use wet-erase (Visa Vis) markers on it. We love it. It's such a fast and easy way to keep all our appointments straight, especially since we got rid of our cell phones. I also love noting that you eat pasta almost as much as we do. :D
So the kids help make up the menus too? That is brilliant! That still is the hardest thing for me. I'm going to make Bryce choose half the days. :)
Sara-
I think it's totally fine that you change your mind. I like to think of the menu as ideas. Otherwise dinnertime creeps up on us and Danny and I stare at each other blankly while a tribe of wild children gets hungrier and hungrier.
Lisa-
I LOVE the monthly calendar idea. I was actually considering using Vis-à-vis markers too as I was filling it in. We use them in homeschooling and like them much better than dry-erase.
Laurie- More mind power means less-starvation. ;) But sometimes I have to say, "No, Ramen noodles (or mac and cheese) is not something we should eat regularly." They are good to remind of us of variety.
Post a Comment