Spotting a large sketch pad sticking out of her trash bin, Laura exclaimed, “Who threw this away? Don’t these kiddos know that the bestest most awesomest chipboard ever is the backing from these sketch pads?” She knew that sturdy chipboard leftover after all the paper had been used was perfect for recycling into a writing mat, and posted the project at Me and My Inklings.
Laura loves to sit out on her deck and write letters, but the family picnic table doesn’t have the most even writing surface. So Laura’s writing mat would be for her picnic table, but you could use the same concept for any desk. To dress up the chipboard, she started out by gluing white paper onto it. Next, Laura made it look pretty by using adhesives to attach colorful ribbons onto the outer edges of the chipboard. What a fun and fancy spot for letter writing!
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Yay! Thanks for sharing. This was such a fun project that we use all the time now.