Modern Parents Messy Kids

We're all about finding ways to make family life better while keeping our sense of humor. Check out our famous MPMK Top Toy Awards, already viewed over 7,000,000 times!

  • Start Here
  • Travel
  • The Kids
    • Our Famous Toy Gift Guides
    • Play Activities & Art Ideas
  • The Home
    • In the Kitchen
    • Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life
      • Cleaning House
      • Meal Planning
      • Decluttering
      • Organizing
      • Schedules & To Do Lists
      • Daily Rhythms
    • The Holidays
    • Photography & Memory Keeping
  • Parenting
    • Parenting Discussions
    • Happy Family Habits
    • The Book Nook
    • Mom Health & Beauty
You are here: Home / Travel / Travel Tip: Magnet Magic

Travel Tip: Magnet Magic

August 2 by Kaley

Now that we’ve just barely finished unpacking all the boxes (inside at least – the garage is a different story), guess what – we’re packing some bags and hitting the road to visit our family lake house in Montana.  Naturally, a 7 hour road trip calls for breaking out the big guns and this idea from Kaley is one of my favorites.  Hope you can use it too!

With summer in full swing, we have been doing a lot of traveling (get more of our tips here).  Planes, cars, even buses.  And no matter where we are, the thing that keeps my daughter entertained the most is her coloring book and crayons.  But after attempting to squeeze my entire body between the airplane seats to find a dropped crayon for the 100th time, I decided there had to be a better way.  I needed a travel-friendly coloring station.



Even if you aren’t the DIY type, this is super easy.  You only need a few supplies, and about 5 minutes to put this together.
Supplies needed:
  • a half cookie sheet
  • crayons / markers / colored pencils
  • a notebook / coloring book
  • magnetic tape (can be found at any home improvement store)
  • super glue
  • scissors

 


Instructions:
  • Cut the magnetic tape into 3/4 inch strips
  • Super-glue to your crayons / markers / colored pencils.*
  • Super-glue a 2 inch strip of magnetic tape to the back of your notebook / coloring book.*
  • Stick everything onto the cookie sheet.
  • Give it to your child to enjoy.

 

*note: Even though the magnetic tape is adhesive, I super-glued it to make sure that little fingers wouldn’t pick it off.  Please remember that young children should always be supervised while playing with any toy containing magnets.

 



They get a nice flat, hard surface to color on, and you won’t spend your time picking up dropped crayons off the floor.  Everyone is happy!


Enjoy the rest of your summer travels!

Get Your Free Printable

Subscribe to our newsletter today and get our free printable... No More, "Mom, I'm Bored!"

Success! Now check your email to get your No More "Mom, I'm Bored!" Printable... Refer to it whenever the kids get restless!

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

Powered by Kit
The following two tabs change content below.
  • Bio
  • Latest Posts
My Twitter profileMy Facebook profileMy Instagram profileMy Pinterest profile

Kaley

Blogs at Kaley Ann
Kaley is a photographer, writer and yogi, currently living in beautiful Vienna, Austria with her husband and two little girls.
My Twitter profileMy Facebook profileMy Instagram profileMy Pinterest profile

Latest posts by Kaley (see all)

  • 30 Breakfast Ideas for a 1-year-old - October 28
  • DIY Father’s Day Banner & Card - May 28
  • Making Snowmen… Inside! - February 12
Share
Pin36
36 Shares

Filed Under: Art + Kid Crafts, Kaley, The Make & Play Vault, Travel

Get your kids' kit

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • xing

Finally Get Organized

Our Famous Gift Guides

MPMK's Famous Gift Guides

Find the Perfect Toy!

Copyright © 2025 · Parallax Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Web Design & Hosting Servously.com