We just signed my son up for Pre-School. To help him keep track of the days he has school, we sat down and made a fun calendar for him to mark off the days.
You will need:
- Paper (Construction paper worked well)
- Scissors
- Pen, Pencil, Markers, Crayons, Colored Pencils, etc.
- Glue or a Glue Stick
Good to have:
- Ruler
- Cookie Cutters (to trace shapes)
- Stickers
- Decorations
The Project:
We cut small strips of colorful paper to make the grid of the calendar, and glued them in place. Next we filled in and decorated his calendar. Done!
Tips:
- I traced some seasonal shapes (leaves and an acorn) for him to glue along the border for fun. I tried to keep the paper colors appropriate for the season, as well.
- Microsoft Word had a template for blank calendars in the New Project section. I just picked one of those, adjusted the font and added any special days directly on the computer and printed it on the background paper we were planning on using (brown construction paper in this case). It worked out really well! If I had any color ink right now, I’m sure it would have printed the gridlines, too, which would have made it easier as we were gluing on our fun strips of paper.
- When we were finished, we added some scraps of paper to mark his school days. Stickers would be ideal for this!
- It’s such an easy project, and will certainly be useful for tracking all kinds of things. Chores, homework, school, allowance day, etc.
