I've always loved the idea of marking kids heights regularly as they grow up. Growing up, I was somewhat preoccupied with my height, always wishing that I was just a couple inches taller. (throughout junior high and high school, I would faithfully record my
height behind my closet door in my room and, despite nobody noticing, I
DID go through a fairly significant growth spurt where I grew about 1
inch a month for at least 6 months to a year) Maybe that's the reason I've always been fascinated with marking growth, or maybe I'm just a little sentimental like that. Whatever the case, I realized when I moved away from the room with all my markings behind the closet that whenever I had kids, I would need something more transportable. I did copy down all of my markings on a sheet of paper and measured how far from the floor it should go, but it's just not the same. : )
So, as Levi's first birthday was approaching, I was keeping my eye out for a growth chart idea. I fell in love with one on Pinterest (of course) and set to work. It was fairly easy to make and I finally hung it today. I'd say it turned out pretty well. What do you think?
You can find the tutorial I followed HERE. It was a super-affordable project too! The 1x6 I used was $3.50. The black paint I already had. And the sawtooth picture hanger on the back was $3.50 for a pack of 10. Total=$7
5 comments:
Great idea, and I love that you're thinking ahead with the transportable nature of it - I also love that it's a little more solid that those ones people hang in nurseries.
Love it!!
Brilliant... utterly brilliant!
very cool!!!
That 2 looks perfect!
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