Family Calendar Organisation…
Build your family a visual calendar.
“With both of us working different & constantly changing shifts, both us and the kids needed a way to visualise the schedule.”
Shout out to all the Mining or Shift Working Families! And welcome to my own home. I’ve used us as an example of the type of visual calendar I can create for your own family.
We began using a visual calendar for the little people in our home to adjust to some big changes in their lives. Visual calendars are helpful for both adults and children to see what is coming up in the next week or month, having something large, yet aesthetically pleasing can benefit everyone in your home.
We started simply with my partnets shifts and have slowly added the other main events, plus the kids own schedules on our fridge.
In this example, you’ll see day trucks for day shifts, a picture of a house (preferably your own) for R & R, night time trucks for night shifts. This is perfect for our 3yr old! His older brother enjoys it too. They remove the image at the end of each day & look at what’s coming the next day for Mum and Dad. We also use this as a prompt for them to check their own schedules to see what they have on tomorrow.
This example is for mining, however, you can tailor pictures to whichever industry you or your partner are in, e.g. nursing, policing, security, hospitality. Ours has since had the Orange Organising Co logo added for the days I have bookings or meetings so the children know I’m not available then and it’s either time with Dad, school or child care for them.
If your children are younger or easily overwhelmed you can modify this to show just one week at a time. That’s the best part, it can work exactly as you need it to!
Whether it’s organising a family calendar, a visual schedule, or more, I can assist with any visual organising your family needs. Often the process of finding materials, constructing these and finding then decluttering the right place for them in your home can be a challenge.
That’s why I’m here to help, get in touch today.
