Well, we’re back to paper. Nothing can beat it’s simpleness, not even multiple linked, color coded electronic calendars. The #1 reason for going back to paper is – everyone in the house can see the calendar! The kids don’t get to use electronics during the week, the little ones don’t even have calendars and electronic calendars were out of sight, out of mind. My husband and I literally forgot about a lot of things even though they were in our phones. Reminders are harder to ignore when it’s on the wall.
If you remember, the whiteboard mentioned in this post lasted a mere 4 months. It was messy, the inks ran dry, and a pain to clean.
The calendar we’ve been using is a paper one. It’s larger to allow more space for annual events like birthdays, school schedules and individual kid schedules.
To save space and time writing each kid’s name, I use their designated number. A number 1 with a circle means it’s for the oldest kid, and number 2 is the next born and so on. My kids know their numbers and when written with their designated color, even the kindergardeners know which calendar item is for them.
About Us – We have five children including 2 sets of twins. Currently ages 10,10,8,5,5. That’s 2 fraternal twin girls, a single boy, followed by 2 identical twin girls.