Family Home Evening Board

I'm a copier. A really good copier. Give me a picture of something and I can replicate it pretty good.
I grew up loving to take pictures from magazines and books and redrawing them. I specifically remember showing my dad a picture that I had drawn, and as he lay there on the couch studying it, he simply said "That's great Shauna. Now try to draw that without looking at anything." The challenge nearly paralyzed me. There was no way I could do that! My mind simply just couldn't conjure up such an image and duplicate it onto paper.

With that being said, it's not like I don't have bouts of creative inspiration from time to time! For the last who knows how long, I've been wanting a Family Home Evening (FHE) board. For those who don't know, FHE is held one night a week - usually Monday nights - where everyone gathers together for a lesson/song/activity/treat/prayer etc. Each family member is assigned something and we work together, even if it's just for 15 minutes, to have an evening focusing on each other and to create unity. My mother was always so diligent each week when we were young to teach us life and gospel lessons. I will be forever grateful to her for such an example.

anyways...
I came up with this design for an FHE board. And I'm quite pleased. Had I had a Cricut, I'm sure it would have come out cuter/cleaner. But I still love it!

The whole idea came about because of an excerpt from the Family Proclamation, which is the quote I have in the picture frame. There are nine principles mentioned to help strengthen marriages and families. I want to raise my kids knowing those principles and focus on one each week. For almost any topic out there, you could fit it under one of these principles. 

The little 2x3 pieces of wood are removable with Velcro and can be placed under the Topic section on the main board.

The FHE boards that I have seen before are great, but this one has a little more flexibility. You can add or remove assignments based on how many family members there are. 

And what I love most is that there are sections of "What we learned" and "To work on" so that throughout the week we can be reminded of what we talked about. 

Lucy is great at helping me draw those out. :)

Here's what it looks like for our family. Annie will be assigned the "treat" for now. 

Though those chubby legs are a treat in and of themselves ;)

For those who are curious - 

*Main wood board - 18.5x21 (Got it cut at Lowes)

Everything else is from Michaels - 

*Picture frame - 11x14
*Cork board - comes in a 16x16 four pack, I cut them down to 6x7.5
*Wooden rectangles - 2x3
*Wooden letters, wooden hearts, mini wooden frame
*Clothes pins
*Velcro