Review the Calendar for April
Check your “to do” list for Cinco de Mayo
Check your “to do” list for any April events
Mark any special dates that need to be added.
Pencil in your Celebrate Me Day (your birth date)
Celebration Magic
Buy all cards for May events
Sign, Stamp, & Address them
Fill out party planner sheets for any events you are hosting this month
Make yourself a pretty spring journal to use for notes and happy thoughts
Creative Magic
Crafts:
Pick a craft to work on this month from your master craft list
Set aside time each week to work on it
Continue creating lists for each craft you hope to do, materials needed etc.
Make a fun “spring display” in your home. Use items you already have.
Self Discovery:
Start a home journal. Use it for dreams, reflections, and art of homemaking thoughts
Look at your TO READ list. Update it if needed. Read a book from the list this month! Try to make it an inspirational one. Spring is the time of new beginnings.
Make a list of local places that are fun to visit. Put the list in your notebook or write it in your Spring journal. Pick an afternoon to visit one of the places.
Family:
Talk with your family about your outdoor living spaces. What ideas do they have?
As a family: create a garden, flower bed, pond, or outdoor space.
Future Magic:
May Look Ahead:
Plan any events that are in the first seven days of May (Cinco de Mayo)
April Rudolph Day:
Inventory your Christmas DVDs, videos, and books.
Add to your cash for Christmas fund
Make your Christmas cards
Make a twenty four days of Christmas activities list. Create kits for the activities.
April Great Pumpkin Day:
Pick a date for your fall party. Start a party planner section in your fall notebook.
Burn a CD of scary songs or sounds. Make a label to match your party theme.
Search on line for decorating ideas for a fall party.
April Turkey Day:
Write in your gratitude journal
Sort through your Thanksgiving decor boxes and inventory the items.
Year Round Prep:
Work on your master gift list, include ideas for people, search online for inspiration
Sort and declutter your Christmas Recipe Notebook
Try a new cookie recipe
Copyright 2008 Ginger B. Schenck, Magical Holiday Home and Month by Month