Keep your kiddies occupied with these chalkboard placemats. I have my own version of these that I made with inexpensive chalkboard paint and some wood from Home Depot – I use them for entertaining as either named place settings or as named hot plates.

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These are cute but I really like your idea – seems they’d last a bit longer and cost wouldn’t be as painful