Not only do I love this, but we NEEDED this SO bad!!! We have a tiny printed calendar on the fridge, and it’s impossible to keep up with. David and I each use our phone calendars, but that doesn’t do much to keep up with eachother’s schedules as a family… thus, a family chalkboard calendar!
We had a big wall in our kitchen that I knew would be a perfect spot for this! Central and busy location, thus allowing both of us easy access to the information.
I created one big square for the calendar, and left a small section for Memos or Notes.
The white lines on the calendar are actually painted on, so I don’t have to re-do those at the start of each month. I just erase the previous month’s calendars and start afresh with the dates and month.
I found these chalkboard pens at the craft store, and I love them! Less messy than chalk, and easier to scribble with. They also came in a variety of colors. I opted for red and white for now, just to see if they worked. But they had blue, black, and neon colors as well.
Here’s how I made it:
First, we measured and marked off the part of the wall we wanted to use. The calendar can be any size you want. We simply measured the wall, decided how wide we wanted the calendar and the memo part, and marked it off with tape. From there, we used chalkboard paint for the background. It took 3-4 coats (and they recommend 24 hours between each layer!)
Once the chalkboard was painted and dried, we re-taped the inside to make the calendar. After leaving a little room at the top for the month, we simply made 7 equal rows across the top and five equal rows down.
With white paint (4-5 coats) we made the calendar outline.
Once dried and the tape removed, it did need some touching up, which I did by hand with a small paint brush.
And voila! My very own chalkboard calendar! I love it already!!
I can’t wait for David to leave very sweet notes on the Memo section at 4:00 a.m. before he leaves for work, like, “Have a great day sweetie!” or “Love you!” (hmmm………we will see if that ever happens!!! maybe he will read this blog and get the hint!)
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