My kids have loved calendars since preschool. Although they couldn’t write or read, they used to mark the dates they were going to preschool, birthday parties and special dates (like when Santa is coming) with stickers. Of course, the mostly loved them because of pictures of their favorite characters or animals.

For preschool to elementary school kids, hanging calendars work best. However, they don’t have to be the large size; smaller calendars will work just as well.

Here are some suggestions for preschool to elementary school kids. For most enjoyment, choose a character or animal that the boy or girl loves most.

Preschooler Favorites:

Favorite Animated Characters:

Favorite books:

Favorite shows:

Favorite animals:

Want to make this gift extra special?

A cool pen that will attach to the calendar will be greatly appreciated. Think over the top and fun. If the calendar does not come with stickers, then you may want to consider adding small stickers (so they fit on the calendar) to the gift package.

Birthday stickers to mark friends’ birthdays and birthday parties
Stars or heart stickers to mark other special days
After school activities: soccer ball to mark soccer practice/game, or stickers that will work with other activities the child is involved in.
Stickers to mark “No School” days (Happy face?)
Stickers to mark special dates (school concert, recital…)
Stickers to mark observed holidays (Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, etc.)

These and other calendars can be purchased from calendars.com.

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Gift Ideas for Kids :: Children’s Activity Calendars

Children’s Activity Calendars are a great way to give a useful and clutter-free gift that will entertain all year long! To start off, here are some activity calendars that will appeal to a wide range of kids.

Magic Eye Wall Calendar — with the latest 3D images from Magic Eye!
Each monthly image contains an enchanting hidden 3D image which materializes before your eyes. Magic Eye images challenge and entertain—and they have scientific and medical uses as well. Optometrists and vision specialists have proven that viewing Magic Eye images is useful for vision therapy. Fun for boys and girls.

365 Tiny Paper Airplanes Page-A-Day Desk Calendar:
From paper airplane world record holder Ken Blackburn and engineer Jeff Lammers, authors of the 2.2-million-copy best selling World Record Paper Airplane series, it’s a year of bold, zippy, and irresistibly tiny flyers to fold and let soar. Each full-color plane is based on one of 30 models—including the Eagle, the Spitfire, the dart-like Arrow, the Flicker, the whirlybird-style Twister, and the Mini World Record—and is swathed in bold, full-color original graphics for maximum impact. It’s instant entertainment!

Calendar includes detailed folding instructions. Due to the complexity of folding, we would recommend this product for Grade 3+ school kids, tweens and teens… most popular with boys.

Make Your Own Wall Calendar:
Now in its 16th year, this annual favorite continues to be one of the most popular and affordably priced calendars of its kind on the market. Each month features a space for kids to draw as well as stylish borders to color in and a sheet of 198 stickers.

As this is a very open-ended toy, it is suitable for kids of all ages.

For the Art Enthusiasts

The following products are suitable for older kids (boys and girls) that are specifically interested in arts and crafts.

Watercolor Lesson-a-Day Desk Calendar

Award-winning artist, instructor, and lecturer Dennis Pendleton packs a lesson plan into this calendar that will inspire your eyes, mind, and spirit. Pendleton provides a pencil sketch on each weekday accompanied by a watercolor technique tip and insight into how the Masters painted.

The weekends feature a compilation of Pendleton’s beautiful watercolor renderings of each weekday sketch, providing both a goal and inspiration for your own works. The styles of artwork vary widely from impressionistic to contemporary to primitive, from landscape to cityscape to abstract.

Similar products include the "Quilling Pattern-a-Day", " Eyeball Animation Doodle-A-Day" and "Paper Kite" 2008 Desk Calendars.

Want to make this gift extra special?

A cool pen that will attach to the calendar will be greatly appreciated. Think over the top and fun. If the calendar does not come with stickers, then you may want to consider adding small stickers (so they fit on the calendar) to the gift package.

Birthday stickers to mark friends’ birthdays and birthday parties
Stars or heart stickers to mark other special days
After school activities: soccer ball to mark soccer practice/game, or stickers that will work with other activities the child is involved in.
Stickers to mark "No School" days (Happy face?)
Stickers to mark special dates (school concert, recital…)
Stickers to mark observed holidays (Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, etc.)

These and other calendars can be purchased from calendars.com.

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• Gift Ideas for Tween Girls :: Calendars
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• Practical and Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Kids :: Calendars
• Hannah Montana Themed Christmas Gifts for Girls
• High School Musical Themed Christmas Gifts for Girls

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