Once you start looking around the house, you'll find plenty of places for liquid chalk.

Windows

Turn your windows into a temporary canvas.

Use liquid chalk for:

• Christmas window decorations
• Easter drawings
• Halloween ghosts and cobwebs
• Birthday messages
• "Happy Mother's Day" window art
• Father's Day messages from the kids
• School holiday drawings
• Footy finals messages
• Countdown calendars
• Welcome home messages
• Party decorations
• Kids' artwork on rainy days
• Seasonal drawings
• Simple flowers, stars and borders

And when you're ready for something new, clean the glass and start again.

Mirrors

A bathroom or bedroom mirror is perfect for a little message someone isn't expecting.

Try:

• HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
• Good luck on your first day!
• You've got this.
• Happy anniversary
• I love you
• Don't forget your lunch!
• Birthday countdowns
• Holiday countdowns
• Morning reminders
• A surprise message for the kids
• A welcome-home note
• Positive messages
• Little drawings around the edge of the mirror

It's an easy way to make an ordinary morning feel a little more special.

Kitchen

Liquid chalk is right at home in the busiest room of the house.

Use it for:

• Weekly menus
• Meal planning
• Shopping lists
• Pantry labels
• Container labels
• Family reminders
• What's-for-dinner boards
• Chore lists
• Lunchbox reminders
• Notes for the family
• Party food labels
• Buffet labels
• Drinks station signs
• Food storage dates on suitable reusable containers
• "Eat me first" fridge reminders
• Leftovers reminders

Family organisation

Of course, this is where we really love it.

Use different colours to keep track of:

• School
• Sport
• Work
• Appointments
• Birthdays
• Meals
• Activities
• Chores
• To-dos
• Important reminders
• School events
• Bills
• Holidays
• Pick-ups and drop-offs

Give each person their own colour and suddenly everyone can see what's happening at a glance.

Teachers, meet your new stationery-drawer favourite.

Liquid chalk can be used to create clear, colourful information that can be changed whenever you need it.

Ideas for the classroom include:

• Daily schedules
• Today's date
• Learning intentions
• Classroom timetables
• Lesson reminders
• Homework boards
• Classroom jobs
• Student groups
• Reading groups
• Maths groups
• Birthday boards
• Attendance displays
• Lunch order reminders
• Upcoming events
• Excursion reminders
• Classroom countdowns
• Exam countdowns
• Positive messages
• Welcome-back messages
• Holiday and seasonal window art
• Classroom window displays
• Labels on suitable reusable containers
• Staffroom notices
• Teacher planning boards

They're also handy for visual learners — use colour to separate subjects, groups, activities or different parts of the day.

There's a reason liquid chalk and cafés get along so well.

Use it for:

• Daily specials
• Menu boards
• Coffee specials
• Cake flavours
• Soup of the day
• Today's fresh bakes
• Sold-out notices
• Opening hours
• Table numbers
• Reserved signs
• Counter displays
• Price boards
• Allergen notices
• Order collection signs
• Takeaway information
• Loyalty program reminders
• QR code prompts
• Window lettering
• Seasonal drinks
• Mother's Day specials
• Valentine's Day menus
• Christmas trading hours
• Catering signs
• Buffet labels
• Dessert tables
• Drinks stations

Change the message as often as your menu changes without printing another sign.

This is where your liquid chalk collection can really earn its keep.

Use it for:

• Birthday messages on mirrors
• Birthday window art
• Welcome signs
• Party menus
• Drinks menus
• Cocktail lists
• Table numbers
• Place names
• Food labels
• Dessert table signs
• Grazing table labels
• Gift table signs
• Photo booth messages
• Directional signs
• Age or milestone displays
• Countdown boards
• Guest messages
• Glass decorations
• Party games
• Kids' activity stations

You can even leave a surprise message on the mirror the night before a birthday so it's the first thing they see in the morning.

Liquid chalk is particularly handy when your message changes regularly.

Try it for:

• Shopfront window displays
• Opening hours
• Sale messages
• New arrival signs
• "Back in stock"
• "Last ones"
• Today's offer
• Appointment availability
• Price displays
• Product information
• Counter signs
• Directional signs
• Click & collect information
• Market stall signage
• Pop-up shop displays
• Salon service menus
• Beauty treatment menus
• Appointment boards
• Class timetables
• Gym or studio schedules
• Workshop information
• Holiday trading hours
• Staff messages
• Office whiteboards

For events where the little details matter, liquid chalk makes it easy to personalise reusable signage.

Ideas include:

• Welcome signs
• Seating information
• Table numbers
• Drinks menus
• Cocktail menus
• Dessert menus
• Guest book signs
• Wishing well signs
• Gift table signs
• Photo booth signs
• Directional signs
• Bridal shower signage
• Baby shower signage
• Gender reveal displays
• Engagement party signs
• Anniversary messages
• Hen's party signs
• Event countdowns

Mirrors and glass signage can look particularly beautiful with handwritten liquid chalk lettering.

Your windows don't need another decoration taking up cupboard space for 11 months of the year.

Grab your liquid chalk instead.

For Christmas, draw:

• Snowflakes
• Stars
• Christmas trees
• Baubles
• Presents
• Candy canes
• Santa hats
• Reindeer
• "Merry Christmas"
• Christmas countdowns
• Advent numbers
• Christmas Eve messages
• Santa's footprints or clues
• North Pole signs
• Borders around windows and mirrors

Then change things up throughout the year with:

• Easter eggs and bunnies
• Halloween faces and ghosts
• Valentine's Day hearts
• Mother's Day messages
• Father's Day messages
• Birthday decorations
• School holiday art
• Spring flowers
• Footy colours and finals messages

Sometimes the simplest activity is the one they spend the longest doing.

On a suitable surface, liquid chalk can be used for:

• Window drawing
• Mirror drawing
• Noughts and crosses
• Hangman
• Pictionary
• Practising letters
• Practising numbers
• Times tables
• Spelling words
• Drawing challenges
• Colour games
• Mazes
• Treasure hunt clues
• Holiday countdowns
• Birthday countdowns
• Morning routine prompts
• After-school checklists

Create it, wipe it away and make something completely different tomorrow.

Liquid chalk isn't only for home organisation.

Use it for:

• Team planning boards
• Staff rosters
• Meeting room boards
• Project trackers
• Deadlines
• Weekly priorities
• To-do lists
• Staff birthdays
• Event countdowns
• KPI boards
• Workshop boards
• Brainstorming
• Reception signage
• Visitor information
• Staff kitchen notices
• Office celebrations
• Training schedules
• Conference room availability

Colour coding can make busy information much easier to scan.

If you regularly change prices, products or offers, reusable signage makes a lot of sense.

Liquid chalk is handy for:

• Product names
• Prices
• Market specials
• Bundle offers
• "Sold out"
• "Back soon"
• Payment information
• Social media handles
• QR code prompts
• Custom order information
• Collection times
• Competition details
• New product signs
• Best seller signs
• Directional signage

Update it as the day goes without needing to print anything new.

Sometimes the best uses aren't particularly fancy.

Keep a liquid chalk marker handy for:

• A quick reminder on the mirror
• A note to your partner
• A joke for the kids
• A "good luck" message before an exam
• Counting down sleeps until a holiday
• Reminding everyone which night the bins go out
• Writing the Wi-Fi details for guests
• Labelling food at a party
• Keeping score on family games night
• Leaving a welcome-home message
• Writing a birthday message before everyone wakes up
• Making the windows festive without buying more decorations
• Giving the kids something different to do on a rainy afternoon

Once you realise your windows, mirrors and other suitable non-porous surfaces can become temporary message boards, you'll start finding uses everywhere.

One important thing before you start

Liquid chalk is designed to wipe away from suitable smooth, non-porous surfaces. On porous or unsealed surfaces, the pigment may soak in and become difficult or impossible to remove.

So when you're venturing beyond your OLB planner:

Test first. Create second.

Try your marker on a small, inconspicuous area and make sure you're happy with both the result and how it removes before creating your masterpiece.