Summer with kids can be pure chaos. Between sports clubs, day trips, family holidays and forgotten birthday parties, it can feel like you’re managing a small company—not a household. Enter the Skylight Smart Calendar—a sleek digital wall calendar that just might be the answer to every frazzled parent’s prayers.
Here’s why dads and mums across the UK are making Skylight their secret weapon for staying organised this summer.
1. Everyone knows what’s happening, all the time
Gone are the days of “Wait, we’ve got swimming today?!” confusion. With Skylight, you can sync all your existing calendars—Google, Apple, Outlook, even school or sports ones into one shared family view. It’s colour-coded, clearly laid out, and mounted in a central spot like the kitchen or hallway, so nobody has an excuse for missing anything.
You can even give each family member their own colour, so it’s obvious who’s doing what and when. No more double-bookings. No more “But I didn’t know!” Just calm, clear visibility for everyone.
2. It makes chores and shopping a team sport
Skylight doesn’t just track your calendar—it helps with all those everyday tasks that clutter your brain. You can assign chores to your kids (and yes, they can tick them off themselves on the screen), create shared shopping lists that update in real time, and even set up meal plans if you subscribe to the Plus plan.
The best part? Everyone can add to the list from their own phone—so when someone finishes the last of the cereal, they can put it on the list then and there. It’s like giving your family admin a digital assistant.
3. It’s a digital photo frame that actually means something
When it’s not helping you run your life, Skylight turns into a high-quality digital photo frame. Load it up with your favourite family holiday photos and let them rotate throughout the day—it gives your kitchen a personal touch and sparks conversation with the kids (or even visiting grandparents).
One minute, you’re checking what time swimming lessons start. The next, you’re looking at a snap from last year’s beach trip. It’s that kind of thoughtful, everyday feature that makes Skylight feel less like a gadget and more like part of the family.
4. It handles school admin like a pro
If your inbox is a jungle of school emails, Skylight’s “Magic Import” feature will feel like a game-changer. Just forward those event reminders, PDF newsletters or term dates, and the calendar will scan and add the info automatically. Seriously—it reads your emails and updates the calendar for you.
You can also set reminders and alerts so nothing gets forgotten, even if you’re juggling work meetings, birthday parties and football practice all on the same Saturday.
5. It’s built for parents, by people who get it
Skylight was clearly made with busy families in mind. Setup takes minutes, the touchscreen is large and intuitive, and it’s built to live where real family life happens—like above the kettle or next to the fridge.
Yes, the best features like chore tracking, meal planning and photo slideshow are part of the optional Plus plan (around £29/year), but even the free version delivers serious value. And let’s face it: anything that helps bring a bit of order to the madness of family life is worth the price of a takeaway.
Final thoughts
If your summer looks like a whirlwind of activities, school emails, and shouted reminders, the Skylight Smart Calendar is the calm in the storm. It keeps everyone informed, involved and even a little inspired.
For dads who want to ditch the whiteboard and mums who are tired of the WhatsApp calendar shuffle, this could be your new favourite parenting tool.
