Comments on: How to Make Your Own Lap-Size Dry Erase White Board

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:11:09 +0000

@happyhousewife, I used Sol-U-Mel from Melaleuca, and it removed every speck of permanent marker from our dry erase easel, and the plastic frame around it. It's a little pricey but lasts forever – you need SO little of it. Supposed to remove nail polish and all kinds of other stuff too. It's sold by independent distributors, so I'm sure you can Google the company and find a rep near you. (I'm not a rep – a friend recommended this product, and it did the trick!)

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Make a cheap dry erase board | Homeschool Hacks — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:03:30 +0000

[...] boards are great for many uses as you're homeschooling. At FiveJs.com, Joy tells us how to make cheap dry erase boards from melamine bought at the home improvement store! One commenter added a great tip – cover [...]

By: Bunky

Bunky — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:46:36 +0000

I have a future post just on this product you mention; however, instead of drywalling our children's play room we paneled one wall with melamine (whiteboard), floor to ceiling.

When a math concept isn't getting across on paper, we go to the whiteboard and work it out, practice ABC's, draw on it, etc. Friends love to visit and write on our magic walls.

For birthday parties we have guests sign the wall for the birthday child and then we take a picture of it. For game night we list the rules and sign it, as well as, use it to draw for Pictionary.

Thanks for the marker tip. If you have any tips for removing dry erase marker from clothes, I'd appreciate it.

We also have a DIY chalkboard wall in our kitchen. My kids learned early on which walls they are allowed to write on!

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:49:35 +0000

@laura, I LOVE that idea for the eraser 'on hand'. That's a great way to recycle old socks, and we just happen to have a few (dozen) at our house.

By: laura

laura — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:45:57 +0000

Thanks for the tip on the markers. I'll have to look for those.

Our girls writing teacher uses these boards in class and even made them for us at home. One thing she does to protect the edges is put colored duct tape around them.

To get permanent marker off of the boards, I have heard people say to color over the marker with dry erase marker and then erase. I haven't personally tried it but it sounds like you have nothing to lose.

Also – for erasers, the girls teacher cuts off the top elastic band off of old socks and the kids stick their free hand in them and have an instant eraser "on hand".

By: How to Teach and Understand Centuries :: Five J's™

How to Teach and Understand Centuries :: Five J's™ — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:01:06 +0000

[...] the direction of our lessons needed to take a small detour, I closed the history book, grabbed my handy-dandy white board and marker, and proceeded to draw a time line on the board so I could explain centuries to my [...]

By: Yolandamarie

Yolandamarie — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:15:50 +0000

What a great idea! We have a whiteboard that we keep in the kitchen and my kids use it all the time for spelling and other stuff. I love the idea of making them. I'll have to add that to my project list. Thanks for sharing!

By: 3 Moms Thursday {Thirteen}: 13 Great Homeschooling Resources | Happy to be at Home

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:24:39 +0000

[...] 13. Homemade dry erase boards. We use these each and every day, and they are a tremendous asset to our learning. You can read about how we made our own lap-sized dry erase boards for cheap here. [...]

By: carolyn

carolyn — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:51:24 +0000

Thanks so much for this great idea. Husband went to home depot and we had a sheet cut up for way less than walmart sold just one whiteboard. Now we have lots and are having fun using them at home. We even made up a family version of the newlywed game and the kids BEG to play it.!

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Curriculum Review: Rod and Staff English | Happy to be at Home — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:28:26 +0000

[...] he reads through the lesson, we go through the class practice, using a lap-size white board as a "chalkboard" on which he writes his answers. Following that, if I feel he needs [...]