Getting everything organized for important events, jotting down birthdays, and meeting school and work deadlines are just a few reasons why every household needs a family calendar.
However, to ensure all your family members consistently pay attention to the planner, consider making it a fun family activity. Instead of buying an impersonal one from your local stationery store, unleash your crafty capabilities by trying one of the following 6 fun and unique ideas to make your own.
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String
A string calendar is not only a fun calendar to make, but it’s also aesthetically pleasing wherever it's hung in your home. All you need is a printer and some personal family photos. Print out your family photos and your calendar sheet and stick them to separate cardboard squares. Use a hole punch to create holes in the cardboard squares where the string will go. Use the string to connect the cardboards, and there you have it, your own family calendar. You can also select photos relating to the month they’ll be displayed on. For instance, place each family member and pet’s photo with their birthday month. Moreover, consider incorporating food photos such as Christmas dinner in December. It’s entirely up to you to make it as personal as you like.
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Wipe-away
A wipe-away calendar is a clever choice if you and your family tend to switch up plans very often. Using an acrylic board, you can wipe away and rewrite notes on your calendar. Place the acrylic board over your calendar sheet and have fun writing and erasing on the board. This very practical idea is useful to write notes to family members for specific daily reminders, that can be erased once complete. For instance, reminding your spouse to run an important errand while you are at work.
For most crafty homemade calendars, you’ll need to get calendar sheets with the dates of the year. Instead of having to buy a calendar and rip it up, you can get free printable sheets for the year. If you visit this website, you’ll see how easy it is to print your sheets to start making your family calendar. Moreover, you can prepare in advance by printing the upcoming years and you and your family can engage in some fun art sessions.
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Desktop
Sometimes, one calendar isn’t enough to display each family member’s schedule. That’s where little desktop calendars will come in handy. Creating miniature calendars for the home office and children’s rooms is a lot of fun as each family member will get to decide on the color scheme and design. You can make paper tags or use post-its, and remove them one by one as the days pass.
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Pinboard
A pinboard calendar is ideal for big families who have a lot going on. All you need to do is hang a large pin board in an area where everyone can reach it. With easy access, everyone can update the board frequently with events and reminders. Write the days of the week on separate paper slips and pin them to the board.
Follow that by cutting out paper squares with the dates listed in the top or bottom corner and pin them underneath the weekdays accordingly. Everyone can write little notes on the squares and you can give your family members some funny doodles to wake up to.
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Chalkboard
Your kids will love feeling like teachers for the day as they get to be the ones to write on a chalkboard. Drawing a calendar on a large chalkboard is going to make it easy to erase and change information. Moreover, you will recycle it every year by simply changing the dates.
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Hanging Pot
This is one of the most beautiful calendars to try making if you love art and crafts. It requires a little effort, but the end result will be well worth it. After all, if you’re making your calendar from scratch, making it aesthetically pleasing is the way to go. Hang a branch and put together little pots or buckets with cards, and hang them up with string. Mark the dates on each, and place little notes in each bucket with reminders for the family to pull out. Not only does it look adorable, but it’s a fun, interactive activity for the whole family when creating it.
These unique ideas will leave you with a calendar like no other. Get inspired by these pretty and clever designs and create a calendar that’s tailored to your preferences. Whether you want to go big with artsy aesthetics or simply want a fun, personalized calendar on your desk, the above ideas will have the whole family engaged in the planner.
