DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Bean Bag Animal Calendar
The pokemon calendars were hits, so I've kept designing! For children with a lower attention span, try giving them one month at a time on the 1st of each month. That way, the kids won't be overwhelmed by 12 pages at once and it will help them learn the months of the year!
TEMPLATES
| Colour Printer | ||
Bean Bag Animal Pages |
Blank Calendar |
Bean Bag Animal Calendar |
| Page 1 Rooster, Hippo, Racoon, Squirrel |
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Page 2 |
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| . | Dragon September | |
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| Black and White Printer | ||
Bean Bag Animal Pages |
Blank Calendar |
Bean Bag Animal Calendar |
| Page 1 Hippo, Racoon, Squirrel, Rooster |
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| Page 2 Dinosaur, Dragon, Fish, Worm |
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| Seahorse August | ||
| . | Dragon September | |
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Instructions:
- Print out the templates of choice (see the top of the page for the links to the templates). If using a black and white printer, you can print the "Blank Calendar Pages" on coloured construction paper.
- Each month is a separate 7.5 inch x 10 inch template. Therefore, to print a whole year it will take 12 pages (plus Bean Bag Animal Pages to glue on if you go that route).
- Options:
- Blank Calendar Pages:
- Print each month which has room for a Bean Bag Animal in the right hand corner but is not pre-printed.
- Print the Bean Bag Animal Pages that go with it.
- Color (as necessary) and cut the characters from the Bean Bag Animal pages.
- Glue the characters onto the calendar pages.
- You could also glue a few photos of the family to some of the months instead of the characters for a bit of variety.
- Bean Bag Animal Calendar Pages:
- has the character already on the month.
- The downside is that you're stuck with the character I've picked for the month.
- The upside is that it takes less time.
- Mix and Match:
- To get the best of both worlds, there's nothing preventing you from printing the Bean Bag Animal Calendar Pages that you like and the Blank Calendar Pages/Bean Bag Animal Pages for the months you want to create yourself.
- Trim the Calendar pages as desired (this isn't necessary, but you may wish to do it if it isn't quite centered on the page. Ripping along a ruler works well for giving a straight edge.
- Once your calendar is complete you can hang it on the wall or cork board using a push pin. Tear off each month as it's complete.
- Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
- Sometimes it may say "No pages available to print".
- This happens with some browsers and means that you've printed or print previewed once already.
- If you get this message, hit RELOAD or REFRESH and try printing again.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP in most browsers).