Place it in a highly visible place where all family members can see it and easily update it. Try it in your mudroom, kitchen, or office or anywhere that's easily accessible to your family. Check out our Instagram feed @theessentialcalendar for more ideas.

Tiffany says: "I did a better job this year finding a place in our home that allows it to help me as much as I knew it could. It works better to have it in an area where my family hangs out together. Everyone in our family looks at it daily and enjoys talking about the activities we have coming up."

Most households add holidays, birthdays, extracurricular activities, and events at the beginning of the season and then re-visit it weekly or monthly to update it as needed. Each order comes with a how-to guide to get you started.

Here's what Emily has to say: "I can’t say enough how much I love this calendar! I have a perfect spot to hang the entire year in my kitchen. I love seeing all the extended family birthdays all at once without flipping through months. I actually remembered to call everyone ON THEIR BIRTHDAY this year! I’ve loved being able to plan months in advance at a glance too. I’ll never use another calendar again!"

Our calendars are uniquely designed. Instead of a 4 or 5 weekly layout, you will see 3-4 months at a time, depending on the version you choose. While it's a little different than planning with a traditional format, the families who try our calendar love it as it helps them coordinate their plans over a stretch of time seamlessly. This is especially helpful during the holidays and summer when activities can start to pile up.

Once you get the hang of it, life will be a lot easier to navigate and plan. Instead of getting overwhelmed by activities and events being jammed together, planning quarterly lets you manage life steadily because you can see activities in context and have more flexibility. The Essential Calendar allows you to see a bigger perspective that will help you prepare in advance, avoid over-scheduling, and add in downtime and vacations.

Yes, our calendar is kid-friendly! Moms who use our calendar tend to color-code kids activities so even the littlest family members can "read" and look forward to upcoming events. In fact, Crystal created the calendar when her oldest was just finishing kindergarten. He loved structure and the calendar helped him know what to expect during the long summer days.

We hear you. With all the things kids have going on, it can be challenging to find time to fit in fun family activities. The Essential Calendar is the perfect tool to plan fun activities with the kids.

Often families find that the 12-week format of our calendars helps them plan in advance because they can literally see when they have open space. With The Essential Calendar, you can start planning that Disney trip ahead of time, or prepare to throw in a cool costume for your little ones in time for the Halloween trick or treating. Do your kids love the outdoors? You and your kids can find some open space on the calendar and pick a date for a camping trip.

With our easy-to-read calendar and colorful accessories, it's simple to remind your kids what fun activities are coming up in the coming days or weeks ahead. Because of the three month format, you can also look back and reminisce about how much fun you had during your Spring Break trip even while you're looking forward to the summer holiday. We might be biased, but we think calendaring together as a family is the sweetest thing!

Let's be honest. Most of the time the mental load of family calendaring falls on moms. And even though we do our best to coordinate with family members, sometimes details get forgotten or lost in translation.

With The Essential Calendar it's easy to keep everyone on the same page - literally. Getting everything written down not only gets it out of your brain and onto paper but it also invites regular discussion around upcoming activities and logistics. Becasue it's prominantly displayed on the wall, the whole family can see what's coming up without having to rely on you to disseminate the details.

It's so helpful for parents to get details out of their heads and onto paper. In addition to freeing up brain space and helping you see a high-level view of your family's next 3 months, The Essential Calendar invites conversation.

Your family will start start developing the pattern of checking the calendar for what's coming up in the days or weeks ahead and noticing when an event or activity needs to be adjusted. When you invest in The Essential Calendar you give yourself a dedicated space to intentionally plan your family life.

The Essential Calendar is great for families of any size! Most of our customers are parents with at least one child at home but we find that anyone who wants to be intentional about the way they spend their time finds our calendar to be a great tool. The Essential Calendar is also loved by anyone who wants to live with more intention, be they professionals, college students, grandparents or teachers.

Your family will start start developing the pattern of checking the calendar for what's coming up in the days or weeks ahead and noticing when an event or activity needs to be adjusted. When you invest in The Essential Calendar you give yourself a dedicated space to intentionally plan your family life.