These planners will help your team stay on track
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Whiteboard calendars are a thing of beauty for busy people. At their simplest, whiteboard calendars help you remember stuff; but when fully leveraged, they can allow multiple people to track multiple projects, and forecast and avoid time constraints and conflicts well in advance.
What to Consider
The right whiteboard calendar can transform your work or home life, because it will get everyone on the same page. But that’s only if you select the right one. Keep the below in mind, and you’ll be well on your way to a smoother schedule!
Size: Think of how much information you need to include per day, and the size of the space you have to put the board up in. Our calendars range in size from about 16 x 11 inches to about 52 x 36 inches.
The setting: Do you need a calendar for your fridge, your family room, a school setting or your office? We have calendars that would work well in all of those settings and more, below.
Additional features: Some calendars are completely magnetized, allowing you to hang documents from them; others come with markers and additional space for to-do lists, while others are straight-forward and streamlined.
Time-frame: We include calendars for planning your year at a glance, or drilling down into your weekly, even daily tasks.
How We Selected
We reviewed hundreds of whiteboard calendars, and sought out a range of professional recommendations and looked for calendars with rave consumer reviewers. We have included the best options we could find, with selections that will suit a variety of needs and budgets.
•Dimensions: 17 x 12 inches
This erasable calendar has an average of 4.7 stars from more than 7,765 reviewers on Amazon. The board is perfect if you need to keep monthly tabs on your family’s activities, and it can also be used as a meal-planning tool. The board comes with a six-pack of colored markers, which means you can create a color system for family members and activities. It also includes an erasable grocery list, and is made in the U.S.A.
•Dimensions: 16 x 12 inches
This weekly calendar is a great option for busy families with a lot of activities, because there’s plenty of room for notes and information. The calendar includes a to-do list and shopping list under the weekly schedule. The non-toxic dry erase calendar is backed with a magnetic covering, which means it can stick to the fridge. It also includes 10 magnetic decals, three colored markers and a magnetic eraser.
A reviewer writes, “Love this! It’s helped us all get on the same page. I love that my kids can look at the calendar and know what lessons and chores they have for the day.”
• Dimensions: 38 x 50 inches
This erasable calendar offers 6.5 x 5.5 inches worth of writing room per date, meaning you and your family or colleagues can include several events and notes per day. Each square includes seven lines, which helps organize the space. The calendar also comes with a magnetic eraser and mounting tapes.
A reviewer says “this is easy to use, and not just big, this is massive. Whileit was exactly what I needed, don’t buy this calendar without checking the dimensions and knowing where you will hang it.”
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• Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 inches
This magnetic fridge calendar set has everything you need to keep the family organized. The set includes a monthly and weekly planner so you can track big events, and then drill down on weekly activities and chores. There is also a daily planner that can double as a shopping list.
The set includes a dry eraser and eight fine tip markers in different colors. One reviewer dubs the set a “great buy if you have a busy family and need to keep things organized.”
• Dimensions: 16.93 x 13.35 inches
This sturdy, double-sided whiteboard gives you the option of utilizing the calendar side, or the plain whiteboard side. The whiteboard features a magnetic metal frame with metal hooks so it’s easy to hang horizontally or vertically.
The magnetic frame doubles as a space to attach menus, photos and notes. Five colored markers, four magnetic “pins” and an eraser are included. Reviewers say it helps keep homes, home offices and dorm rooms organized.
• Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
This frameless dry erase glass calendar looks as elegant as a whiteboard possibly could, and would fit right in in a modern office or home setting. Instructions are included on how to mount it to the wall.
The one-month calendar provides you with enough space to make multiple notations per day, and there’s also a built-in to-do list, perfect for planning the month ahead. The calendar also features magnetic glass, so you can hang papers and documents with the included board magnets.
This calendar is priced, and built, to last, with a 15-year limited warranty. One reviewer raves, “finally, the perfect calendar to organize the family without making our kitchen look like a school hallway or classroom!”
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• Dimensions: 23 x 17 inches
This versatile unit features a dry-erase calendar board, a cork frame and a magnetic surface with magnetic “pins” to post other notes and memos. There is a “notes” section set within the calendar space for tracking extraneous to-dos.
This calendar would fit right in a cozy family room or office space. A dry erase marker is included, and it can be stored on top of the frame. A reviewer praised the “aesthetic” of the board, and the “size of the calendar boxes,” which allow them to “put in a few notes per day.”
• Dimensions: 48 x 36 inches
This double-sided reversible magnetic whiteboard comes with a monthly calendar on one side, and a plain whiteboard on the other, making it ideal for work and school settings. It also comes on a mobile aluminum frame fitted with castors and brakes, and an aluminum tray for markers.
One reviewer says it’s a “lifesaver. I work from home a lot, and having a board to stand in front of and scribble down my thoughts is invaluable.” A few reviewers also recommend that you buy your own markers as the ones it comes with “are very light and hard to see.”
• Dimensions: 51.85 x 36.2 inches
If you want to have a bird’s eye view of up-and-coming events, this wall-mounted glass calendar may be for you. The calendar is big enough to allow you to make notes in each daily box, and view them from across the room at a glance. This calendar would fit right in at an office or in a medical setting.
One reviewer praises the overall “look and quality,” while another notes that it’s great for “at a glance planning,” but not micro-managing tasks and details.
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• Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
This four-month calendar strikes a balance between the monthly and yearly calendars. It allows you to look ahead, but still provides enough space to drill down into details. Because the whiteboard surface is magnetic, you can also attach notes, photos and documents. The calendar also includes an accessories tray for markers.
One reviewer says they “love the size, and the daily squares are large enough for me to add four-six separate items in them.”
Kathleen Willcox
Kathleen Willcox is a journalist who writes about parenting, technology, shopping, food and wine. Her work appears in a variety of publications, including Popular Mechanics, Wine Enthusiast and SevenFifty Daily. She is based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she lives with her husband and twins.
