Ruler Growth Chart

Hello! It has been ages since my last blog post, it is good to be back. If you are anything like me, you have a constant backlog of projects you want to do or have started to do and haven't quite finished. Life is a busy thing. With that in mind, I am always excited when one of those projects gets completed! 

I had the idea of making a ruler growth chart back before my son was born. It was actually one of the things I had pinned to his nursery inspiration board. But knowing I wouldn't need it immediately, it sat on the back burner. By the time his 1st birthday rolled around, I had at least purchased the pine board from the hardware store and was able to mark off how tall he was on it. A few months later I stained it. And a few weeks ago I finally added the lines and numbers. All before he hit the ripe old age of 18 months no less. Ha!

As I mentioned, this was made from a simple pine board I bought at the hardwood store. It measures 6' x 8". I stained it with Special Walnut and then marked off the lines in 1" increments with a pencil. I then went back over the pencil lines with black paint (the perfectionist in me is trying not to agonize over the wobbly hand painted lines. . .) and then I stenciled on the numbers at each foot mark.

I love how it turned out! I plan to record my son's height every 6 months or so. Besides loving how this looks, I like that this is something we can take with us when we move. If we had marked off his height on a wall or door (like we did when I was growing up), we'd have to leave it behind when we eventually move. Now I have a durable, portable, growth chart, that is cute enough to leave out!