Retro Diner Menu Board

2 min read September 13, 2026 Alison McKown
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This diner menu board is the perfect addition to your Valentine's Day Family Brunch. Display your Cupid's Diner menu printable on this cute and functional DIY board! Fill your plate with food, fun…and puns! From stacks of strawberry waffles, donuts, and a full cereal bar — to food toys like Valentine Toast Scented Squishies, Valentine's Day Plush Donuts, and Slime-Filled Egg Yolk Plastic Easter Eggs — this diner menu board will have all your customers sending compliments to the chef!

Project Time
30 to 60 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Place your DIY Slat Sign vertically on a table. Start by hot gluing one Clothespin on the left side and one on the right side of the third slat from the top of your sign.

Retro Diner Menu Board step 1
Step
2

Using white Acrylic Paint, paint the entire sign and clothespins white. Allow paint to fully dry.

Retro Diner Menu Board step 2
Step
3

Combine white and red Acrylic Paint into a bright pink shade. Paint the second slat from the top of the sign pink. Continue to paint every other slat pink as well. This will result in a total of 3 pink slats and 4 white slats. Allow paint to fully dry.

Retro Diner Menu Board step 3
Step
4

Using Hallmark Adhesive Stencils, stencil the word "menu" in pencil onto the first pink slat on your sign.

Retro Diner Menu Board step 4
Step
5

Using red Acrylic Paint and a small paintbrush, carefully fill in the stenciled letters. Allow paint to fully dry.

Retro Diner Menu Board step 5
Step
6

Paint 3 red hearts on the top white slat of your sign using red Acrylic Paint. Again, allow paint to fully dry.

Retro Diner Menu Board step 6
Step
7

Your diner menu board is now complete! Print your Cupid's Diner menu printable and clip it in place on the board. Display the board at your Valentine's Day Family Brunch party!

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