How to Make a DIY Meal Planner Notepad with Perforated Grocery List
This DIY meal planner notepad tutorial shows you how to make a dual-purpose planning pad with a weekly meal planner on one side and a perforated tear-off grocery list on the other. Plan your meals for the week, then tear off the grocery list and take it to the store — all from one simple notepad.
The perforated tear-off design is what makes this meal planner notepad so practical. A perforating cutter adds a clean tear line between the meal planner section and the grocery list, so you can rip off the shopping list without damaging the rest of the pad. Both sections are bound together with PVA glue on a chipboard backing, creating a sturdy notepad you can keep on your kitchen counter or stick to your fridge.
In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to print the meal planner and grocery list templates, use a perforating cutter to add the tear line, stack and clip the pages for binding, and apply PVA glue for a strong spine. Customize the meal categories and grocery sections with templates from Planify Pro and browse more planning layouts in our Planner Collections.
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