Pacman Perpetual Calendar by ChrysN
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Waka Waka Waka

Pacman chomps his way through the month on this magnetic calendar.  The dots are numbered with the dates; ghost, fruit and power pellets can be used to mark special occasions, birthdays, deadlines or other dates that you may need to remember throughout the month.  This is a perpetual calendar so once all the dots are removed, you can move onto the next level, I mean month and reset the dots.

 
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Step 1: READY!

What you will need:
  • A piece of sheet metal
  • Yellow and white craft foam
  • Magnets (I used a thin magnet sheet and larger circles that I got from a dollar store)
  • Polymer clay
  • Black and blue paint (or instead of blue paint, blue model striping tape)
  • Metal primer and varnish
  • Paint brushes
  • Hole punch
  • Scissors
  • Pencil and ruler
  • Glue
fifipoodlebum says: Jan 9, 2013. 5:54 PM
I love your ruler! (the Instructable is also good)
ChrysN (author) says: Jan 9, 2013. 8:54 PM
Thanks!
giike3 says: Jul 8, 2012. 10:46 AM
Nic3 it must have 55 diffrent school uses
wwhitt says: Nov 17, 2011. 8:20 PM
WHere did you buy the sheet metal amd magnet sheet
ChrysN (author) says: Nov 17, 2011. 8:34 PM
The magnets you can get a craft store and dollar stores. The sheet metal may also be found in craft/hobby stores or hardware stores or online.
wwhitt says: Nov 17, 2011. 9:15 PM
Thanks did you only use magnets from the sheet and how much would you estimate the parts cost? I can't wait to make it this weekend
ChrysN (author) says: Nov 17, 2011. 9:33 PM
They clay is a couple of dollars for each colour or just use white and paint it. The craft foam you can get a 100 pack for a dollar at a dollar store, magnets a couple of dollars the metal will cost a bit more so I would estimate it to be about $20 dollars or so.
wwhitt says: Nov 17, 2011. 9:45 PM
Thanks. I'm gonna head down to home depot this Saturday to get the metal
The Papier Boy says: Jul 1, 2011. 6:39 PM
Anything that combines Pacman and Sculpey gets 5 stars from me. Excellent,
ChrysN (author) says: Jul 1, 2011. 7:27 PM
Thanks!
Jamez Britton says: May 29, 2011. 2:48 AM
I like this!
I think I might make one
poofrabbit says: Apr 23, 2011. 8:29 PM
WOW! This is so cool, I plan to make one. Thanks for the fantastic idea!!
cdawisconsin says: Apr 13, 2011. 9:16 AM
Great idea and congrats on being a finalist.
ChrysN (author) says: Apr 18, 2011. 1:34 PM
Thanks!
annahowardshaw says: Apr 13, 2011. 9:18 PM
I love this Instructable!

And check it out...both our projects were posted on this site : )
http://gadgetsin.com/category/diy-gadgets


ChrysN (author) says: Apr 18, 2011. 1:34 PM
Cool!
master5236 says: Apr 10, 2011. 5:54 PM
whats the size for sheet metal?
ChrysN (author) says: Apr 18, 2011. 1:33 PM
It was about 18x20cm.
musick_08 says: Mar 17, 2011. 1:44 PM
This was a great idea! I'm gonna make a mario bros. one ;)
GEESE GIRL says: Apr 6, 2011. 1:13 PM
I LUV MARIO TO MABY I WILL DO THE SAME THING
ChrysN (author) says: Mar 17, 2011. 4:10 PM
When I put the blue horizontal stripes on mine, I thought it looked more like a platform game. I'm sure a Mario version would look great.
GEESE GIRL says: Apr 6, 2011. 1:11 PM
so cool i luv pacman my brother lost my pacman game for ds so i have not played in a while
star_above_the_clouds says: Apr 5, 2011. 2:30 PM
Amazing! I would have never thought of this! :D
ChrysN (author) says: Apr 5, 2011. 2:49 PM
Thanks!
mg0930mg says: Mar 21, 2011. 6:20 PM
Very cool.
ChrysN (author) says: Mar 21, 2011. 7:49 PM
Thanks!
mystery_of_me says: Mar 19, 2011. 12:39 AM
I LOVE THIS!!!!

Great idea! Love the video!

The arcade music brings me waaay back! :)
Creativeman says: Mar 18, 2011. 12:54 PM
Good job Chrys...as always...couldn't resist, reminded me of a board I made back in the 80's when I was addicted to MsPacMan!
MsPacMan.jpg
ChrysN (author) says: Mar 18, 2011. 4:08 PM
That looks great!
Dumchicken says: Mar 17, 2011. 5:52 PM
booooooooya!!!! tis are tey awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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St Jimmy says: Mar 18, 2011. 12:09 PM
Your name is truly apt
CrLz says: Mar 18, 2011. 7:55 AM
Awesomness- sweet idea and great look!
butterbeans says: Mar 17, 2011. 8:55 PM
awesome job!
LEGODUDE88 says: Mar 17, 2011. 4:33 PM
This looks great! Thanks for posting it!
aleceatsfood says: Mar 17, 2011. 3:51 PM
HA AWESOME!!
yokozuna says: Mar 17, 2011. 6:23 AM
Mustn't divide by sevens! AHHHHH!!!! :) (nice job).
AlpineButterfly says: Mar 17, 2011. 6:03 AM
Totally cute! Love the font on the day of the week letters!
NachoMahma says: Mar 17, 2011. 6:00 AM
. Wokka wokka wokka!
capricorn says: Mar 17, 2011. 5:35 AM
M'lady this it lovely, thanks for sharing.

Two thumbs up :)
mikeasaurus says: Mar 16, 2011. 11:25 PM
Nice work! An awesome homage to a classic!
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