DIY Road Trip Trays

Woot-Woot, for our first DIY tutorial!

Today I'm going to show you how to make these awesome

Road Trip Trays!

I made these last week for my big kids, about once a month or

so we take a 5-6 hour road trip to our parents house, in this case

it was from my parents' to San Antonio for house hunting.

Any how, Kolton and Kaylee have always been great travelers.

They've been taking cross-atlantic flights since they were babies and

we lived in England--but I'm always very prepared with activities, snacks,

etc. to keep them occupied.  This is just a way to make it easier.

 I got these sheet cake pans at Walmart (on clearance!) and thought 

they fit the bill perfectly.  You'll also need Chalkboard paint, since I was
going to use it for a small project I just got a four ounce bottle of this

DecoArt Chalkboard paint.

Start out with a clean and dry surface and go to town with the paint.
Your going to do one coat of it, let it dry for an hour, and then
start your second coat.

After you finish both coats you have to let it
set for a full day (not a quick project, but easy!)

After you've let it dry and completely set up you need 

to prime your new chalkboard by running a stick of chalk

over the whole surface.  Wipe it off and you're good to go.

Here's Kolton's activity bag.

New Chalkboard

Coloring book

Color Wonder Book and Loose Paper

Color Wonder finger paint

(Color Wonder is your friend in the car)

New Box of Crayons and Chalk

(in plastic container, the box will get trashed!)

Also a few snacks and a bottle of water.

I got the blue bag in a 3 pack at Walmart, it came 

with pink, blue, and green so it was perfect for us.

They worked out so well, no yelling in the car, no lost crayons.

They even used them to eat their dinner, it kept their drink and

food level so no spills!