Our final wonderful New Year’s Eve Countdown Activity for Kids (although you can certainly prepare it earlier too!) is this brilliant Free Adorable Printable Calendar project. We are big fans of DIY Calendar Templates, so we created THIS Calendar Template to be “evergreen” – while still being customisable each year.. this means you can keep the “right dates” aligned with the “right weekdays”. This year, you can transform it into a free adorable printable calendar 2026! Below, we’ll explain how to update it and create your very own 2026 cute printable monthly calendar!! And yes, this charming calendar design was created for you once again by the lovely Hattifant!! We have thoroughly enjoyed creating all these New Year’s Eve projects with you this year!
We believe these beautiful DIY Calendar Templates are a FANTASTIC present for family members in the New Year.. you can use them in many different ways – create one and photocopy it for relatives, prepare separate personalised editions, make them EARLY (ie now and before Christmas) or put them together during those LONG New Year’s Eve hours while waiting for Midnight! Simply choose whatever suits YOU best!
This DIY Printable Calendar was originally published in Dec 2017, but has been updated annually for your convenience and can be used for “any year” because you customise the layout yourself!
Free Adorable Printable Calendar 2026 – Materials
I FIND THAT PRINTING ON LIGHT CARD works best for these DIY calendars, although paper works well too!
- Your Free Adorable Printable Calendar below
- Pens/ pencils/ watercolours/ stickers/ glitter.. anything that inspires you
- Hole punch
- Ribbon (for putting it together)
Pick either a SUNDAY – SATURDAY layout or a MONDAY – SUNDAY layout (Enter $0 at checkout)
Putting together and personalising your DIY Calendar Template
Please remember: you don’t HAVE to complete the entire calendar at once… begin with January/ February and March, then continue adding to it as the year moves forward!
PRINT Your Free Adorable Printable Calendar
Yes, using your DIY Calendar Templates is genuinely simple.. just print a collection of these calendars…… enough so each child can create at least one!
Select from the two options – a calendar that begins on a Sunday to Saturday.. or one running from Monday to Sunday! THESE COST NOTHING!! The free templates are available on Gumroad – enterPeekaBooDinodiscount code at checkout, or leave a tip if you would like!
NUMBERING to transform it into a Calendar 2025
WARNING: PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK the numbers and dates as you continue.. or complete this with/ for your kids **just to be safe** and BEFORE spending a long time colouring!!
Start by entering your number.
The 1. January 2026 falls on a THURSDAY
Therefore, place a 1 in the THURSDAY box.. then continue numbering up to 31. If you reach the bottom square and are on 29 or 30, the remaining date needs to return to square one. This varies according to the month and year.
Make “special dates” such as family birthdays noticeable by using 3D numbers or bubble lettering.
Keep track of the weekday where you end (here, it is SATURDAY 31st January 2026), then as you begin the following month, move to that DAY of the week – ie the 1st February 2026 will be on a SUNDAY.
NOTE: As explained, during certain months, you will need to place the final day back at the top of the page..
Try the “knuckle method” for recalling which months contain 31 days and which contain 30. Happy Hooligans has an excellent article explaining it for you. I continue to use this technique as an adult. Also remember that February contains just 28 days.. except during a leap year (the next leap year is 2028, followed by 2032).
Be sure to ENJOY your numbering.. combine a mix of “regular” numbers and DOODLE-style numbers..
Time to GET CREATIVE
With the numbering finished, it is now time to get creative!! Our DIY Calendar Template is “already designed” to provide simple drawing and art ideas to finish. That way, nobody needs to feel “unsure” about how to begin their drawing and coloring – with lots of chances to let their imagination sparkle too!
We enjoy decorating the “crossed out boxes” with tiny details – a ladybird during spring.. a snowflake in January…
Putting Together Your Adorable Printable Calendar 2026
Next, gather all 12 sheets into one stack.
Punch holes along the top edge.
Then thread a ribbon through them so it can hang!!!!
When turning the pages to move forward.. simply slip the top of the ribbon between the “Previous Page” and the “Next One,” and it will continue hanging with ease!!
Fantastic work! You have finished your Adorable Calendar for 2026!!! You should feel proud of yourself.
Keep in mind that these also make lovely Christmas Presents for family members!
This forms part of our fantastic New Year’s Eve Countdown for Kids – take a look at the hourly activity schedule we created to make New Year’s Eve even more enjoyable and worry free:
More than 12 activity suggestions, plus a selection of printables for nearly every activity!
