Perpetual Family Calendar

Create a calendar you can change every month and customize it with your family’s favorite holidays and events.

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Step 1: Have a Lowe’s associate cut the plywood into two 2-foot squares. You’ll need one per calendar. Pick a main color (we used Twist of Lime) and paint the board’s front. 

Step 2: Using scissors, cut two strips of wall base into 3-inch-square tiles; you’ll get 16 per strip for a total of 32. Trace and cut seven 3-inch circles out of the remaining strip. 

Step 3: Mark a spot in the center of each tile, 1⁄2 inch from the top, for a nail hole to hang them. Use an awl or drill to punch a hole on the mark.

Step 4: Paint the tiles with two coats of paint. Then use paint or a permanent marker to write numbers on each tile. Use the special event stencils to trace holiday designs on the circles.

Step 5: Create a template with kraft paper and mark where nails and chalkboard paint should go. Then hammer in the nails and remove the paper. Tape off a rectangle at the top with painter’s tape and apply two coats of chalkboard paint. 

Step 6: When the chalkboard paint has dried for 24 hours, write the month in chalk and arrange the tiles on the board.