We had had this Latch/ busy board for a while, and to be honest, it often got overlooked by Lake. So I decided with her help, I'd give it a little makeover. My idea being, the more she helped, the more she would remember and reach for it, after all a latch board is perfect for those fine motor and problem solving skills...
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I actually love how it turned out and to be honest, it was so simple. I love having it on display in her playroom, so she can access it whenever she likes. I think it looks so pretty now, heres a little before and after...
Like I mentioned, we had had this busy board for a while, I think we originally picked it up secondhand but I have linked it below:
What you will need:
Sandpaper
Paint colours of your choice
Stickers (optional)
Yep! That's it!
Firstly, I gave it a sand all over, I tired several types of sandpaper and the finer ones definitely worked the best. It was a bit fiddly going around the edges of the latches but to be honest I wasn't too accurate. Lake had some sandpaper in hand too and loved helping. Remember to open the latches and sand inside there too.
After sanding, I gave it a good clean and dust up, ready for the painting. When I had this idea, I did plan to paint the houses in light pastel shades. However we had just finished painting our lounge and I had 5 tester pots left over, so I decided to use them. Yes, I used just regular emulsion.
I knew it would need a couple of coats of paint, so Lake and I painted the whole thing in white first. Once dried, I penciled on the three house shapes. Next, I painted on the houses and like i thought, they needed a couple of coats. I painted all the doors and windows in white so they would stand out a little more.
Once all dried I then opened all the latches and painted the insides. And this is where Lake had the most fun. I gave her some stickers we had lying around and let her arrange inside the doors, she loved it!
Last step is to use the sharpie to add the outlines. I wanted to go for an 'imperfect' style to make room for errors! It was actually really easy and I must admit, once I started, I loved it!! You definitely don't need any artistic skills.
That's it what do you think? Would you give it a go?
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