Keeping track of your own schedule can be challenge enough, but in families with children, there may be six or more to coordinate. Bizzyboard tackles that problem head-on with a wall-mountable board that maps out an entire family's weekly schedule at a glance.
There are other family calendars out there, such as one from MomAgenda, but most are paper-based. Bizzyboard, on the other hand, is essentially a magnetic and erasable white board, with durable, easy-to-clean construction. The 60cm-by-80cm board provides a row for each day of the week and a column for each of up to 6 family members, plus room for miscellaneous scheduling notes. Six large magnets are available for photos of each family member, while 220 smaller ones—some with colourful icons for birthday parties or sports practices, for example, and others blank for customized use—allow even young children to participate in the scheduling process. Weekday names are not printed on the board, allowing customers in different countries to use their own language and choose which day of the week to start with. The board is available in brown or grey, and pricing is EUR 119 plus EUR 15 for shipping. Netherlands-based Bizzyboard currently ships only within Europe. (Update: Bizzyboard now ships worldwide.)
Bizzyboard just launched a few weeks ago with the mission of giving "everyone in your family, including the youngest toddlers, an overview, peace and clarity within their daily activities." Its price seems unsustainably high, but anything that can lend a bit of order to the chaos of family life is sure to win a following, particularly with a cute, kid-friendly format. Perhaps more than anything else, Bizzyboard underscores families' unmet need for kid-friendly organization help. What else could help parents keep home life under control?
Website: www.bizzyboard.com
Contact: info@bizzyboard.com
Spotted by: Willem Bonneux
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Gimmick - all you need is a decent-sized calender, post-it notes and highlighter to do same job!
Also a missed opportunity - the real answer is virtual so you can access schedules remotely for busy, young 'working' families.
You should check out www.cozi.com. A very nice, very easy, very functional on-line family calendar that is truly designed with the whole family in mind. My wife started using it several weeks ago and the pencil and paper are essentailly gone...
Great tool! Pricing is not ridiculous Jo... don't you have a Buggaboo? or Audi? This board seems like robust quality and is very stylish. I ordered one immediately.
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Gimmick; love to have kids that are IT savvy like your kids probably are. My toddlers though are better with a board like this.
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There are paper based versions of planning boards. But truly, I like something of more quality!!
ridiculously expensive and is definately not targeted at families!
jo | November 8, 2007 11:43 AM