DIY ADHD Notepad: Daily Planning Notepad with Magnetic Folding Cover

How to Make a DIY ADHD Notepad with Magnetic Closure

This DIY ADHD notepad tutorial shows you how to make a structured daily planning notepad with PVA glue binding and a magnetic folding chipboard cover. The layout is designed with ADHD-friendly features — clear sections, simple structure, and a consistent daily format — to help you stay focused and organized without feeling overwhelmed by too many options on one page.

The magnetic closure keeps the notepad securely closed in your bag or on your desk, so your pages stay protected and your day’s plan stays private. When you open it, the folding cover lays flat and the notepad is ready for writing. The daily format gives you a single-page structure for each day, which works well for people who benefit from starting fresh every morning without carrying over yesterday’s unfinished tasks.

In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to print 80 pages of daily ADHD planning inserts, bind them with PVA glue, build a multi-panel folding chipboard cover, install magnetic closure strips, and mount the notepad inside the cover. Customize the daily layout using templates from Planify Pro. For more notepad decoration ideas, check our guide to decorating and selling custom notepads.

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Template

How to Export PDF

Notepad: Go to Save/Export -> Selected Page -> Paper -> Select A4 -> Click Generate PDF
Cover: Go to Save/Export -> Selected Page -> Paper -> Select A4 -> Click Generate PDF

How to Print PDF

Download the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader program for printing.

Print inserts at 100% scale only front side. Print the cover at 130% scale at best quality

You will need

Materials:

Regular Paper
Magnet Sheet
Chipboard
White glossy sticker paper
PVA Glue

Equipments:

Heavy Duty Paper cutter to cut paper

Instructions:

Print out the inserts and cut to size. Total around 80 pages.
Clip the inserts and apply PVA glue to the top edge
Let it dry 15 min
Trim off the white edges if the cover designs
Connect the covers vertically. The cover design with the title “Daily ADHD” should be placed at the bottom
Prepare the following chipboards: Piece 1) 15 × 11 cm, Piece 2) 11 × 0.9 cm, Piece 3) 15 × 11 cm, Piece 4) 11 × 1 cm, Piece 5) 11 × 7.5 cm (one side 4.3 cm)
Remove the adhesive of the cover design and place down the chipboards with a 3.8mm gap between the pieces
Trim the corners
Fold in all the sides
Place white glossy sticker paper to the inside
Score the edges
Take the magnet sheet and cut out two squares
Make sure they line up on top of each other when placed together.
Place both magnets on the cover
Remove its adhesive and close the cover
Take the notepad and apply double sided tape to the back
Place the notepad on to the cover