Our April Holiday Checklist focuses on planning for Mother’s Day, Graduations, and Father’s Day, as well as your Christmas 12-month plan. Stay organized when planning numerous events.
Purchase gifts and cards for May
Start planning June parties
Mother’s Day
Review budget.
Finish homemade gifts
Purchase grocery items from the non-perishable list each week
April Holiday Checklist for the holidays
Plan holiday menus-Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and Day.
– Organize recipes and menus together.
– Make a shopping list
– Note non-perishable items
Plan Holiday parties
How many parties are you going to have and when?
– Make a budget.
– Plan menus or refreshments.
– Organize recipes
– Make a shopping list
– Note non-perishable items
Gift list
Check for missing names on your gift list, e.g., teachers, cub scout leaders, tips to the hairdresser, etc.
Christmas
Ongoing Christmas newsletter: Make notes of events that occurred in March.
Photo calendar: Plan the April pictures you must take for your photo calendar. Develop or upload March photos.
Buy 1/10 of budgeted Christmas gifts or place money in savings.
Update the Gift Chest list with new items you have purchased.
Home-made gifts: Refer to the calendar for Christmas projects you should be working on now.
Christmas budget: up-date budget.
Father’s Day
Start plans for Father’s Day
-If camping out, list all the equipment you need.
Plan menus.
– Organize recipes
– Make a shopping list
– Note non-perishable items
Plan gifts for the day. Mark on the shopping list with gift wraps and cards.
– Are you planning on making some of the gifts? Make a project page in your notebook.
– Mark needed items on the project shopping list
Graduation
Three weeks before, address and mail invitations.
Refer to your party plan — complete items needing to be done for each week.
Update your budget for the event.
School
Begin wardrobe planning your next year’s clothing. Spread purchases out over the next several months.
If you are making clothing, create a project page.
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