How to Make Your Own Desk Pad Calendar

Create your own desk calendar.

Using a desk pad calendar keeps you organized at work because you can see what you need to accomplish right in front of you. A desk pad calendar lays on the desk and can cover the entire desk or part of it, depending on which size you would like the calendar to be. Choose a larger calendar if you need to write lots of information into each day’s tasks and to-do lists. Customize your calendar with embellishments, photos and stickers.

Things You'll Need

• Dry erase poster board
• Dry erase markers
• Tape
• Embellishments (optional)

Instructions

1. Purchase a thin piece of dry erase poster board. The dry erase poster board should be thin enough to lay flat on the desk and place a laptop on top of.

2. Tape the poster board to the desk using thick tape. Coordinating the color of the tape to the color of the desk will give the calendar a more professional look.

3. Decide whether to make this calendar a weekly or monthly calendar. To create a weekly calendar, mark seven sections and write the days of the week on the top of each section. For a monthly calendar, section off seven columns and at least four rows. Write the name of each day at the top and fill in the number date in every box.

4. Write your information in each block when appropriate. At the end of the week or month, simply erase the board and start fresh.

References

• A Global World: Use Desk Pad Calendar for Sedentary Work
• The Common Room: Make Your Own Dry-Erase Board; Oct. 14, 2008