Menu Planner Board

 Alright, here I go with my very first post.  Yay.  I am the kind of person who has to have certain aspects of my life organized.  I do lists, bulletin boards, chalk boards, chore charts, notes, and calendars and I have them pretty much where I can see them all the time.  I feel a little bit better in control if I can see what's up and what I need to be doing and where to be going and when.  You get the idea.  With all of the kids in all day school now and myself returning to school soon, I have been brainstorming ideas on how to get things under control and ready for some craziness.  I love a menu because I love to not have to contemplate dinner all day long.  Here goes.

 I only did one week because much longer than that can get a little overwhelming.  I found the backboard, the little wood cutouts, the cute mini chalkboards, magnet rolls and fat sticks at JoAnn's.  The other stuff I had on hand; paint, mod podge, buttons, scrapbook paper, and some ribbon and lace.  Oh and I don't want to forget one empty pudding box to make a holder for the menu items.

 I made the little box from an empty pudding box that I cut in half.  The menu sticks go inside for storage.

 These are the menu item sticks.  I cut the fat popsicle sticks in half and then painted and mod podged them. Stick a little magnet on the back and write all of your favorite dinners on the back.  I used about 32 sticks but already I've remembered somethings I missed.  Don't forget to add some "Yo Yo Nights" and "Order In" and "Out To Dinner" sticks.