DIY Chalkboard Meal Planner for the Fridge

Menu planning is one of those things that can easily get away from you.  Especially for us crafty girls!  I can get completely lost in a project and the next thing I know hubby is calling to say he’s on his way home for dinner!  That’s why I started using a meal planner on my refrigerator a few years ago.  Last week I made myself a new one.  Here’s how.

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Supply List for Chalkboard Meal Planner

• chalkboard Contact paper
• chalk pen
• chalk

First, take a look at what I’ve been using for the past few years.  I actually don’t even remember how long I’ve had it.  It’s a white board that sticks to the fridge.  I found it at Staples.  I don’t think they make them anymore but here’s something similar.

After a few years of use, my whiteboard meal planner was looking pretty nasty!  So I pulled it off the refrigerator and wiped it down.  Then I started on my new blackboard meal planner.

The contact paper is easy to cut.  No measuring!  I just measured my fridge and followed the grid lines on the back of the paper to cut it.

I used a chalk pen to freehand the lines along the edges.

Since I didn’t have a ruler nearby I grabbed the next best thing, a copy of Country Living magazine, and used it to guide my lines between the days of the week.

Then I wrote the days of the week up at the top.  I thought about writing a B for breakfast, L for lunch, and D for dinner (or S if you’re from Texas!) down one side but decided I didn’t really need to do that.

I pulled off the paper backing and stuck it on my fridge, starting on Sunday and smoothing it down gently as I went along.

The chalk pen can be easily erased with a damp cloth.  I plan to write my weekly menu with regular chalk so I can erase it with a dry cloth without removing the lines or days of the week.

What do you think?  Do you have a meal planner?  Leave a comment and let me know what you use.  I’d love to have more ideas.

And that’s it.  This one little thing really helps me keep our mealtime organized.  I can glance at it in the morning to see if I need to take anything out of the freezer or look a few days to see if I need to run to the store.

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Thanks for reading!  Don’t forget to share your ideas for meal planning.

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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