I found a really neat paint in the Lee Valley catalogue a few weeks ago – it is called Magnetic Paint. It is actually a primer that has very very tiny particles of metal in it. When you paint your wall with it, and then paint any color latex paint over top, magnets will stick to the wall. That would be great for any kid’s room – it basically turns your wall into a giant alphabet letter board!
You can also buy a paint that is called a BlackBoard Paint (at local hardware stores) which when used on the walls, leaves a blackboard finish that can be drawn on with chalk and erased/washed just like a chalkboard! Also great for a kids rooms!
I have no idea why, but I was thinking about paint today and it occurred to me that if you used the Magnetic Primer with the Blackboard Paint, you would have the ultimate magnetic blackboard wall! My nephew’s mom had mentioned one time that she thought it would be neat to do her son’s room with blackboard paint on the bottom half, with a chair railing around the middle and then regular paint/decor on the top half. The benefit of that is that they can actually reach the blackboard area. Another option would be to pick one wall and use molding to mark off a section of the wall like a real blackboard area, or to pick a specific area like the closet doors.
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this is awesome stuff, I’ve used the blackboard paint before, and I plan to buy a few buckets of it when we buy a house (hopefully soon!)
I would love to paint my children’s rooms.
Lack of time right now. 
Beautiful pictures though. 
Thanks for all the neat ideas! I’ve been brainstorming how I am going to do my little man’s room when we make the switch to a “big boy” room so every nifty idea helps!