A weekly menu on a chalkboard with magnetic letters for each day. It lists meals: Salmon & Veggies, Shrimp Pesto Pasta, Tilapia & Sweet Potatoes, Chicken Avocado Wraps, Pizza, and Date Night with a smiley face.
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DIY Magnetic Chalkboard Menu

ByLisa

What’s for dinner? The age old question at our house. Let’s just say meal planning is not our specialty. If we don’t have a plan in advance, we end up tossing some quesadillas in the oven and calling that dinner. And while I do love quesadillas, a more balanced meal is usually the goal.To help us master this task, I decided to start making a menu over the weekend for the upcoming week. This way we can buy any groceries needed and have time to prep. Initially, I bought a dry erase board from the dollar store to hang on the fridge with the week’s plan.A whiteboard attached to a refrigerator lists days of the week with "MENU" written at the top. The list includes Sunday through Saturday, but no menu items are written beside the days. Two black handles of the refrigerator are visible.

Definitely nothing fancy.A stainless steel refrigerator with black handles. A white dry erase board is attached to the door, displaying the days of the week from Sunday to Saturday, titled "Menu". The freezer has an ice and water dispenser.

While this inexpensive option served its purpose, I have been wanting a more stylish menu that was easier to convert from week to week. Inevitably, I end up having to re-write all the days of the week when I accidentally erase some of them, which I hate doing. Then I saw these magnetic letters.A scattered pile of colorful plastic letters on a white surface, featuring various colors such as red, blue, green, yellow, and orange.

I am pretty sure every child of the 80s had these, am I wrong? I have seen many cute projects done with these on Pinterest, but I never had a purpose for them myself, until now. These would be perfect for days of the week on my menu board!Two packages of colorful alphabet magnets are displayed. Each package contains 26 pieces with letters in red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. The packaging is labeled "Alphabet Magnets" with warnings in English and Spanish.

When I was at the store picking up my magnetic letters, I found a small cookie sheet for only $0.88, which would be perfect for the base of my menu.A metal cookie sheet with a label featuring peanut butter blossoms topped with chocolate kisses. The label includes a brand name, a "Made in USA" logo, and mentions a 3-year warranty. Dimensions are 9 inches x 13 inches.

The only problem left to solve was how to write on it? I used dry erase markers on my old menu board, but I didn’t think that would work on a cookie sheet. Then I saw the chalkboard paint. I tend to gravitate toward chalkboard items because of the ease of erasing them. And with a chalk pencil, you get nice crisp writing.A white chalk pencil with "CHALK PENCIL WHITE" and "U BRANDS" printed on it lies horizontally on a dark surface.

Because my magnetic letters came in a multitude of colors, I also picked up some silver spray paint to unify them.Close-up of two spray paint cans. Left can: Rust-Oleum Chalkboard spray for writable surfaces, featuring a table graphic. Right can: Rust-Oleum American Accents 2X Ultra Cover in metallic aluminum finish, with "Also Bonds to Plastic!" text.

With all the components for my menu board, I headed home to get started.A collection of items on a white surface includes alphabet magnets, magnetic tape strips, a small cookie sheet with cookie images on the packaging, a can of chalkboard spray, and a can of metallic spray paint.

First, I spray painted my letters and my cookie sheet.A cardboard box on a concrete floor with colorful letters inside spelling "MENU SMTWTwTFS." The box has rectangular cutouts on the sides and top.

Once everything was dry, I added magnetic strips to the cookie sheet so it would stick to the fridge.Package of adhesive magnetic tape strips labeled "18 pack!" with "just peel & stick!" instructions. Made in the USA. Includes one rectangular sample strip image. Brand: Horizon Group USA.

Then I arranged my letters and wrote up the weeks menu.A weekly menu board shaped like a baking sheet with magnetic letters for each day of the week. Meals include tacos, salmon, shrimp pesto pasta, tilapia, chicken avocado wraps, pizza, and a "date night" with a smiley face.

This entire project cost me only $13 and it is a much more attractive way to display the weekly plan! You could also use this to help keep track of weekly events or tasks for the family. Truly multi-purpose 🙂Close-up of a menu board with 3D letters. The days are abbreviated on the left: S, M, T. Dishes listed include Tacos & Guacamole, Salmon & Veggies, and Shrimp Pesto Pasta.A modern kitchen with white cabinets and a stainless steel refrigerator. A weekly menu is displayed on the fridge, with abbreviations for each day and meal descriptions. The freezer has an ice and water dispenser.A weekly menu board with letters "SMTWT" vertical on the side. Dishes include Tacos & Guacamole, Salmon & Veggies, Shrimp Pesto Pasta, and Tilapia & Sweet Potatoes. The board also has "MENU" written at the top.

I think my favorite dinner is Saturday night!A black chalkboard meal planner with magnetic letters for each day of the week. "Pizza" and "Date Night" are handwritten in chalk for Friday and Saturday. Other days list dishes like "Chicken Avocado Wraps.A magnetic menu board on a fridge lists meals for each day: tacos and guacamole, salmon and veggies, shrimp pesto pasta, tilapia and sweet potatoes, chicken avocado wraps, pizza, and date night. Days of the week are labeled from Sunday to Saturday.Close-up of a black chalkboard menu with silver 3D letters spelling "MENU" at the top. The board lists various meal options such as "Teriyaki Chicken" and "Pizza," written in white chalk. Background is blurred.A menu board with magnetic letters listing meals for each day of the week: Tacos & Guacamole, Salmon & Veggies, Shrimp Pesto Pasta, Tilapia & Sweet Potatoes, Chicken Avocado Wraps, Pizza, and Date Night.A stainless steel refrigerator with a chalkboard menu on the door. The menu lists meals for each day of the week, from Sunday to Saturday. A chair and part of the room are visible in the background.Silver 3D letters spelling "MENU" are placed on a black surface with a white background.
A weekly menu on a chalkboard with magnetic letters for each day. It lists meals: Salmon & Veggies, Shrimp Pesto Pasta, Tilapia & Sweet Potatoes, Chicken Avocado Wraps, Pizza, and Date Night with a smiley face.

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Image showing the DIY process of creating a magnetic chalkboard menu. Includes supplies like a cookie sheet, magnetic alphabets, and chalkboard paint. Completed menu board displays a weekly meal plan from Monday to Sunday.

 

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