The best family planners for getting organised in 2025

A selection of the best family planner for busy families

by Samantha Ball |
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Is life feeling a bit frantic right now? The kids are back at school and you're back at work, and the job of juggling everyone's schedule just feels like too much? We know how you feel! Whether you have a baby with a busy diary of playdates, weigh-ins and doctors appointments, or multiple children with different class WhatsApp groups, school fairs and birthday parties, the mental load can take its toll. That's why staying as organised as you can is so important and investing in one of the best family planners for 2025 is a great place to start.

Every year it's easy to say you'll start this new year being a bit more organised, but it's easy to give up after the first week if you don't have the tools to help with that. A the best family planners will help you keep on top of everyday life, from appointments to baby classes.

Best family planners at a glance

You can also get baby meal planners to support you in your little one's weaning journey. We've rounded up our favourite family planners and organisers to help you stay on top of life's admin, from diary-style books to wall calendars and family planner apps. With a huge range of styles to choose from, you can start the new year as you mean to go on - organised and in control!

Best overall family planner

Best family planner 2024 Family Organiser Calendar Memo Pad
Five columns for all the family
Amazon

The 2025 Family Organiser Calendar Memo Pad is a great way of keeping the while family organised. With five columns that you can add names to, you can keep everyone's appointments and plans organised and see everyone's week and month ahead at a glance. There's also two sticky pads, to create shopping lists and general notes so it's a great way of keeping everything in one place too.

One customer wrote: "A good calendar at a good price."

Pros

  • Helps keep organised all year
  • Sticky pads for notes and shopping list
  • 5 columns

Cons

  • Can't take it on the go
Dimensions:34 x 34 x 1cm
Material:Cardboard
Pages:12
Dated:Yes
  • 4 x style choices
  • Runs from January to December
  • 5 x columns
  • 1 x note pads
  • 1 x shopping list

Best family budget planner

Best family planner GoGirl Budget Planner
Plan your family's budget with ease
Amazon
Price: $16.99

If you're specifically looking to tackle your family's finances, this is the planner for you. With this family budget planner you can manage all your personal finances, savings, budgets, debt, payments and much more, all in one place. The compact size of the GoGirl Budget Planner is ideal for slipping into your handbag or changing bag so you can manage things on the go.

One customer wrote: "I love this planner, it comes with little stickers to help plan your month, and it is so easy to track spending. It helped me cut down on silly expenditure and save more."

Pros

  • Helpful when on maternity leave
  • Keep track of spending

Cons

  • No sections for general appointments or planning
Dimensions:13.5 x 19cm
Cover:Faux leather
Pages:120
Dated:No
  • 1 x user manual
  • 1 x sticker sheet
  • Undated

Best diary for mums

An Italian Summer 2025 diary from Papier
Summer days await with this diary
Papier
Price: £21.25 (Was £25.00)

www.papier.com

This hardback weekly diary has plenty of space to organise your to-do lists for 2025, as well as your goals and aims for the year. Weekly, monthly and yearly overviews make it easy to see what your schedule looks like at a glance, while two ribbon markers help you find information quickly. And in the drab days of January, the Italian Summer theme will keep you going until the days get a little warmer!

Pros

  • Extra pages for notes
  • Month, week and year view
  • Good size
  • Ribbons help keep your place

Cons

  • No onsite reviews
Dimensions:153mm x 215mm
Cover:Hardback
Pages:96 leaves (192 sides) of paper
Dated:Yes
  • Year-view for 2025 & 2026
  • Month-view for 2025, including national holidays
  • Start each month by setting out your monthly goals, to-do lists, priorities & new habits
  • Week-view running 30th December 2024 to 4th January 2026
  • Pages for contacts
  • A mix of dotted, lined & gridded pages for extra notes
  • 10 x colour choices

4.

Echo Show 15

Best digital family planner

Best family planner Echo Show 15
Everything at your finger tips with Echo Show 15
Amazon

While this might seem an extravagant way to get organised, it's also so much more than just a family planner. The Echo Show 15 lets you plan and organise your life, whilst also being able to watch your favourite shows, display photos and use the Alexa functions. You can see your top apps at a glance, including family’s calendars and to-do lists, weather, news and photos.It's a great device to have in the kitchen which can help to keep you organised all year, every year.

One review said: "There's no question about it; this Amazon Echo device stands out as the finest of its kind. It's a multifunctional marvel, serving as a digital photo album, a smart device controller, a source of weather and news updates, a music player, and even a note-taking assistant. What's more, its sleek appearance complements any room décor beautifully. I'm absolutely smitten with it."

Pros

  • All-in-one style organiser
  • Digital
  • Includes photos, weather, news and Fire TV
  • Convenient to use

Cons

  • Requires setting up
  • Fire TV is best experienced in landscape orientation
Dimensions:15.6" screen
Display:Digital 1080 resolution
Power source:Power adapter
  • Remote controlled
  • Photo display
  • Landscape or portrait options
  • Control smart devices 

Best family planner app

A laptop open on a Google search screen with a tea cup in the background
The best family planner app to keep you all organised
Canva

If you want to stay organised on the go, at home, and get the whole family involved in managing their own diaries, the Google Family Calendar is for you. This handy family planner app lets you sync your calendars as you can all add events to the app and easily see everyone's schedules in one place. This makes it easy to spot any potential double-bookings and juggle busy family life.

Pros

  • Can keep everyone's appointments and events in one place
  • Can use different colours to see at a glance
  • Easy to use wherever you are

Cons

  • Requires you to have a gmail account
  • Have to set up a family group on Google
Format:App
Pages:N/A
  • Centralised organisation for the whole family
  • Share your calendar with other family members, and control what they can see and do on it
  • Receive notifications about upcoming events
  • Today View lets you see the day's events

6.

Large 2024-2025 Family Planner

Best weekly planner for families

Large 2024-2025 Family Planner 5 Columns Week to View Calendar with Memo Pad 17 Months Wall Planner With Shopping List and Stickers
Stickers make this family planner fun for kids
Amazon

This week-by-week family planner makes it easy to see your weekly schedule and has plenty of space for all the family, with 5 columns that can be named so everyone has their own space to add their events and appointments. With a shopping list, to do list and clip on pen, it has all you need to stay organised in one place.

Mother&Baby's Deputy Hub Editor, Stephanie Spencer recommends this family planner, saying "It has plenty of space to fill in activities and appointments, and I like that you can have a column for each member of the family. It comes with a selection of stickers and a pocket at the back to store these in. Each page has a shopping list and general to do list area, which is handy. The only improvements I'd suggest would be providing a better pen, perhaps a biro - as the felt tip is hard to read (I've swapped it out with my own). I also would prefer if the whole month was visible on one page, rather than week by week, as it's a bit trickier to look ahead."

Pros

  • Has 5 columns so each member of the family can have their own space
  • Comes with a pen, shopping list and to do list
  • A selection of stickers makes it fun and easy to stay organised, especially for kids

Cons

  • Can only see one week at a time
  • The pen is a felt tip which can be harder to use
Dimensions:30cm x 30cm
Dates:17-Month Family Planner Calendar from July 2024 to December 2025
Style:Week-to-view calendar style
  • Includes notable dates and public holidays
  • Shopping list
  • 5 Name columns
  • Event stickers

Best personalised family planner

A personalised photo calendar hanging on a wall with a pot plant in front
Personalise your family planner
CEWE
Price: From £14.99

www.cewe.co.uk

This personalised calendar lets you stay on top of appointments and events while enjoying photographs of your family. It can be personalised with any photos you choose, and you can play around with the layout and sizes of the images, adding more than one for each month. There are three sizes to choose from - A4 (2xA5), A3 (2xA4) or A2 - if you need more space for each day.

Mother&Baby's Digital Writer, Rebecca Lancaster recommends this calendar, saying "I buy personalised calendar's every year for grandparents and ourselves. It's a lovely way of seeing how the children have changed over the previous year while staying organised for this year."

Pros

  • Can be personalised with your photos
  • Available in 3 sizes, A4, A3 and A2
  • Choose your own start month
  • Wide range of designs

Cons

  • Laying out the photos can be a little tricky
Dimensions:A4, A3, A2
Material: Classic Paper
Pages:12 + cover page
Binding:Spiral
  • Choose your own start month
  • Wide range of contemporary designs and templates available
  • Space to write your own notes
  • Choose A4 (2xA5), A3 (2xA4) or A2 (2xA3) size

8.

Star Online 2025 Family Planner with five column layout

Best family wall planner

Star Online 2025 Calendar Family Home Organiser Year Planner with 5 Column Layout Gift Floral & Leaf Design - Purple Flower
Space for all the family to stay organised
Amazon

This family planner will help keep the whole family organised and is great if your kids are older and have busy lives with clubs, parties and events to keep track of. There are 5 columns so everyone in the family can have their own named column and you can see at a glance what everyone has on each day. There's also a handy pen, note pad and shopping list.

One customer wrote: "This is the second year in a row I've ordered this calendar. There's four of us in our household with lots of differing plans to remember and I find it so much easier using a calendar like this where everyone has their own column. The extra shopping and notes section is very handy and the pen it comes with is actually quite decent, although I do swap it out for a multi-coloured pen. Design is very nice and although fairly big, I like this as a feature. Would recommend and will likely buy again next year!"

Pros

  • Five columns so every family member can have their own
  • At a glance view of everyone's month
  • Shopping list, note pad and pen also included

Cons

  • Some reviewers though the paper was thin
Dimensions:57cm x 27cm
Cover:Paper
Pages:12
Dated:Yes
  • Five columns for each family member
  • Shopping list
  • Note pad
  • Pen included
  • Flower design

Best dated family planner

Best family planner Busy B Family Diary January to December 2024
Get organised in style
Busy B
Price: $26.68

The Busy B Family Diary January to December 2025 comes with four columns to make planning everyone's weeks easier. There's a pen loop so you always have one to hand, and there's even tear off lists so you can take shopping lists and other notes on the go, without having to take the whole planner.

One review said: "This is my 3rd Busy B diary. Perfect for a busy family of 5 and all the schedules! It's a great size, good quality and great value. I would only buy this diary. Thank you."

Pros

  • 4 columns for family members
  • Weekly planning
  • Pen loop
  • Tear off lists

Cons

  • Might need more than four columns
Dimensions:A5
Cover:Faux leather
Pages:N/A
Dated:Yes
  • Durable
  • Elasticated seal
  • Handy pockets
  • 4 x person columns per week

10.

Boxclever Press Everyday Desk Calendar 2025 with To-Do List Flip Pad

Best desk family planner

Boxclever Press Everyday Desk Calendar 2025 with To-Do List Flip Pad
Stay organised with this calendar and to-do list
Amazon

Ideal for popping on your desk or on the side for everyone to see, the Boxclever Press Boxclever Press Everyday Desk Calendar 2025 with To-Do List Flip Pad has a clear month-by-month view with a handy to do list flip pad on the side so you can keep track of your to-do list for the month.

One customer wrote: "I love this desk calendar. It does everything I need and is sturdy and stands upright as it should. I love the design, the paper quality is good and doesn't smudge, and there is plenty of space to write events for each day, with a space for notes too. There is also a notepad on the side for any additional notes you might need. Now I have found this calendar, it is the only one for me!"

Pros

  • Easy to view the month at a glance
  • 52 tear off to-do lists
  • Pretty design

Cons

  • A desk planner so not ideal for hanging on the wall for the whole family to see
Dimensions:21 x 26.5 cm
Cover:Cardboard
Pages:12 calendar pages and 52 lists
Dated:Yes
  • 52 tear off to-do lists
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Stand up design
  • Extra note space each month

Why should I get a family planner?

Having a family planner is a great way to try and keep organised. When you have a new baby, they can have quite a lot of appointments in their first year with check ups, vaccination appointments and even baby sensory classes. By having a place to keep all the important information, you'll won't miss any appointments or double book yourself.

If your New Year's resolution is to be even more organised in 2025, you can even get a Christmas planner for staying on top of any present buying throughout the year, and pre-plan Christmas days out.

Samantha Ball is a Features&Reviews Editor, having worked across different online lifestyle brands since 2018. She’s a mum of two and also has two cats and two dogs, who she loves going for long walks with in the Peak District. Samantha loves finding the best products for her home that help with organisation and cleaning.

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