For a fun time, frame a sheet of plexiglass with duct tape to take care of any sharp edges. Go outside, and draw on the plexiglass with dry erase markers to make “enhancements” to your environment!!
In a very short time we had beautiful flowers growing out of the lawn,
backyard trees full of red ripe apples,
and exciting adventures out at sea!!
We dressed up like fairy princesses,
and made funny faces!
And we even found fun new ways to say “hello”!
You can find sheets of plexiglass at your local hardware store — an 11″ x 14″ sheet is around $4.
Have fun!!
August 29th, 2011 on 5:51 pm
This was such a great idea that I am going to pass it along. you have such a fertile mind when it comes to thinking up FUN!
August 29th, 2011 on 11:59 pm
Thank you!!!
August 29th, 2011 on 5:55 pm
Dear Valerie,
I must admit, Emily’s “silly face” is downright creepy.
Love,
Mark
August 29th, 2011 on 11:58 pm
Ha! She gets that from you!
August 29th, 2011 on 6:48 pm
I love the adventure at sea. I think the photos of the “enhancements” are wonderful works of art as well. This would make a great travel tool!
August 29th, 2011 on 11:58 pm
Oh, I agree, Amanda!! It would be GREAT fun for travel…. endless possibilities!
August 29th, 2011 on 7:08 pm
LOVE! What A fab idea!
August 30th, 2011 on 12:01 am
Thanks, Melissa! I might just carry a piece of plexiglass wherever I go now… it’s kind of addicting.
August 29th, 2011 on 8:24 pm
Awesome! I was just about to ask where to get it, and you already answered my question =)
August 29th, 2011 on 11:59 pm
I happened to dig this one up from a corner in the garage. Makes me wonder what other crafty things are hiding in there…
August 29th, 2011 on 8:49 pm
This is an awesome idea, so can’t wait to try it!! Thanks for all your inspiring ideas
August 29th, 2011 on 11:59 pm
You’re welcome, Heather — have fun!!!
August 29th, 2011 on 10:09 pm
Personally, I would have grown a tree full of candy instead of apples- you’re kiddos are so incredibly too healthy… ;0)
August 30th, 2011 on 12:00 am
HA!!! We turned some lamp posts into lollipops later, and that was LOTS of fun! Love the candy tree idea!!
August 29th, 2011 on 11:11 pm
This is a very entertaining idea – we have a lot of empty plastic frames that could be used for this purpose too.
August 30th, 2011 on 12:00 am
Perfect!! I bet Anna will be very creative with it too… what fun!
August 29th, 2011 on 11:50 pm
yet another fabulous idea!
August 30th, 2011 on 12:02 am
Thanks!! xoxo
August 30th, 2011 on 10:14 am
I love this idea and how the masking tape frames it and also takes away the sharp edges. This is one of those things that I’m sure kids can spend hours on!
August 31st, 2011 on 3:58 pm
Thanks, Stephanie! It’s great open-ended play — enjoy!!
August 30th, 2011 on 1:40 pm
LOVE this idea!!!
August 31st, 2011 on 3:58 pm
LOL Maybe Sammy would like to blast off on a plexiglass drawn rocket ship? Have fun!!
August 30th, 2011 on 1:55 pm
Oh, how neat!! Reminds me of an episode of The Upside Down Show ( my little guy’s fave.) Definitely on the look-out for Plexiglass now! Oh, AND this one is getting “pinned”!
August 31st, 2011 on 3:56 pm
Thanks for pinning! I’ve never seen that show — sounds like I need to check it out!
September 8th, 2011 on 6:49 am
Love it!!! So cute. I also pinned it. What a fun thing to really let there imaginations go crazy. I think I might try it with the girl scout troop.
September 15th, 2011 on 11:08 pm
We did this today and it’s so much fun. I used yellow duct tape though, I thought it would be pretty but the markers don’t quite clean up well off of it so I am probably going to cover it with black duct tape.
Also question, what brand of dry erase makers do you like? Yours seem to show up brighter than ours.
Thanks for the idea!! My daughter was thrilled
** Also my hardware store had plexiglass “scraps” that were different sizes, and I got two pieces for less than $2 each!