How to Make a Ruler Growth Chart for Children

A traditional growth chart usually appears on a wall in your house where you mark your child's growth on his birthday each year. Rather than mark up a wall, create a ruler growth chart. Using a piece of wood, create a large ruler, placing a photo of your child next to his height on his birthday each year. This way, you create not only an interesting decoration for your home, but also a way to record your child's annual growth.

Things You'll Need

  • 1-by-8 wooden board, 6 feet long
  • Walnut stain
  • Paintbrush
  • Pencil
  • Pen
  • Ruler
  • Paint pen

Instructions

    • 1

      Add a coat of stain with the paintbrush to the wooden board. Allow it to dry and then add a second coat. Let it dry up to six hours.

    • 2

      Use the ruler and pencil to mark off 1-inch intervals along the length of the board. Look at your ruler for style and length of lines. For example, quarter-inch lines should be 2 inches long while the eighth-inch lines are shorter at 1 inch long. If you plan to hang the ruler, begin at 6 inches, making up for the first 6 inches with the space from the floor to the ruler.

    • 3

      Use the pen and paint pen to darken in the lines. Add large numbers at each major interval for feet.

    • 4

      Allow the paint to dry. Hang the ruler on the wall, using the measuring tape so its height corresponds to actual height.

    • 5

      Line your child up against the ruler and take his photo. Develop or print the photo and hang it next to the corresponding height. Repeat this process each year.

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