How to Make a Family Birthday Calendar
To ensure your workspace doesn't get damaged, lay down old newspapers or a drop cloth to protect the surface you will be working on., Take your wooden planks and arrange them into a rectangle. , Hot glue the planks together. , Use your wooden plank...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: To ensure your workspace doesn't get damaged
Place the wooden plank on top of the poster board and trace along the edges. ,,,, To do this, trace or press a bottle cap (or something similar) onto the cardstock or foam.
Cut out the circles from the cardstock or foam. , Turn the plank over so that the back is facing towards you.
Depending on the paint you use, it may take longer to dry.
Acrylic paint is the most common paint to use and it fully dries within 20 minutes. ,, To make the sticks longer, hot glue one more popsicle stick onto the bottom of the one that came before it (and continue till you’ve reached your desired length). ,,, Remember to only write the day they were born! The month they were born in will be determined by the popsicle stick that they are on. , Add anniversaries or any important day in this manner until you are satisfied. , -
Step 2: lay down old newspapers or a drop cloth to protect the surface you will be working on.
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Step 3: Take your wooden planks and arrange them into a rectangle.
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Step 4: Hot glue the planks together.
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Step 5: Use your wooden plank as a template to cut the poster to the same size as the plank.
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Step 6: Cut out the poster board.
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Step 7: Hot glue to poster onto the wooden plank.
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Step 8: Paint the words “Family Celebrations” onto the poster board.
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Step 9: Prepare your birthday circles.
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Step 10: Return back to your wooden plank and your words should be dry by now.
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Step 11: Space out your popsicle sticks across your board.
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Step 12: Hot glue the sticks into place.
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Step 13: Flip the board back over with your words facing towards you.
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Step 14: Paint the first letter of each month onto the poster board directly above each popsicle stick.
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Step 15: Fill out your family member’s name and birthdate onto each circle.
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Step 16: Hot glue each member’s birthday on to their respective birth month and continue the process until you’ve finished everyone’s birthday.
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Step 17: Hot glue a string on the back of the board to be able to hang the calendar.
Detailed Guide
Place the wooden plank on top of the poster board and trace along the edges. ,,,, To do this, trace or press a bottle cap (or something similar) onto the cardstock or foam.
Cut out the circles from the cardstock or foam. , Turn the plank over so that the back is facing towards you.
Depending on the paint you use, it may take longer to dry.
Acrylic paint is the most common paint to use and it fully dries within 20 minutes. ,, To make the sticks longer, hot glue one more popsicle stick onto the bottom of the one that came before it (and continue till you’ve reached your desired length). ,,, Remember to only write the day they were born! The month they were born in will be determined by the popsicle stick that they are on. , Add anniversaries or any important day in this manner until you are satisfied. ,
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