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Giant height ruler

I remember fondly how my Grandma often checked how much the grandkids had grown. The skirting around her kitchen door was the ‘height ruler’ and we would all happily take our turn to see who was the tallest.

{I used pine, some rulers and permanent markers}

When Grandma moved house the ‘height ruler’ moved with her *smile*  It now happily sits in the kitchen at their new home at Nowhere Creek (and isn’t that the most fabulous name for a place ever!!).

{getting ready to stain the ruler}

So when I came across this height ruler at 517 Creations back in September I knew I had to make one for us *smile*  Although for some reason it’s taken me about 6 months to do it! When really it could have been done in a few days…

{finally… ready for action!}

Mind you, I did have to start over after getting distracted and writing the same number twice in permanent marker on the wood – d’oh! Anyway, we turned it over and started again.

And finally it’s finished and ready to record my little ones’ growth.

Joining in with Keep Calm Craft On at Frontier Dreams.

Happy crafting, Kelly

Happy Family Times #4 ~ cubby house building

Have you done something fun with your family? 

Carrie from Crafty Moms Share and I host  ~ Happy Family Times ~ so we can all share fun family ideas and hopefully inspire each other! So if you all danced one night, went for a walk, or enjoyed a special outing please link it up!

We’ve being working on a very special project *smile*
Who doesn’t love a great cubby house!
We can’t even wait until we get out of our pj’s some days (this is becoming a bit of a theme!)
We all enjoy time in the sunshine helping in the construction… or simply playing and exploring

This is going to sound rather mushy ~ but what a wonderful dad!
Building, building…
Mmmm, what’s this stuff?

A wonderful work-in-progress *smile*

We can’t wait to see what your family has been doing!

~ please link up (family time oriented giveaways are ok, but please no Etsy shops)
~ use our button so others can join the fun (from the sidebar)
~ we’d love for you to follow us {Crafty Moms Share} and {Happy Whimsical Hearts}
~ check out our Happy Family Times Pintrest board where we will be pinning some of our favourite ideas 
~ also check out the Outdoor Play Party at Mama Pea Pod

Warmly, Kelly