UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed.
Congrats to Michelle (shellysmith@…) and Becky (rlf102@…)
Now that school is in FULL swing again, I’m wondering if any of your schedules are feeling overloaded?
If you’re like Dave and me (and we only have one child) you were rudely interrupted from your glorious summer break and forced back into the strict school schedule — life is rough, isn’t it 🙂
If you feel like your family’s schedule is out of control…let me take 10 minutes to introduce you to the Calendars & Chores Etsy Shop.
With a name like Calendars & Chores, I feel like the products are pretty self-explanatory — HOWEVER, the super cool thing about all of Jen Peterson’s calendars, chore charts, and to-do lists is that they are ALL magnetic and they are ALL dry/wet erase. This means no paper waste and no need to purchase refill pages or duplicate calendars every year.
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And while all the Calendars & Chores products are fun and fabulous, the product I’m most excited to share with you today is the Large Magnetic Dry/Wet Erase Calendar.
Isn’t it pretty?
I have a feeling this calendar just might be able to help with some of your family scheduling woes… keep reading to learn more!
What makes THIS calendar different?
This calendar is so much different than other Dry Erase calendars because the weeks are separated and can easily be moved — so you can always plan 5-6 weeks ahead (and you all know how much I love planning ahead!). When the top week is over, you simply erase it, pull it up, and move it to the bottom of the calendar. You then move the other weeks up and you’re ready to plan some more.
This means you’ll never get to the end of your calendar AND you’ll never have to go out and buy another calendar!
And for those of who you live and die by the calendar on your phone, I can speak from experience that it’s still really nice to have one big family calendar in the home to keep everyone on their toes.
A few more details:
Each magnetic calendar kit comes with 6 weeks of separate strips for weekly planning. It also comes with one “days of the week” strip and all 12 months as separate magnetic strips.
Each piece is completely backed with a quality magnet.
Each calendar comes in a variety of colors and fonts.
Each calendar comes with a choice of frame color. The finished product is 27.5″ x 23.5″.
BONUS: each calendar will automatically come with a “memo” strip with the following categories: Upcoming Events, Grocery List, To Do List, Notes
So this calendar really does have EVERYTHING to help you get and stay organized (at least when it comes to your schedule!) Plus, it looks fabulous hanging on your wall!
The Giveaway:
Today, 2 lucky readers will win a Large Magnetic Dry/Wet Erase Calendar (valued at $82). Winner can choose their choice of color, font, and frame.
Jen is also offering a special 10% discount for all my readers (through October 4, 2013) — simply enter the code: ANDREA10 at checkout.
How to Enter:
{required} Leave a comment on this post. How could you put this calendar to use in your home?
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Prizes:
(2) Magnetic calendars as described above.
This giveaway ends at 10:00 pm on Friday, 9/27/2013 and is open to US residents, 18 years or older. I will use And the Winner Is to select the winning comments at random. Winners will be notified by email and noted at the top of this post. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize or I will choose a new winner. Please see my full disclosure policy and contact me with any questions you have. Good luck!
Jessie says
There are just two of us in our little family, but I would still love a calendar like this! I’ve been looking for a dry erase calendar to keep birthdays, to do lists, and weekly events in order. I think I’m addicted to planning, but the ordinary flip paper calendar has its limitations. Would love to win!
Gigi Causey says
although i’m generally organized- i’ve yet to place a command center for everyone in our home to see. this would a fantastic solution!
Sarah says
I have four boys and we’re expecting our fifth child in 6 weeks! Juggling school deadlines, doctor appointments etc…is never easy! This would be a way to stay on top of it all! This calendar would be perfect for our busy lifestyle!
Jen says
I’m a week away from having my third daughter, so this would be awesome to keep track of appointments and events for the girls. What a cool giveaway!
Jessica Dushsne says
I would use it to keep my family’s schedules on track and for appointments!!
Karena says
This calendar is great! We would definitely use it as a family calendar to keep us organized and also for our monthly menu planning. Thank you for showing this to us! : )
Shiann says
My husband and I are both self employed. This would help us keep track of each other and the needs of our son.
Heather smith says
This calendar would be great to get our family of six organized and on track! I love the moveable weeks. I think that the memo bar at the bottom will be especially helpful for our family!! Beautiful and functional!!!
Jeni D says
*I’ve been looking for a calendar like this. 🙂
Vonnie says
I think this would help me get organized plus it would look lovely on my kitchen wall
jen says
i would love this calendar, i have always wished to see the next month before the first, i always seem to miss those beginning of the month bdays!
Katherine says
This would work great in our entry – I am in the process of rearranging where we keep backpacks, shoes, etc… we would definitely put this to good use!! 🙂
Carmen Hall says
This calendar is so cool! It would help keep my family and myself in line to remember upcoming events so we don’t double book or commit to something we will later have to cancel because of time! The memo, to do, and grocery list part will help us remember to if we are out of something. One quick look before heading out the door and the second trip to the store will be eliminated! What a great idea to make it 6 weeks and not just the standard 4! Love the fact it is magnetic! Easily moveable! I could even stick it on my metal door and use the frame for pictures that I can switch out easily. Just use pretty little magnets or create my own with brooches and magnets! Love it!! So many ideas are coming to mind!
Amy Schaffer says
This calendar would help keep our busy family in schedule. My husband is a pastor and soccer coach and that alone keeps us very busy. Once you add in the rest of our activities, we really could use something like this to help us stay organized! Thanks for a chance to win.
Jennifer Town says
I have been trying to be more organized and my planner in my purse doesn’t help the rest if the family. This would be much more effective. I am recently on a new budget and I would really love this especially if Andrea Dekker endorses it, she always seems to keep it simple and effective which I need!
Jeni D says
I’ve been looking for a calandra exactly like this. 🙂 It would be so lovely to win.
Amy Morrison says
What a great design for a calendar! I would use this calendar in our kitchen to post everyone’s scheudule in one place. I keep a personal planner, but with 2 kids in school activities and sports, plus my husband just enlisting in National Guard, we have actually been talking about the need to have a family calendar so that everyone can see what’s going on. We have already had a couple of scheduling conflicts this school year already! Thanks for the opportunity to win this. We would love it!
Stephanie says
Ooo! This is a great creation! I would probably use it in my “office” area to keep track of all important stuff. It definitely would come in handy with school right around the corner for our family.
I might have to look into one as a gift for some family members too! It would be a great addition to a 12 month calendar!
Ivy says
This would be great to update our command center in the kitchen, Our calendar is looking a bit rough these days!
magen says
I would love to win this to keep track on my families busy schedule with one child in soccer and one in dance!
Becky says
I think this is just the thing I need to FINALLY plan our meals. Plus with the family’s b-days and events on display, my husband will never be able to say again that he didn’t know about something. And I LOVE that the calendar is never-ending and paperless!
Melissa Dehne says
This would get a huge workout in my home. Keeping track of the three kids’ activities is an ongoing challenge. I love the versatility and the fact that you can continue to see each week! Thank you for the chance!
Deb says
Every year, I buy a Charles Wysocki calendar for the kitchen, but this would be a LOT more practical as it is not consumable. Thanks for the giveaway! 😉
Karen J says
I have four adults and a very busy teen grandson to keep track of. Appointments and functions are hard to keep up with and this would be a blessing.
Ann says
We would definitely use this in our kitchen to keep us all on the same page – I love the week strips!
Karen Polisini says
This calendar sounds like a winner! I love the the separate, moveable weeks! We are constantly trying to improve our calendar/memo/reminder area in the kitchen. I even starting using dry erasers on the glass of a decorative picture in my kitchen. lol
Emily K says
This would be a wonderful item to give our “command center” a much needed update.
Gretchen says
This would be awesome for us as we juggle school, work, and church activities!!
Dorothy says
This calender would be an amazing tool to put in my house to keep track of household chores, lunch planning, paydays, appointments, parties I host, and so much more!! I love the versatility of this calendar! I’ve been looking for one similar to this!! Being a stay at home mom, babysitter, Scentsy consultant, and wife, this would help me get our life so much more organized!
Katie says
This calendar would be very useful for my busy family of five!
Kimberley says
With my husband’s busy school schedule, my hectic work schedule and our son’s schedule…this calendar would definitely come in use at a great time too! We would use it to make sure that my husband and I are both on track with what our schedule looks like for the month. Between doctor’s appts, extra activities that we are involved in and my husband’s deadlines for projects…it would definitely be put to good use!
Laurie says
This calendar not only looks functional it’s stylish and could fit nicely in my kitchen. It would help me keep track of meals, kids schedules and our life as a family. Keeping my fingers crossed it’s me;)
Jennifer says
I would love this; I am a homeschooling mom of 4, I teach art and music, I direct our church’s program for 3-6-year-olds (we have over 50 every Sunday), and my husband works crazy hours (he is a nurse, so there are long shift and rotating days).
Nicole says
I would love this calendar. I like that the weeks are separate. I never used a dry erase calendar because I didn’t like how you have to erase the whole thing at the end of the month.
Brittaney Thoen says
With 5 kids and some in public school and two homeschooled that calendar would save me from the straight jacket!!!
Deni says
I would use this for appointments, chores, and schedules for our family. I would hang it in the kitchen, which is the heart of our home.
Jennifer Malott says
Oh my could our family use this for sure!! It would be on the basement door in the kitchen where everyone can see it. With a 12 year old in sports and then 2-2 1/2 year olds and various places to go and appts, this would be a lifesaver!! I am a stay at home mom but we keep a very busy schedule and this is so perfect to keep us all organized and know where we are supposed to be! My favorite part is the fact you can remove each week once it’s over!!!
Laura says
I would use this calendar to keep myself, my husband and my 3 children all on the same page!!! And meal planning…
Shelly Smith says
Would LOVE to have this calendar for our home-schooling family (three boys!) They are also swimmers and between church/ministry, swim and home-school activities, this calendar would be a huge blessing!!
Carol Gifford says
This is awesome! It would be a great tool in our home to keep our schedule and appointments visible and organized. I love it!