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Easy & Inexpensive Activity with Old Calendars

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Creating a Montessori home and Montessori activities is often an expensive pursuit. Although there are ways to DIY and pursue Montessori on a budget, I am always looking for creative ways to bring Montessori into my home. So when I came up with this kids’ activity in an easy & inexpensive way, I was excited!

Repurposing and reusing materials for children’s activities makes me so very happy. So, I frequent Goodwill often. I was there a few months ago. I came across a stack of beautiful outdated calendars.

easy expensive activity calendar

I grabbed a few calendars thinking of the possibilities for home and the classroom. I don’t want to tell you how much each calendar cost me. Ok, I will. $1.25. Success.

repurpose calendar activity

Materials

  • An old calendar with a small version of each  month’s picture on the back
  • Laminator (optional)
  • Velcro
  • Scissors
calendar activity velcro

Steps

  • Pull apart each month/page of the calendar
  • Cut out the mini images from the back of the calendar
  • Laminate the mini images (& ideally the larger images, too)
  • Place velcro on each month’s image
  • Place velcro on the back of each mini image
  • Spread the larger images around your classroom, your yard, or your home
  • Invite the child(ren) to do the activity
  • Present the small images & explain that a larger, matching image is hanging around the classroom, yard, or home
  • Let them loose
preschool movement activity with calendar

Other Ideas for Repurposing Calendars

  • DIY Puzzles
  • Frame and display
  • Tracing
  • Geography Match
  • Small to Large Image Match

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