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diy, family, free printables, guest tutorials, organizing · March 5, 2015

Free Printable Dry Erase Menu Board

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Hello! It’s Bettijo and Aimée here from Paging Supermom. We are so excited to share a tip that has been making life a little less stressful around here — last year we started using a dry erase menu for planning our family’s weekly meals.

Dry-Erase-Menu-Board

The dry erase menu we had was behind clear plastic on the cover of our recipe binder. We love the convenience of the dry erase but decided it would be nice to create a more visible dry erase menu board to post in the kitchen.

The great thing about a dry erase menu is how easy it is to change things up. It is nice for those who like to plan out their menu before
heading out grocery shopping, but I think it’s even more useful for those of you, like me, who don’t end up having time to plan things (hey, I’m just lucky to squeeze in a trip to the store!) However, without planning things out ahead, I’ll buy what is on sale or looks good, but I kept ending up with a lot of fresh produce that would spoil because I put it in the fridge and forgot about it.

Free-Printable-Menu

Now when I get home from the store I list out all the fresh items I bought on the menu board. I quickly pick a meal that uses that ingredient and assign it to a day — remember don’t stress, the beauty of this is you can always change it later so I just write the first idea that pops into my head. For example, let’s say I bought red bell peppers or asparagus. I’ll put “Fajitas” on the menu and “Salmon and Asparagus.”

Since it’s all in dry erase if I end up changing my mind later, it’s so easy to switch it out. Honestly I almost never make the meals on the day I initially assigned, but each morning it’s nice to look at the available options of what meals I’m prepared to make, then pick one and go from there. I wouldn’t even worry about switching out the menu so it’s accurate, but my older daughters love using the dry erase marker so much that they pretty much keep it updated for me.

Make-A-Dry-Erase-Menu-Board

Decorate-Your-Dry-Erase-Marker

I love the ultra-fine tip dry erase markers for this job. Since the marker is on display all the time in my kitchen now, I wrapped it with a couple strips of decorative washi tape.

Free-Printable-Menu-Board

This system has helped me so much… I almost never have those late
afternoon “What’s for dinner” woes that used to plague me. We really
want you to be able to do this too so we’ve made this free printable
in SIX different colors — hopefully there is one that you’ll love for
your kitchen.

Download the file with the free dry erase menus in 11×14 and 8×10
versions.

Just print, cut and frame behind glass. Hang it on the wall or prop it
into an easel — then you’re ready to go.

Free-Printable-Dry-Erase-Menu-sq

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Thanks ladies! I love it! Anything that makes weekly meal planning easier is such a big help for any family! Paging Supermom has tons of awesome ideas on their blog. Here are a few I think you’ll love right now:

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Comments

  1. Sharron says

    November 3, 2016 at 10:27 AM

    THANK YOU FOR THIS PRINTABLE! It makes planning so much easier for us.

  2. Naomi says

    June 15, 2016 at 10:22 AM

    I love this! What front is the word “menu” in on the template? Thanks!

  3. Beth says

    August 25, 2015 at 9:21 PM

    If it is not too much trouble, could you email me these? I don’t have a color printer and usually just send printables to kinkos. Thanks so much!

  4. Cyndi says

    March 9, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    I got to down load this, and I love it. But I do have a question… How do you prin out the larger size? My printer is only an 8×11?

  5. Tonya Walker says

    March 8, 2015 at 11:12 PM

    I love the idea of the eraseable menu and side for groceries.
    I need this in my kitchen.
    I keep hitting on the size link and it keeps coming up with Bad Gateway. Can someone please help.
    Thanks in Advance!!!

  6. Carly says

    March 8, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    Has anyone been able to download? I keep getting a “bad gateway” message. I love this and would love to print! Thank you!

  7. Elizabeth says

    March 8, 2015 at 6:18 PM

    This is so cute! Definitely a helpful tool for organizing!

  8. MeLinda hill says

    March 8, 2015 at 6:06 PM

    when I click on free dry erase printable it says bad gateway

  9. Akaleistar says

    March 7, 2015 at 2:07 PM

    What a great idea! The framed menu is so pretty 🙂

  10. Lisa Williams says

    March 6, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    I love this! I am redoing my kitchen and freeing up some counter space was actually just thinking of putting something like this on the counter for everyone to see! Thanks for sharing!

  11. The CraftStar says

    March 5, 2015 at 11:00 AM

    I love love love this idea. especially buying the fresh veggies first then planning your meals. :0)

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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