Get organized this year with this easy-to-make New Year’s calendar craft, which uses magnetic tape, an old calendar and a square food tin. Personalize the calendar by making special markers for birthdays, doctor appointments, Christmas, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and other holidays or occasions. This is also a good calendar to make in preparation for back to school.

What you'll need:

How to make it:

1. [Print] or draw a blank calendar grid that will fit on the lid of the food tin.
2. Cut the numbers one to 31 from the old calendar.
3. Back each number with sticky-back magnet tape and trim the edges to make them uniform.
4. Place the calendar grid on the lid of the tin. Place the numbers in the correct squares for the month. The numbers will secure the paper to the lid.
5. Cut the letters for each month of the year from the old calendar.
6. Back the letters with sticky-back magnet.
7. Stick the letters for the correct month on the lid of the tin above or next to the calendar grid.
8. Use the collage materials to create small symbols to stick on holidays and special days each month.
9. Back each symbol with a piece of sticky-back magnet.

Tips:

• Personalize your calendar. Get creative with special day markers. For New Year’s Day, cut the tip off an old party hat and--ta-da!--you have a tiny party hat. For Martin Luther King Day, cut a dove from white felt. You can remember Mom’s birthday with a cake marker made out of felt or paper. And while you’re at it, mark your next school test day with an A+ for good luck.
• Safe keeping. So you don’t lose them, store any pieces you’re not using inside the tin.