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With phones and tablets at your fingertips, it’s easy to choose digital options for all your important tasks and events. But digital options often exclude involving the whole family in planning, especially the younger family members. Desk and wall calendars for families with kids can increase productivity while creating a fun plans together.
Wall Calendars for Families with Young Kids as a Hub
With kids in extracurricular activities and as working parents, an easily accessible family hub calendar like this from Cabbrix is an excellent reason to use desk and wall calendars for families with kids. While my husband and I share a Google Calendar, we wanted to find a way to incorporate our kids. They are still too young for cell phones and love being included in preparation for activities. Our kids can write in their own activities, which makes them feel responsible for being prepared for their own events. Also, since it’s displayed in our living room, they meticulously write in their best handwriting.
Helps Kids Visualize the Passage of Time and Events
My 6 year old is still trying to master the days and months of the year. She is heavily into seasonal art projects in school and has weekly swim and dance activities. Having a Cabbrix wall calendar gives us reminders to practice reciting the days and months of the year together and it helps her visualize the passage of time with each upcoming event. My kids understand on busier days, they really do need to hurry up haha. What makes it extra special for them, is that they themselves have things they are looking forward to and are excited about.
Celebrations Front and Center
As we get older and busier, it’s so easy to get lost in the daily routines of our schedules. But recently, our family decided to start putting special events and celebrations front and center. We are refusing to let only school and work be the focus of our lives (even though time commitment-wise it often is). We want to have things to look forward to together as a family. We’ve opted to have this standing Cabbrix calendar in our upstairs bathroom. It might seem like an odd spot to keep this, but right now since our kids are still young, everyone is getting ready for either the day or the night in our master bath.
Desk and Wall Calendars for Families are a Non-committal Decoration
Wall and desk calendars for families are truly a decorative piece for the home. The many styles Cabbrix has can easily fit into any room. Also because it is a calendar, it’s non-committal and you can change the look every year without guilt. Cabbrix has many different desk and wall calendars for families with young kids to choose from in their line up. Empty walls can be filled up and it adds a cute touch to your otherwise stressful desk.
Minimalism
As a working mom, I find a lot of use with the Cabbrix desk calendars. It’s so easily accessible that I often find myself dumping any kind of mental load that comes to mind during the work day. I also love doing color swatches on it while I decorate my personal journals and planners. When it comes to my desk calendars, I prefer a minimalist look and Cabbrix has the designs to fit the bill. They aren’t loud, but rather muted and minimal, which fits my modern style preferences. Clean lines and designs work best for me. When things become too cluttered, it’s more likely to get lost and I forget what was on the calendar.
Tactile and Visual Memory
Swiping away on a phone or tablet happens very frequently for me. Maybe it’s similar to wanting my email inbox to get to zero, but I am always trying to clear away the clutter. When it comes to planning events and tasks, paper calendar formats just last a little longer in my memory. It might be the touch and visual sensation I feel on paper, but this is why I much prefer Cabbrix’s desk and wall calendars for important tasks/events that our family cannot forget.
Desk and Wall Calendars for Families with Young Kids for Goal/Habit Tracking
Lastly, have you tried “X”-ing out the days as they pass by? There is something extremely satisfying about crossing the days out as you try to reach a goal or continue a daily habit that you know is inherently good for you. Whether it’s to exercise daily or count down the days to the next family vacation, being able to mark the days as they pass by with a pen or pencil adds a sense of accomplishment.
I would highly encourage incorporating desk and wall calendars for families with young kids. It can be a fun and organized project for the whole family’s benefit!
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