Cute vintage month-by-month printable calendar clipart from the 1960s you can still use today

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1960s-style printable calendar clipart you can use for any year

Before digital calendars and daily planners were everywhere, printed calendars were a regular feature in American homes. Starting in the late 1800s, businesses gave them away as promotional items, while magazines and newspapers often printed decorative calendars for readers to cut out and use. By the 1960s, these designs had become more playful and themed, with month-by-month illustrations tied to holidays, seasons and family life.

This set of printable calendar clipart came from a 1964 issue of McCall’s magazine, created for use in 1965. They were designed with kids and families in mind, using lighthearted drawings to mark the months — like cranberry sauce for November, angels for December and chalkboards for September’s back-to-school season. Though originally meant to be cut out and hung up, they work just as well today in planners, scrapbooks or homemade calendars.

We’ve removed the original year from the images so you can reuse them with any calendar setup. You’ll find twelve printable illustrations, one for each month, sized and styled for craft projects or decorative use. They’re simple, cheerful, and full of the kind of quiet seasonal details that defined home life in the mid-20th century.

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Vintage printable calendar clipart by Betsy McCall

January

A house with smoke from a chimney on a snowy day

February calendar icon

Here’s a big “Be my Valentine” card. (See more vintage Valentine’s Day stuff here.)

For the month of March

Here’s a little girl dressing her doll. (See some vintage talking dolls from the ’60s: Just pull the string and they say different things!)

April showers bring May flowers

May calendar printable

Lots of pretty May flowers! (See some beautiful floral patterns and images on our own vintage-style T-shirts, mugs, tote bags & more!)

For the month of June

A lovely summer wedding with family

July calendar image

Decorating in preparation for Independence Day

For the month of August

They’re on a boat! Also see this: A vacation home on the water: The Homarina beach cabin (1960)

September calendar printable

This month was historically back to school time! Remember writing and drawing on an old-fashioned chalkboard?

Icon for October

It’s the spooky season! A young girl and boy sit on a moon for Halloween.

November calendar printable

A girl carries a large mold of cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving dinner.

ALSO SEE: Wait – what? How to make edible cranberry candles as your holiday salad (1960s)

For the month of December

Two girls dressed up as angels for a Christmas celebration.

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