magnet paint and chalkboard paint

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i have one wall downstairs that is half painted magnetic paint and the other

half chalkboard paint....ashton uses both of them frequently as does

cameron....we are able to sit on the floor and do allkinds of stuff.... like

learning pledge of allegiance.... we made a game where ashton matches the

symb ols to words of pledge...she can then takethe magnets to do schooland

do on board.... so they are easy to carry between home....michaelsarts and

crafts has the magnetic printing paper as does walmart...... its thin and

easy to transport... we use it so much..... leah

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>Subject: Re: Re: creativity, dedicaiton, stickers, and

>classroom placements

>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 09:44:46 -0800

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>At 12:28 PM 3/30/2001 EST, you wrote:

> >Irma,

> >I can't believe it's only $49.98!!!!!!! I just called and left a

>message

> >at ARC to see if I could get funding for it and one refill of magnet,

>sticker

> >and lam. paper. I'm getting it whether they fund it or not! LOL Joan

>or

> >anyone, anymore ideas on what it can be used for?

>

>LOLOL.....you shouldn't ask me things like that.

>In one of hte many junkie catalogs I have I found a can of magnetized

>paint. I also learned that the magnetic poetry people (magnetipoet.com?)

>sell this too. So, as we begin to repaint our walls (we've lived here two

>years and it's time to personalize!), I'm choosing places where I " d like to

>have symbols available for Andy. We outline a square and paint it with this

>magnetic paint. When it's dry, you paint over the top of it and have a

>magnetized portion of wall where you can put your magnets. I find this much

>more house-friendly than velcro systems!

>

>The laminate is a little " flexible, " so if you want stiff symbols you have

>to use a cardboard backing.

>

>The product will come with an " idea book " that you can use, too.

>

>So here's an idea that someone shared with me that has promise--I've not

>gotten around to trying it yet.

>

>Say you want to make a " book " for your child. Take a photo album and use

>the repositional stickers to create the text of the book. You can change

>the pages, or reuse the book when you're done. This is what I'm doing with

>the expensive talking photo album. I got the larger size becaues the pages

>are " stiff " from teh card boad. Then I put photos from each of Andy's

>birthdays on there (had to double up on some) using hte repositional

>stickers. On the opposite page I put " bumps " (now I would use these rubber

>shapes) that he can feel to count out the numbers. For the recording it

>says " One! I am One Year Old! " etc. He can count, but only to 6. Why 6?

>because that's how many people sit at his table. So this had him working

>through 6-12.

>

>I also use it to label his snack bag and when he does things we make

>stickers to sign his letters.

>

>Does that help?

>

>Use your imagination!!! (and then share)

>

>Joan

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