CHALK IT UP

Mum transforms her boring garden shed into a giant ladybird blackboard for her kids – and it cost £9 from Wilko

A CLEVER mum has revealed how she made her children a giant garden chalkboard for under a tenner.

Gemma-Louise Farr shared a snap of her handiwork on Facebook group Extreme Couponing & Bargains UK, run by money-saving expert Holly Smith.

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Gemma didn't tell us exactly which paint she used, but Wilko's Black Quick Dry Matt Blackboard Paint has dozens of five star reviews online.

It's just £7, which would have left her with a couple of quid to pick up a red tester pot for the edges.

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Meanwhile, another mum has shared the incredible £7 mini "mud" kitchen she made for her kids using old wooden pallets.

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