Refrigerator Magnet Menu Planner

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Instead of meal planning charts and index cards and computer generated worksheets, etc. Try hanging meal magnets on your refrigerator! You can see all the meals we usually have at a glance and shift them around (hang high enough your toddler doesn’t mess up your week.)

Step 1: Make a list of main dinner meals and laminated it

Your meals won’t be the same so mine but maybe able to use some of them. Download the PDF files below.

Step 2: Make a 7- day meal plan mat and laminated it.

This one matches my kitchen. Get creative, create something to match your kitchen decor.

Step 3: Add magnetic strips on the back of the mat and on the back of the meal “tags”

Get a roll of magnetic tape at any dollar store.

Plan your menu on the fridge!

Step 4: You now have a handy Meal Planner to put on the refrigerator.

I do not plan ahead a month of meals but here is a monthly planner if anyone can use it.

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Trackback by Kendra Neal :

Check out these really cool FREE printables for Menu Planning Workbox Inspired Menu Planner : Robin’s Blog – http://shar.es/aFoVO
Comment by mary meschede :

Absolutely super idea! Love it. Thanks.

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Comment by Mrs. Hewett :

Robin,

This is an excellent idea! Thank you for sharing it with us. This visual menu will be very helpful with my pre-reader & new reader children. Where did you find the pictures of all the different meal ideas? I think I’ll need to do this for breakfast and lunch too. Can you share the dimensions of the Menu Planner form layout? I’d like to make one that matches my home decor better.

Blessings,

Mrs. H

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Comment by admin :

All the pages are 8.5 x 11 for the printer. The images are easy to find on Google image search or any recipe site.

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Trackback by Karen Hewett :

RT @heartofwisdom: Dinner Tags Menu Planner- Make easy weekly plan by viewing all dinner meals at a glance on the fridge http://ow.ly/UWIr
Trackback by Cozi Family Calendar :

Wow! so impressive! RT @heartofwisdom: @CoziFamily I use visual Menu Planner Dinner Tags on the fridge #fni http://ow.ly/XWPK
Trackback by Erin M. :

CUTE idea! RT @heartofwisdom: @CoziFamily I use visual Menu Planner Dinner Tags on the fridge #fni http://ow.ly/XWPK
Comment by Ginger :

Beautimous!!! Check out my (not so pretty) variation.

http://ginger-snap-shots.blogspot.com/2010/01/cotton-pickin-dinner-plans.html
Ginger´s last blog ..Cotton Pickin’ Dinner Plans

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Comment by Amy :

I love this idea! I am going to work on this over summer break.
Amy´s last blog ..review – Time 4 Learning

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thermoelectric refrigerator Reply:
July 18th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
same as me

i love this idea too!

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Comment by Sue :

I think your idea is great! I use a dinner planning website called Dinner Select and I love it but your ideas are great too!

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Comment by Ruthie :

What a super visual idea! It certainly helps to get the kids planning dinner. I use 200 Weeknight Dinners – it is 40 weeks organized and ready to print. I can’t wait to turn it into a chart that the kids can help with! I’ll add the link if you are interested.

http://www.menuinabox.com/blog/2009/e-book/menu-in-a-box-200-weeknight-dinners-2/

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