Book Review – The Complete Book Of Chalk Lettering

December 18, 2015 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

by Valerie McKeehan RRP $19.95 ISBN-10: 0761186115
The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering: Create and Develop Your Own Style

We have all seen the trendy use of Chalkboards for home decorations, crafts and it’s original use as signage. I recently changed a few of my party props to Chalkboards so that I could use them over and over but getting the lettering right is much harder than it looks. Then along came this complete book with 60 lessons – I love that Valerie breaks down each step with amazing detailed photos. It’s so easy to follow. As with any skill you just need to practice it to get it perfect.

We have a full sized chalkboard in our children’s toy room and I am looking forward to climbing up the ladder and writing something profound at the top. Just need to decide on which style of lettering to use and what to say.

This book is a must have for your craft shelf as the techniques can be used on paper too. I see a few school projects being taken to the next level with the use of these titles and scrolls. Watch out teachers! Here we come!

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Lee says
December 18, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Thank you for the review!

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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