Growth Chart Ruler!

 Growth Chart Ruler! Keep track of how fast those kiddos are growing with a growth ruler!  I started with a used used used piece of fence slat... but you can buy cheap fence slats at a home improvement store for less than $2.  The bottom edge was so munched...I had to cut a few inches off...  Next I went with my favorite shade of steel blue!  And painted the top. It needed a lot of paint because the wood was so old and splintery.  Oh yeah...check out your base board moldings...you'll probably want to start your numbers up a little bit.  I started at 5 inches up.  So it could rest on the base boards that are 5".  Line up a measuring tape or yard stick and use a sharpie marker to make the lines every inch. At the 6 inch mark, make a longer line,  and at the foot mark, make the biggest line.  Then use a contrasting color of paint to paint the numbers!  Now because I had to cut my board down...I...