Post It Clip Boards

This is what I decided on for the SLP for Teacher Appreciation. (If you only knew the amount of progress my KL has made in 2 years with her you would be buying her gifts too.)

They are cute little clip boards for Post It notes, and even a little bigger- they're about 5 inch squares, I don't remember the exact measurement.

Anyway, I saw the idea on Pinterest and thought it was too cute. The original idea used cardboard coasters but I was scared that they wouldn't hold up to frequent classroom use, so I set out for other ideas. I first I looked at the coasters still just to see if there was another option- maybe a sturdier plastic but at Walmart all I could find was round coasters- no go! I found 5x7 wooden plaques for $1 a piece (a little more than I wanted to spend) and picked them up in case I couldn't find anything else, and I didn't at Walmart, so I brought them home and tried to put a clip on them, but they were too thick- no go! So I headed to Michael's to see what they had- I was thinking wooden again, because I really wasn't sold on thin cardboard, but I wandered for a bit first and found the chipboard section of the scrapbook area. I found a pack of 6 chipboard squares, meant to be used as a base for a small scrapbook, held together by the metal rings you see in the picture. I still looked at the wooden crafts and found coasters, but they would've been a little more expensive and I like the idea of the bigger squares in case the kids are using scratch paper after the Post Its run out, or because they just need a bigger area.

So here's what I used besides the chipboard:

I also used Mod Podge, scrapbook paper, and washi tape- most of which you'll see as it's used.

So I started by putting a good coat of Mod Podge on the chipboard and then attached the scrapbook paper. I added a little weight as it dried so it didn't warp.

Then I trimmed the edges off with an exacto knife. I found that I had 4 (well 5 technically, because I have the blue in yellow also) cute gingham patterned colors so they could be similar but not the same.

After the base was all set I moved on to the clips- they are just blinder clips, I'm assuming they are "large" sized because there are 2 sizes smaller and 1 larger in most office supply stores, or even Walmart's office section. I looked to my washi tape collection and found coordinating colors.

And then I simply added a piece to both sides of each clip and tucked the extra under (I wanted to make sure it wasn't pulled off by a kid the first time they were used, so I intentionally left overhang).

Then I simply clipped them to the top of the board.

Since the chipboard already had holes, I figured they could be used to keep them together so I punched one of the 2 holes and used a ring that came with it to keep them together. Then I added the Post Its and they were ready to go.

I think they turned out pretty cute and here's hoping she can get plenty of use out of them.

That's all for now,
Jo!