Serve up some backseat fun on your next road trip -- a tray full of magnetic games and drawing supplies.
• Baking sheet
• Plain white Con-Tact paper
• Magnetic tape
• Dry-erase markers
• Ribbon
• Plain paper
• Markers
• Buttons
• Pocket-style file folder
Step 1: To start, cover the cooking surface of a baking sheet with plain white Con-Tact paper to serve as a drawing board.
Step 2: Affix pieces of magnetic tape to several dry-erase markers. For an eraser, tightly tie one end of a piece of ribbon to a small cloth square and the other end to the hole in the baking sheet handle.
Step 3: For additional games, draw a checkerboard, simple crossword puzzles, or bingo-style scorecards of things to look for (a tractor, a sailboat, or a horse, for example) on sheets of plain paper. You can even turn buttons into game pieces by sticking magnetic tape to the backs.
Step 4: Finally, create a handy storage place for your games by applying strips of magnetic tape to the back of a pocket-style file folder and attaching it to the back of the baking sheet.
