free planner 2017

Because we thought, why not coincide Shark Week with those of us who are ready to plan ahead into the coming school year and all things 2017? Duh.

Jk. We were actually behind because we can barely breathe, but that makes it sound officially important and stuff.

We’ve received the emails, social media messages, tweets, smoke signals, sky writing and morse code. And we’re super thrilled to bring our free planner for 2017 back for anyone and everyone who starts their planning early! {Get your 2016 here!}

We’ll be honest… this year was tough to get it out. We’re drowning in house rehab right now after relocating this spring, and just trying to find our new normal. But we know that this is useful to so many of you, and honestly, it’s also how I survive all the things… it’s kind of crazy how a good planning session with stickers and tabs can just make a gal feel better. We could be in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, and color coded lists can make all things right in the world again.

So here we are!

We didn’t change that much this year from the look of last year, just because 2016 was such a success. We thought that if anyone else was in the process of downloading, we’d like the new version to integrate seamlessly with the old. Insert other clever phrases about reinventing the wheel, here. There are so many endless possibilities for versions to select, we just want you to have it your way, baby. Simply click on the file of your choice + print!

Without further ado, our 2017 planner:

{Psssst! Nothing makes us happier than seeing them put to good use. Use #thehandmadehomefreebies on instagram, and we’d love to see them there!}

Planner Covers: • cover page floral 2017 • cover page mint plaid 2017 • cover page yellow stripe 2017

A5 Covers: • a5 cover page floral 2017 • A5 cover page mint plaid 2017 • a5 cover page yellow stripe 2017

Info Pages: • info blue drop 2017 • info brick rosettes 2017 • info yellow plaid 2017

A5 Info Pages: • A5 info blue drop 2017 • A5 info brick rosettes 2017 • A5 info yellow plaid 2017

Year at a Glance: • year at a glance Jan-Jun • year at a glance July – Dec 2017

A5 Year at a Glance: • A5 Year at a glance Jan-Jun • A5 year at a glance July – Dec 2017

Contacts: contacts

A5 Contacts: A5 contacts

Emergency Contacts: emergency contacts

A5 Emergency Contacts: A5 emergency contacts

Birthdays & Anniversaries Pages: • birthdays Jan-June • birthdays jul – dec

A5 Birthdays & Anniversaries Pages: • A5 birthdays Jan-Jun • A5 birthdays Jul-Dec

Goals Pages: • goals aqua, • goals plaid, • goals striped

Goals Pages A5: • A5 goals striped, • A5 goals plaid, • A5 goals aqua

Divider Pages: • divider blue big plaid, • divider blue lemon drop, • divider orange plaid, • divider peach plaid, • divider green cloud, • divider green plaid, • divider floral, • divider green cloud, • divider green polkadot, • divider lemon drop, • divider blue plaid, • divider yellow polkadot, • divider yellow plaid

Divider Pages A5: • A5 divider stripe, • A5 divider yellow polkadot, • A5 yellow plaid-divider, • A5 green polkadot divider, • A5 green plaid divider, • A5 lemon drop divider, • A5 green cloud divider • A5 floral divider, • A5 divider peach plaid, • A5 divider orange plaid, • A5 divider blue big plaid, • A5 blue divider, • A5 blue lemondrop divider

Calendar Views: 2017
• January Blue Drops • January Yellow and Pink Stripe • January Yellow Rosettes
• February Floral • February Green Plaid • February Multi Stripe
• March Orange Plaid • March Colorful Rosettes • March Colorful Stripe
• April Yellow Plaid • April Blue Leaves • April Aqua and Brick Plaid
• May Colorful Stripe • May Colorful Rosettes • May Citrus Plaid
• June Orange Rosettes • June Green Plaid • June Aqua Cloud
• July Yellow Polka Dot • July Colorful Stripes • July Blue Plaid
• August Yellow and Orange Plaid• August Floral • August Cool Stripes
• September Lemon Drop • September Green Plaid • September Colorful Rosettes
• October Yellow and Green Stripe • October Aqua Rosettes • October Pastel Plaid
• November Pink Plaid • November Floral • November Multi Stripe
• December Lime Cloud • December Brick Plaid • December Green Plaid

Calendar Views A5: 2017
• A5 January Rosettes • A5 January Blue Drop A5 • January Pink and Yellow Stripe
• A5 February Lime Plaid • A5 February Citrus Stripe • A5 February Flowers
• A5 March Rosettes • A5 March Citrus Plaid • A5 March Multi Stripe
• A5 April Yellow Plaid • A5 April Aqua and Brick Plaid • A5 April Aqua Leaves
• A5 May Flowers • A5 May Blue Stripe • A5 May Cirtrus Plaid
• A5 June Yellow Flowers • A5 June Clouds • A5 June Lime Plaid
• A5 July Yellow Polka Dot • A5 July Blue Plaid • A5 July Blue Stripe
• A5 August Cool Stripe • A5 August Flowers • A5 August Yellow and Orange Plaid
• A5 September Rosettes • A5 September Lemon Drop • A5 September Green Plaid
• A5 October Blue Rosettes • A5 October Lemon Stripe • A5 October Bright Plaid
• A5 November Flowers • A5 November Pink Plaid • A5 November Citrus Stripe
• A5 December Green Stripe • A5 December Brick Plaid • A5 December Green Cloud

Weekly Views:
• Floral M-W, • Floral T-S,
• Plaid M-W, • Plaid T-S,
• Plain M-W, • Plain T-S

Weekly Views A5:
• A5 Floral M-W , • A5 Floral T-F,
• A5 Plaid M-W • A5 Plaid T-S,
• A5 Plain M-W, • A5 Plain T-S

To Do List Pages: • To Do Cloud, • To Do Floral

A5 To Do List Pages : • A5 To Do Floral, • A5 To Do Cloud

Budget Pages: Budget

A5 Budget Pages: A5 Budget

Cleaning Schedule: • Cleaning schedule floral, • Cleaning schedule plaid

A5 Cleaning Schedule : • A5 cleaning schedule plaid, • A5 Cleaning schedule floral

Menu Plan + Shopping List: • Menu plan floral, • Menu plan plaid

A5 Menu Plan and Shopping List : • A5 menu plan floral, • A5 menu plan plaid

Chore Charts: • weekly chores plaid, • weekly chores floral, • weekly chores stripe

Our lesson planning pages are in three simple formats this year, all of them blank.

1. The first set is formatted for teachers with a homework column:
• Lesson plans floral, • Lesson plans blue lemon drop, • Lesson plans plaid

2. The second set is for anyone working with a single child:
• Lesson planner single child blue lemon drop • Lesson planner single child plaid • Lesson planner single child floral

3. And the third is for multiple children, with a column at the top for additional names:
• Lesson plans multiple kids blue lemon drop, • Lesson plans multiple kids floral • Lesson plans multiple kids plaid

Format them any way you like for your own personal use!

Anyone keeping track of schoolwork at home? We simply printed these out, and laminated them. With their work listed on one side, they can keep up with it during the school year or summer months. From reading to math… It’s helped us help them take initiative.

School Charts:
• school charts_floral • school charts plaid • school charts blue lemon drop

Our favorite planners/supplies/things that make us happy and keep us organized: (The below are affiliate links and we do receive a small percent of the sale, which helps us provide the planner for free. So thank you in advance for clicking on and checking out these awesome products.)

1. & 2. – The Wilson Jones Binder – Available in multiple colors

3. & 8. – And for an A5 Size, we love this little binder with this hole punch to make our printables customizable – be prepared for these to take a little bit to ship, but they’re worth the wait.

4. These metallic gel pens make for great planner marking

5. We still adore these tabs to easily  organize everything in our binders and help us keep our sanity.

6. Clearly, we’re writing instrument addicts: Mircon Pen, Sharpie Pens, and our very favorite mechanical pencil {we’ve been using these for thirteen years and will do so until we DIE.}

7. Paper clips to bind similar pages together, and bring a smile to your face. {Our kids fight over these for school stuff}

9. Washi Tape: To mark off certain days clearly, and remind me of my love of Hello Kitty. Also, it wards off alien zombies.

10. More fun clips, here. 

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We have slightly different colors and different file selections for 2017. We didn’t diverge much from 2016 so it would blend well if you added to it. We hope you can choose, pick, and enjoy!

• If you’re new here, be sure to check out all of our free printables, here + our spaces, here. All posts in chronological order, here. 

• Nothing makes us happier than seeing them put to good use. Use #thehandmadehomefreebies on instagram, and we’d love to see them there!

And now, just a few always-asked questions: 

1. What kind of paper do you print this on? Cardstock is what we love best. It’s probably not the most practical but it makes our planner feel official and stuff. Because planning may just be how we rule the world so that makes it important. It’s great for all things dreaming and scheming, but any will do! The regular size will fit perfectly on an 8.5 x 11 – just click, print, hole punch and use. The smaller size will still fit on a standard sheet, just cut to your preferred (smaller A5 size) and use – Be sure to print these with a crop mark option to make it easier to trim.

2. Can you print this on two sides? I actually use the blank sides for extra sketching space… it’s how I think and a lot of the ideas in my head work themselves onto paper that way. So I prefer the blank sides. But if you want to print on two sides, you can take it to a professional printer, or depending on your printer settings, try to run your paper back through to get it on the next side. This will vary for everyone depending on what they have to work with of the printer variety.

3. Can you tell me how to print on both sides? Unfortunately, this all depends on what route you choose to take and which printer you use. So that makes us about as useful as, well, this answer.

4. How much will this cost to print? How much paper will it use? There are so many options for this, it all depends on you: How many you print at a time, what you decide to print, etc. We would recommend getting a few quotes, but the cheapest option will be at home if you already have a printer. Either way, it’s still cheaper than purchasing one!

5. I don’t see my size. Can you provide my size? We have them available in the two sizes listed. However, you can try resizing it for your printer/computer through various programs like Photoshop, or taking it to a professional. Also, you can just print out one of our sizes, laminate the covers, and have it bound at a local print shop. Plenty of our fabulous readers have done this. We hope these suggestions help!

6. Can I take these to a professional printer? Will I be allowed to print them there? Absolutely. These are free. Just give me the blood of your firstborn We just ask that you respect copyright laws by not selling them ;} Or copying them and passing them off as your own. Or throwing them at our heads. All of these things have happened. Share, and enjoy!

7. How did you create these? I am a graphic designer by trade, so the files were created in Adobe Illustrator. Then moved to PDF format in Photoshop to prepare them for our site.

8. Why are all of these in separate files? Options, Options, Options.

This makes them easier for us to manage on our end, and as the years go by, easier for you to download. Each year {don’t worry, we will also have one for 2018 available by next summer} will come with different features, and it helps to pick and choose what you want to add to your own personal collection as you go. (Also, we’re human and will make mistakes. We will be shocked if there is not a single edit that needs to be made.) So this makes for easy quick fixes as soon as we’re notified, depending on the file. Whoops. I’ve officially over explained myself.

9. Can you print this out, prepare it, and mail this to me? no.

10. Regarding additions, changes, personal preferences for color, suggestions, questions and complaints:

We really do hope that you enjoy our free planner. We will definitely consider changes for the future, and appreciate friendly suggestions. We take those to heart each year and make thoughtful changes to the design. Thank you so much for those!

Please bear with us while we explain… Unfortunately, personal preferences will be different for everyone. We know that some people don’t like turning their planner to the side for the monthly view, because it’s hard. And some people don’t like the colors because they give them headaches. And some people think we’re idiots. We know, because we have received these actual messages over a free planner. Wheeeeee!

This was a planner made from scratch and original designs which adds up to days of work. If we tried to meet every single demand, we would never be able to play with our children. Let alone feed them. ;} At some point, we have to have boundaries. So it kind of is what it is. We know we can’t please everyone. 

The options seen are the ones that are available. There are a ton of options here. The entire thing is over 90 files total, for a lot of fun choices at your fingertips to create from the choices available with what you like, best. All of that said, please feel free to not download the planner, if it doesn’t meet your needs. We know that this is not for everyone. 

Thank you so much in advance for your understanding. If you’re still reading this, you the real MVP. 

Thank you so very much for stopping by, and please enjoy + share!

{Psssst! Nothing makes us happier than seeing them put to good use. Use #thehandmadehomefreebies on instagram, and we’d love to see them there!}

:: This post contains affiliate links. It is how we are able to make this planner for free. Please read our full disclosure pertaining to partnerships here ::

As always, let us know if you use them! We’d love to hear. Have an inspired day!

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