Using a Christmas Planner

Back in July when I was hugely pregnant and needed something to do, I created a Christmas planner.  I have been using it since July to plan and prepare for this year’s Christmas festivities!

I used a cheap composition notebook and covered it with scrapbook paper and embellishments.  I used small pieces of red paper stapled to the pages inside to form tabs separating each section.  I glued a December calendar inside the front cover, and envelopes for receipts inside the back cover. 

My sections are:
– events
– menus
– gift list
– shopping list
– card list
– to-do lists
– ideas/notes

Your sections might look different; do what works for your family!  You may not even want sections and prefer instead to brainstorm and plan in a totally blank notebook.

I think my favorite section is the “ideas/notes” tab because it has allowed me to jot down all of my random ideas in one place, so when I start planning a party, I have lots of games and other ideas to reference as a starting point.

This has been so helpful that I’m going to create one of these each year!
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