Wood Ruler Kids Growth Chart

I bought an eight-foot piece of wood and cut it to 6 ½ feet. I did this because I started my numbers off at 1 with the intention to hang it a foot off the ground. If you wanted to start at 0 you can leave it full length.

I sanded the wood using 120 grit sandpaper to give it a nice smooth finish.

Sanding can be done using a hand sanding block or electric sander. I personally prefer using an electric sander.

After sanding, I cleaned the sawdust away.

I stained mine using my favorite color, Early American from Valspar.

I absolutely love this color and use it on almost everything.

Using a growth chart template stencil I received from  Stencil Revolution, an online stencil shop that has stencils for all kinds of projects in all kinds of sizes, I started with carving out my lines.

I used my  Dremel Stylo Plus, another one of my favorites, to do this.

This thing is so soothing. And seeing how I’ve been a little stressed lately it was just the therapy I needed.

I started using the stencil at the bottom and then used the bottom line as a guide to align for the next set.

There are 12 notches in a foot. The stencil has 13 to help you align properly which is just plain ol smart!!

After I finished the notches all the way up, I went back and did the numbers.

After cleaning all the sawdust away again, I sprayed it with a coat of minwax poly aerosol spray to protect it.

The full tutorial and how to video can be found on my blog Kenya Rae. Check it out to get all the details and see addition process images.