| Wow, can you believe it's August already? Sadly, | | | | whiteboard kids decals is that they're very |
| the laid back days of Summer are almost over | | | | economical and earth friendly. If you're family is |
| and kids will soon be heading back to school. The | | | | anything like mine, we go through a LOT of paper. |
| school year brings lots of excitement but also a | | | | Whether it's making "To-Do" lists or the kids |
| busyness. How do you stay organized during the | | | | doodling their hearts out, we are certainly not |
| school year? How do you encourage your kids to | | | | saving any trees in our house with all the paper |
| stay on top of their schedules and homework? | | | | we use. By strategically placing these decals |
| As a parent it can be a full time job just keeping | | | | around the house, families could seriously cut back |
| your family organized. In this article I hope to | | | | on the amount of paper that they go through. As |
| share with you some fun and stylish ways to | | | | well, my son, who is four, loves to practice his |
| keep you and your family organized this school | | | | letters. By placing a fun chalkboard decal in his |
| year! I will cover some different styles of kids | | | | play area, I can still encourage this activity but be |
| decals, from chalkboard stickers to whiteboard | | | | friendly to our earth as well! |
| decals and educational kids decals, that can help | | | | The last group of kids decals that make learning |
| you stay organized and encourage your children's | | | | fun are the many different styles of number and |
| learning all at the same time! | | | | alphabet wall stickers! Because these kids decals |
| First on the list of helpful kids decals, are | | | | are removable and reusable, your toddler and |
| chalkboard stickers. If you haven't heard of these, | | | | pre-schooler can use these fun and colorful to |
| you're missing out! These are one of the newest | | | | learn their ABC's and 123's. They can peel off the |
| inventions when it comes to wall decor. Instead of | | | | objects and match them to the letter they start |
| having bulky chalkboards, you can now buy | | | | with. Like move the elephant beside the "E" and |
| chalkboard decals! These decals are made of | | | | so on. This is fun, interactive and a great way to |
| strong but thin, flexible vinyl. They're reusable and | | | | encourage learning and stimulate their imagination. |
| removable and stick to any clean, smooth | | | | You can use them to teach colors and positions |
| surface. So your imagination is truly the limit. They | | | | as well. "Which letter is Red?" or "Which object is |
| aren't just stickers for walls either! You can apply | | | | Bigger?" or "Which object is Below the letter?". |
| them to refrigerators to help you and your kids | | | | You get the idea. The ways you can use these |
| keep track of schedules and appointments | | | | cute kids decals is vast. |
| through the busy school year. You can stick them | | | | There are a number of people groups that I think |
| to the top of your pre-schooler's desk to | | | | could find these chalkboard stickers, dry erase |
| encourage their practice of penmanship. Your | | | | whiteboards and alphabet wall stickers especially |
| tween or teen may find them helpful to apply to | | | | helpful. |
| their lockers at school. | | | | Homeschooling is becoming an increasingly popular |
| Chalkboard stickers come in all shapes and sizes. | | | | option for educating children. Whether it's through |
| You can purchase chalkboard panels and put them | | | | traditional textbooks or cyber school, more and |
| in separate places or position them all together to | | | | more parents are opting to teach their children at |
| form one gigantic chalkboard! There are fun | | | | home. If you're one of these homeschooling |
| shapes, like animals, buses and circles for | | | | parents, these items could prove very helpful to |
| preschoolers and for tweens there are guitars | | | | you and your family. Like I said, for a very |
| and fancy designs! What kid, no matter how old | | | | reasonable price you could provide a small |
| they are, wouldn't think it's super cool to write on | | | | chalkboard or whiteboard for each child or |
| the walls? | | | | combine the panels to form one gigantic |
| If you'd prefer to avoid the "mess" of chalk dust, | | | | chalkboard to assist you in your teaching |
| then the dry erase panels and sheets would be | | | | endeavors. As well, the alphabet wall stickers are |
| perfect for you! Again, like the chalkboard | | | | a great way to start teaching your pre-schoolers |
| stickers, these dry erase boards are made of | | | | their ABC's and 123's. |
| that same wonderfully flexible but durable material. | | | | Other groups may be Preschools, Day Care |
| They are, as well, removable and repositionable | | | | Centers, Pediatrician offices, etc. How fun would it |
| and come in all different shapes and sizes too. | | | | be for kids to doodle while they waited for their |
| Both the chalkboards and whiteboards are easily | | | | doctor visit. As well, these educational kids decals |
| cleaned with a damp cloth. You can use regular | | | | could be used to decorate the walls of these kid |
| chalk or dry erase markers on them, no special | | | | friendly places. This not only provides a fun decor |
| writing tools are needed. | | | | but stimulates the children's imaginations and |
| Here's a fun fact to tuck away in your brain for | | | | encourages their learning all at the same time. |
| both the chalkboard and whiteboard kids decals. | | | | Teens are the last group that could really benefit |
| You can cut any of these products to whatever | | | | from these versatile products! If your teen is |
| object you desire! Say you're putting up a | | | | heading off to college, they'll be needing wall decor |
| chalkboard decal in your son's room that's | | | | that is RA approved. Because kids decal |
| decorated in cars and trucks and anything with | | | | chalkboards and whiteboards can be removed |
| engines and wheels. Using a pencil or pen, you can | | | | without leaving any sticky residue behind or pulling |
| trace an image of a car or truck onto the backing | | | | off paint, they're perfect for dressing up those |
| of the decal (before you peel it off the decal). | | | | drab dorm walls. Not only are they RA approved, |
| Then carefully cut out the shape, peel it off the | | | | but when your teen leaves one dorm to move to |
| silicone backing, stick it to the wall, dresser, door, | | | | another place of residence, they can take their |
| wherever and enjoy! | | | | whiteboards and chalkboards and whatever other |
| New designs and products are coming out all the | | | | cool decals they have and reapply them to their |
| time. One of these super cool items are the Dry | | | | new bedroom walls! Not only can your teen stay |
| Erase Photo frames. These are not as | | | | organized but they can express their unique styles |
| organizational in nature... but still very cool for the | | | | and taste through their decor! |
| teen going off to college or for your tween that's | | | | As you can see, these chalkboard stickers and |
| looking to pimp out their locker at school! Dry | | | | dry erase kids decals can be useful no matter |
| Erase Photo Frames kids decals are sold in a pack | | | | what age you are! The options are limitless. All |
| of three and include "tacks" and "tape" kids decals. | | | | you need is a smooth, dry, clean surface and |
| Simply frame your friends and fav places with | | | | you're good to go! Well, I hope this article was |
| these special frames. Then write a funny caption | | | | helpful in showing you just some of the fun ways |
| or title for each image. | | | | that you and your kids can jump into this next |
| A great benefit to both the chalkboard and | | | | school year with style and organization! |