Duct Tape Dry Erase Board

Another project that demonstrates the magic of duct tape! With just a little help, kids can turn an office-supply staple into their own personal dry-erase board. We made lots of these, to take on car trips and make restaurant waits easier.
- Est. Time:
- <30 mins
How we did it:
Materials List
- plastic page protector (1)
- cardstock (8 1/2" x 11") - 2 sheets
- duct tape
- dry erase markers
- markers (optional; for decorating one side)
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Gather your materials. This craft works best with cardstock, because two sheets are sturdy enough to make a dry erase board but thin enough to fit in the page protector. You could certainly try it out with paper or even white cardboard.
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First, we decorated one sheet of cardstock with a picture my son could draw on again and again. He chose to draw a train map because he's a train guy, but you can choose any scene or leave both pages blank.
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Stack the two cardstock sheets and slip them into the page protector.
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Cut a length of duct tape. Fold it in half lengthwise along one side of the page protector.
(To make it easier for a child to do this solo, pre-cut four lengths of duct tape -- two 8 1/2" pieces and two 11" pieces.) -
Continue along all four sides. We had four different colors, so we used all of them.
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That's it! My son immediately flipped his over and started practicing his writing. This one is going right into our restaurant activity bag.