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DIY Easy and Cheap Erasers for Whiteboards

Today I'm sharing a quick, easy, and cheap tip to make DIY erasers for whiteboards. I don't know about you, but I NEVER have enough erasers for my classroom. They are always disappearing…kinda like socks in my house!
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Last Friday night I posted the picture below on Instragram about my hot date with felt and how I was spending my evening making white board erasers. I received several e-mails and messages asking me about this project. So I wanted to elaborate a little bit.
Is your classroom constantly out of erasers? This post will help you learn how you can easily DIY cheap and easy erasers for whiteboards! All you need are a few materials, a little time spent cutting, and you'll be set to go in no time. Click through to see how you could use this for your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade classroom. (Make sure to check the tip out on how the erasers can even be used to pick partners!)
I bought the felt at Wal-Mart for $.23 a piece. You can find these felt sheets in the craft section. You can also find these felt sheets on Amazon. I get a variety of colors and I'll explain below why I do that. The darker the colors, the longer the erasers go without looking dirty.
Is your classroom constantly out of erasers? This post will help you learn how you can easily DIY cheap and easy erasers for whiteboards! All you need are a few materials, a little time spent cutting, and you'll be set to go in no time. Click through to see how you could use this for your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade classroom. (Make sure to check the tip out on how the erasers can even be used to pick partners!)

HOW TO MAKE DIY ERASERS FOR WHITE BOARDS

 I get about $10 worth of felt and spend one evening cutting while I watch TV. (This is an easy project to get your significant other to help with!)  When I make these, I make A LOT so that I don't have to constantly make them throughout the year.
I keep these erasers for whiteboards in various spots in my room (centers, small groups, whole group carpet area) so we need a lot to keep all of those areas stocked! After they're cut, I put them in a plastic storage box with a lid and just pull out fresh pieces as we need them.
Is your classroom constantly out of erasers? This post will help you learn how you can easily DIY cheap and easy erasers for whiteboards! All you need are a few materials, a little time spent cutting, and you'll be set to go in no time. Click through to see how you could use this for your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade classroom. (Make sure to check the tip out on how the erasers can even be used to pick partners!)
I cut each piece of felt in to nine pieces. I should edit that sentence to say nine uneven pieces. They're like snowflakes, no two erasers are the exact same size and shape. But however you cut it, that's 9 erasers for $.23 cents!

 

Is your classroom constantly out of erasers? This post will help you learn how you can easily DIY cheap and easy erasers for whiteboards! All you need are a few materials, a little time spent cutting, and you'll be set to go in no time. Click through to see how you could use this for your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade classroom. (Make sure to check the tip out on how the erasers can even be used to pick partners!)

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

I get multiple colors because one of the ways I use the different colors is to pick partners. I keep two of each color in a special container for partner work. I quickly walk around the room, have each student reach in and pick a color, they find the classmate with the same color eraser and that is their partner for that activity.

 

Is your classroom constantly out of erasers? This post will help you learn how you can easily DIY cheap and easy erasers for whiteboards! All you need are a few materials, a little time spent cutting, and you'll be set to go in no time. Click through to see how you could use this for your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade classroom. (Make sure to check the tip out on how the erasers can even be used to pick partners!)
You can toss these erasers after they get dirty. OR You can get a mesh laundry bag and toss them in the washing machine!
Is your classroom constantly out of erasers? This post will help you learn how you can easily DIY cheap and easy erasers for whiteboards! All you need are a few materials, a little time spent cutting, and you'll be set to go in no time. Click through to see how you could use this for your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade classroom. (Make sure to check the tip out on how the erasers can even be used to pick partners!)
If you're like me and find yourself constantly hunting for erasers for whiteboards, I hope this post helped you! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by and reading about my DIY easy and cheap erasers for whiteboards!

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4 Comments

  1. I use dark colored socks. I get them at thrift stores/garage sales. Each student gets one along with their labeled marker. They erase well, look “clean”, hold the matker, and wash easily.

  2. I was using micro-fiber rags from the Dollar Tree. I can get about 6 from one rag. This is way cheaper. I'm thinking I'm off to Walmart to get me some felt! Thanks for the tip.

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