Homemade Calendar Papercraftin

Every week, my son constantly asks me what is on the schedule for the week.  Every week, my ten year old son says, "Mom, mama, MOMMY! What is going on this week? Why did you switch my eye appointment? Why is swimming at this time? I don't want to go to piano at 5 p.m.  I want to go at 5:30 p.m.  It is an endless cycle.  Finally today, I decided I needed a creative way to catch both of their attention and lay out the calendar on the fridge for him.  I wanted him to look at it.  I figure he spends a majority of his time in front of the fridge when he is home, opening and closing it.  Trying to decide what to eat, what not to eat.  Perfect place, right??

Obviously, it was the ideal location.  I went to hobby lobby thinking I would buy a dry erase board and call it good, but after visiting my sister in law two weeks before in Chicago I decided I wanted to do things more creatively like she had done with her calendar and it had been effective in helping my own brother remember things.  

Therefore, I had epiphany while standing in the aisle of the cork boards at Hobby Lobby on this beautiful Saturday morning.  

I purchased a small cork board,  a 25 pack of artist trading cards, a 36 pack of double sided pocket cards, a 24 pack of pocket cards with different designs as well, a box of push pins.  I then carefully laid out the next week and half of activities for my men to see.  I documented every appointment, football practice, birthday, football game, piano lesson, reading team program meeting, teacher conference.  I even made sure they both knew Tuesday was ST. PADDY"S DAY and to wear green to avoid being pinched by their sweet mother/wife.  

On each card, I wrote the date, I wrote the each activity or appointment we had for the day.  I plan to take them down once we reach March 25 then I will start fresh with another set of 10 cards.  I also realize I can use the plan white cards as well, but it was fun to splurge on the pocket cards and I know I can use the double sided ones and recycle them for the month of April/May.  I love how each of the pocket cards is different and I think my son will like that a lot, as it will help him differentiate each day and the activity for each day.  I love finding new, inventive ways to keep our family organized.  If you have any tips, let me know.  Happy Saturday! 

~ C. Emery Scott and Mini Scott