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Holiday custody schedule generator

Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Mother's Day, and Father's Day — see who has each one for the next few years, then print it or add it to your calendar.

These three flip to the other parent in odd-numbered years (2027, 2029…).
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This is a snapshot. Ellsby keeps holidays on your real shared calendar automatically, alongside the rest of your custody schedule — not a PDF you reprint every December.

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How this generator works

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's are grouped together and flip to the other parent every calendar year — the most common approach in parenting-plan templates, and simple to remember ("even years" or "odd years"). Mother's Day and Father's Day stay with the same parent every year, regardless of whose regular custody time it falls on. All five take priority over the regular weekly rotation for their own dates only — the rest of the calendar is unaffected.

Every family's agreement is different. If yours splits Christmas Eve and Christmas Day between both parents every year instead of alternating the whole block, or handles a holiday not listed here, generate this as a starting point and adjust the dates by hand.

Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere — it's generated in your browser. See the custody schedule generator for the regular weekly rotation these holidays sit on top of.

FAQ

Do holiday schedules override the regular custody schedule?

Only for the holiday's own dates. If Thanksgiving falls during what would normally be Parent B's week, the holiday assignment above takes over for that day (or block), and the regular rotation picks back up right after.

Is this a legal document?

No. This tool produces a planning calendar, not a court filing. If you need a parenting plan for a legal proceeding, ask your attorney or mediator what format the court requires.

What about Easter, Halloween, spring break, or a religious holiday not listed?

This generator covers the five holidays most commonly split in U.S. parenting plans. Spring break and summer vacation vary too much by school district and family agreement to generate generically — add those directly to your calendar once you've agreed on the dates.

Does the .ics file work with Apple and Google Calendar?

Yes. Download it, then open it (Apple Calendar) or import it from Settings → Import (Google Calendar). It adds one event per holiday, per year, named for the parent whose time it is.