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Yes, we grew up when Sesame Street was still one of the biggest kid shows on television...

We've been ~~stalking~~ reading everyone's Monday Made It posts for about a year now.
We've made a lot of things...
Well, maybe some things.
Typically, we are pulled away or distracted in some fashion and our Monday Made Its have gone into the Make It When You Can ~~stack~~ stockpile.

BUT, not today.

Nope!

Here we are!
And, we are so excited because we love this linky and
sweet Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics.

Here we are with a completed project for home.

And, we're chalking it up to a fun family one.

Several weeks ago, Mom had an idea...

Turn this bore of a door in our kitchen into a fun family chalking station.

Let's just say, we're not in love with painting anything larger than a coloring book and our heart skips a beat when we do not have numbers to paint by, but we can do it. For our kids...

Plus, this one was a lot easier than Christy's daughter's bedroom from a few months ago.

She's still picking paint from her nails...

For this project, we grabbed

Rust-Oleum Chalkboard Paint

Paint Primer ~ We used Kilz2 because we had it, but use what works best for your painting surface

Paint Roller

Super High End Paint Tray in the form of a Dixie paper plate

(Just keeping it real. We are not painters, we warned you.)

We taped off all the edges where we would color outside of the lines. :)

The existing paint on our kitchen door seemed oil based, so we applied a few good coats of primer to start. We had a little helper who joined in. Once the primer was dry, we started with the chalkboard paint.

"David Beckham" stopped by to check the progress. :)

About 4-5 coats later, we have a chalkboard door!

Amazing how a little chalkboard paint can change the whole look of this drab corner.

Of course the kids love it for drawing, writing and playing

But we're not going to lie...

When we said, "Mom had an idea" it was not

purely innocent.

Amazing how a little piece of chalk can change the whole look of this job we call parenting. :)

Just 4 words parents...

Worked Like A Charm.
And, you don't need a chalkboard door to do it, but it makes it fun. Kids love checklists!

We followed up with,

Wonderful Wednesday

Think About It Thursday

Fun Friday

Sizzling Saturday

Special Sunday

and

Magnificent Monday

AND, let us tell you...

The homework was done with no arguments,

Our kids are reading willingly,

Our Earth is being taken care of

And...

Our laundry baskets are empty.

E-M-P-T-Y

As of this moment. We all know how this hamper thing goes.

They giggled at the "Management" piece, but it got our point across.

They drooled over the prospect of iPad Time, and we relished in the NO COMPLAINING.

Just yesterday, we thought we'd kick our summer off with a little reflection wall. Just moments after scribbling Summer Is... on the door, the sounds of chalk tapping in feverish response could be heard from the depths of the laundry room...

What was found was NOT the intention of our Reflection Wall, but the husband took right to it.
Very funny. Very funny.

Clearly, he missed the memo on
"Things You Should Not Say to a Teacher Wife
at the Beginning of Summer".

It was a fun family project that we will enjoy for years to come...

Or, until it needs a repaint. :)