Number your days the smarty way
Calendars are power tools for your home. There is no doubt that keeping a family calendar of events brings peace to your schedule. But I am talking about the other great aspect of calendars: The pictures!
Our "control center" calendar does not have any illustrations. The grid itself is the main event. I need it free of distractions, with large boxes for each date. Lots to write! We have other calendars, however, that serve other purposes. They teach us art history, German and the Bible.
An art calendar is a wonderful way to bring a museum into your home. Monet calendars seem to be a dime a dozen. To maximize the art history lesson though, I like to get a calendar with works by various artists. This type is not as easy to find and can be expensive. I was thrilled to discover Calendars.com. This website is my source for "teaching" calendars. It carries calendars featuring selections from famous art museums at reasonable prices. This year we enjoyed art pieces from the Louvre (oo la la!). Next year we will experience more works of art from the National Gallery. Search under "fine art" or "art museum" calendars. Nudes are inevitable with these art calendars, so you will have to use your discretion. One month I felt compelled to cover the calendar's selection with a piece of artwork created by my own children!
We learn a new German phrase each day with the Living Language German phrase-a-day calendar. Calendars.com features calendars in several foreign languages including Latin! Our German calendar features a phrase, the translation and the literal translation of idioms when needed. It also has vocabulary words and mini-biographies of famous Germans on their birthdates.
Many of the greatest works of art were created to illuminate Bible stories. After all, centuries ago most people could not own Bibles. Even if they could somehow own Bibles, they could not read them since they were in Latin. Hence, the Biblical Masterpieces calendar. It is helpful to have a visual picture of the Bible stories that we read. It is also interesting to see the artist's interpretation of the passages.
I just ordered our 2007 calendars and I can't wait for all the new things we will learn!
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Our "control center" calendar does not have any illustrations. The grid itself is the main event. I need it free of distractions, with large boxes for each date. Lots to write! We have other calendars, however, that serve other purposes. They teach us art history, German and the Bible.
An art calendar is a wonderful way to bring a museum into your home. Monet calendars seem to be a dime a dozen. To maximize the art history lesson though, I like to get a calendar with works by various artists. This type is not as easy to find and can be expensive. I was thrilled to discover Calendars.com. This website is my source for "teaching" calendars. It carries calendars featuring selections from famous art museums at reasonable prices. This year we enjoyed art pieces from the Louvre (oo la la!). Next year we will experience more works of art from the National Gallery. Search under "fine art" or "art museum" calendars. Nudes are inevitable with these art calendars, so you will have to use your discretion. One month I felt compelled to cover the calendar's selection with a piece of artwork created by my own children!
We learn a new German phrase each day with the Living Language German phrase-a-day calendar. Calendars.com features calendars in several foreign languages including Latin! Our German calendar features a phrase, the translation and the literal translation of idioms when needed. It also has vocabulary words and mini-biographies of famous Germans on their birthdates.
Many of the greatest works of art were created to illuminate Bible stories. After all, centuries ago most people could not own Bibles. Even if they could somehow own Bibles, they could not read them since they were in Latin. Hence, the Biblical Masterpieces calendar. It is helpful to have a visual picture of the Bible stories that we read. It is also interesting to see the artist's interpretation of the passages.
I just ordered our 2007 calendars and I can't wait for all the new things we will learn!
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