[create] chore/activity chart

This is a project I've been wanting to create for a long time to help Elle understand and maintain a basic schedule. I kept it very simple knowing that there are key things I'd like her to do every morning (items on the left) and night (items on the right), but in general, my schedule is inconsistent which means her schedule is inconsistent. I'm hoping it can also help with establishing a bedtime routine that will get her to bed earlier than 10 or 11 at night...seriously what 2 year old gets to stay up that late???

As the first project I made in my quest to start creating with all of the craft supplies I have sitting around, this project used:

- metal sheet (given to me by a friend who bought it from a local steel company that will cut sheets to any size)
-clear pebbles (found on clearance in the home decor section at Target/find at any craft store)
- ribbon
- patterned paper (I used a set of greeting cards that I knew I would never actually write in and send)
- QuicKutz black vinyl and transfer tape
- QuicKutz adhesive-backed magnet sheets
- Silhouette Digital Cutting Tool
- diamond glaze

PART 1: CREATE MAGNETS


- Cut a piece of adhesive backed magnet sheet to fit your piece of patterned paper.
- Adhere the patterned paper to the adhesive side of the magnet sheet.

- Draw a circle around the glass pebble.
(Don't worry about drawing directly on the
patterned paper because you will cut inside of the drawn line.)



- Cut out circle.




- Glue patterned paper to the pebble with diamond glaze.
(You could also use basic glue, a double-sided adhesive sheet, etc.
I like the clearness of diamond glaze and happen to have some in my craft supplies.)



PART 2: CREATE VINYL LETTERING


- Use your Silhouette to cut out desired words in any font you like.
(I used MA Sexy for Elle's name and Ahroni for the chore words.)
- Weed the excess vinyl from the word (shown in picture above)


- Place transfer tape over the top of the vinyl word and rub to adhere to vinyl.
(QuicKutz sells a hook tool and scraper that makes these steps fast and easy)



- Remove backing from vinyl and place vinyl word on metal sheet.
- Rub to adhere to metal sheet and remove transfer tape.
(Transfer tape is just an easy way to transfer vinyl letters or images to your desired surface all in one step without ruining the layout or design of the vinyl images.ie. transfer the entire word 'elle' in one step versus trying to apply an e, then an l, l, then another e
and keeping the letters straight, consistent etc.)


- Thread ribbon through holes in metal sheet to create hanging loop.

- Hang chart in desired location and use pebble magnets to check off activities when completed.

This same project idea could be used to create to-do lists, family home evening assignments, homework charts etc.