Menu Planner on Studio 5

We all know that planning what to make for dinner can be a daunting task.  The thinking is always worse than the actual making, right? A menu planner is a great way to alleviate the daily planning stress. Just simply sit down with your family once a week to plan your meals and you are set. Today on Studio 5, we showed two fun ways to display your weekly menu.  

Basics for both Menu Planners-

Your family probably has a dozen or so Go-To-Meals that they like to eat.  Make tags for your favorites and then leave a few spares to fill in with new dishes. Here are a few other suggestions for tags you might want to make: Dine Out, Wild Card, Try Something New, Leftovers

Magnetic Menu Planner: (Kits Available August 20th- Call to order yours today)

 

Kits for this planner will be $24 and will include everything you need to make this exact board (adhesive and ink not included).  The kits also come with detailed pictures and instructions so you will be able to easily assemble your planner.

If you would prefer to make the planner from scratch...Here are the instructions:

Ingredients you will need:

Magnet board (this size available at Heartland for $6.99)
Patterned Paper
Envelope
Days of Week Template- Download Menu boards
Ribbon
Bottle Caps
Bottle Cap Toppers
Magnets
Post-It-Note Pad
Mod Podge
Ink
Other decorative elements as desired.

Instructions:

1. Cut patterned paper as desired and mod podge to magnet board.  To mod podge, paint a layer of glue onto magnet board then place paper down.  Allow to dry then add another layer of glue to top of paper.

2. Add envleope, post it pad, titles (from download sheet), and other decorative elements as desired.

3. Make bottle cap days by cutting printed days from download sheet (a 1" circle punch works perfectly).  Place the printed circle inside the bottle cap and glue down with strong adhesive. Place a bottle cap topper on top of printed piece to create a bubbled dimensional effect. Adhere magnet with epoxy to back of bottle cap.

4. Print menu items on coordinating paper and cut into strips. 

5. Each week, magnet your menu items on to the coordinating days.  Store additional items in pocket.

 7 Gypsies Vintage Receipt Holder

We love these new Vintage Receipt Holders from 7 Gypsies.  They are so adorable and really easy to use. They retail for $24.99.  Here is what we did with ours.

 

The trick with tackling one of these trays is to take one square at a time.  Don't try to figure out the whole project at once.  Think of a general idea and then work one small space at a time.  This is also a great project for cleaning out your junk drawer. Use this opportunity to utilize the last letters in an alphabet or the remaining 3 jewels in a package.  The more varied elements you have the better.

Here are some detail shots of the project:

  

We made the first box a generic title box with the following boxes being days of the week.

 

The last box is a great place to keep a shopping list for the week.

 

We stored the extra, unused tags for the week in the top right box.

 
  
We used large manilla tags (available at the stores for $0.25 each) to make our menu cards. Make your tags simple or ornate, or make a variety.  Here are some tags we did.
 
 
 
   

Adding a picture of the food is a fun way to decorate the tags.

 

Comments

[A Facebook User]

I am interested in ordering 2 of these if you are still able, please contact me @ jesspiatt86@hotmail.com thanks.

[Andeeb3]

I really want this menu board kit, but can't find the number it references. Has anybody had any luck? Please email me at andeeb3@hotmail.com . Thanks!
Andrea

[Hannah McNeill]

I would love to order one!! hm58@evansville.edu please tell me where I can order the menu planning board!

[Teri Penman]

I would love to order 4 of these Menu Planner. Please contact me at teri.penman@yahoo.com Thanks Teri

[A Facebook User]

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[Kathy Butler]

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[Melissa Fashingbauer]

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[Teri Wilhelmi Johnson]

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[Emily Schuster]

I would like to order a menu kit please. Thanks!! How do I go about doing so?

[Emily Schuster]

I commented before, but here is my email: em_schuster84@yahoo.com- I would like to order one menu planner kit. THanks!!
- Emily

[Renee Beam]

I would love to order a menu planner kit. Please email me details to gbeam1@carolina.rr.com

Thanks a bunch!!
Renee

[Steph Johnson]

I would LOVE to order a menu board as well; my email is StephanieBond12@gmail.com

[Kat Jenkins]

Yes I would like to order one - please email me at katherinejenkins@yahoo.com. Thank yoU! :)

[Beth Kerr]

I would love to order the yellow and red menu board set! could you please contact me at bethkerr@comcast.net thanks! Beth

[Squeeky126]

I really want to order the menu board...it is so adorable and so me! My e-mail address is squeeky126@aol.com, please let me know what the next step is to order this, it says to call but there is no number. Thank you! :0)

[A Facebook User]

I would love to order one of the magnetic menu planners. Please email me at dlthomas@yhc.edu. Thank you! Dodie