PDA

View Full Version : Need Calendar Ideas


Emland
Oct 3, 2007, 11:32 AM
I'm not sure this is in the right spot, but it seemed appropriate.

I make calendars at work for the various work stations (about 20). Each year I try to do a graphic that incorparates as many of the staff as I can. Last year I had a Christmas tree and the ornaments were their faces, for example.

This year I am coming up dry. My creativity is just not there.

Any ideas? I don't necessarily have to use their image - something that I could insert names and/or departments would work, too.

Thanks!

ScottGem
Oct 3, 2007, 11:36 AM
How about 3 menorahs with their images in the flames ;)

shygrneyzs
Oct 3, 2007, 11:49 AM
You know great resources are teacher's helper sites. Or go to your library and check out some of the curriculum aids. I used to do that because I had so little extra money to buy the books on my own.

I remember one calendar I made was a winter scene with the trees and snow , etc. Birds, such as cardinals and made little cardinals with staff's and children's names on them. You can use whatever you would want. You could do snowmen and snowwomen too.

If you would be interested, I could send you some of those curriculum sites. What kinds of calendars does your computer program, such as print master, offer?

Emland
Oct 3, 2007, 12:04 PM
How about 3 menorahs with their images in the flames ;)

You know Scott, I have had Christians, Mormans, Wiccans, Buddhists and Agnostics work for me, but never anyone of the Jewish faith. A Menorah is a good idea, though.

ScottGem
Oct 3, 2007, 12:06 PM
Chanukah is early this year, 1st week in Dec.

sGt HarDKorE
Oct 3, 2007, 12:23 PM
What about presents with tags. And the tags are peoples name

sGt HarDKorE
Oct 3, 2007, 12:49 PM
Or maybe like wanted pictures of the people as a joke and have it say like "Chris"

Then have a picture of him or w/e, and then below the picture have "Wanted for <Instert something funny>"

shygrneyzs
Oct 3, 2007, 01:43 PM
What about snowflakes? Ice skates? Skis? Snowboards? Winter Olympics? Mittens?

Here is a link on winter crafts and projects, you might find some ideas in that:
Winter Craft Projects snowflakes snowman snow people (http://familycrafts.about.com/od/wintercrafts/)
Family Crafts - Offers (http://familycrafts.about.com/z/js/o.htm?k=fun%20winter%20crafts&d=Fun%20Winter%20Crafts&r=http%3A//familycrafts.about.com/cs/wintercrafts/a/010801a.htm)

Make a Winter Coloring Book (http://familycrafts.about.com/b/a/136908.htm)

shygrneyzs
Oct 3, 2007, 01:52 PM
Should have asked you, do you have calendar planning software at all, like Print Shop or Print Master?

firmbeliever
Oct 3, 2007, 01:53 PM
Make a collage from magazine cuttings and incorporate the names into the collage,
It will be fun to search for each persons name.

EDIT:::;And as Shy suggested winter themes ,you could add snowflakes in between as decoration.

shygrneyzs
Oct 3, 2007, 02:08 PM
I got this idea from the Jan Brett website - a gingerbread house - Trim a Jan Brett Gingerbread Baby House (http://www.janbrett.com/trim_a_jan_brett_gingerbread_baby_house.htm)
Her main site: Author Jan Brett's Home Page - A Great Place for Ideas (http://www.janbrett.com/index.html)
Now that may not apply at all but it is cute.

Here is the A to Z site - A to Z Kids Stuff Home Page (http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/index.html)

Emland
Oct 3, 2007, 05:38 PM
or maybe like wanted pictures of the people as a joke and have it say like "Chris"

Then have a picture of him or w/e, and then below the picture have "Wanted for <Instert something funny>"


We actually had a trainee disappear during his lunch break. We thought he was a "quit - no notice" kind of person.

He didn't quit - he got picked up on a bench warrant while at the Burger King!

Punkergurl13
Oct 3, 2007, 05:53 PM
I'm not sure this is in the right spot, but it seemed appropriate.

I make calendars at work for the various work stations (about 20). Each year I try to do a graphic that incorparates as many of the staff as I can. Last year I had a Christmas tree and the ornaments were their faces, for example.

This year I am coming up dry. My creativity is just not there.

Any ideas? I don't necessarily have to use their image - something that I could insert names and/or departments would work, too.

Thanks!
You could have a picture of your eyeball with a picture of someone in your eye. (someone you see.) and then that person's eye seeing another person and sooo on!

Hope that helped, be pretty cool if you could pull that off!

-meg