"Walk a Little Slower Daddy": A Father's Day Tutorial

Last week, Gretchen and I made DJ a special Father's day gift. But, because he reads my blog, I couldn't post it until now. So, I realize, that it's way too late for you to do this yourself, but it would also be a great gift for a dad's birthday, or even for Christmas.

Supplies: a small canvas, paint, paintbrush, sharpie, newspaper, wet wash cloth, and the poem found here on dltk-kids. I set out all of the supplies before bringing Gretchen outside, and I also put her in an old t-shirt and left her pants off since we were painting her feet. I layed out several layers of newspaper, so we wouldn't get paint on the porch. I sat out the canvas, paint brush, and a paper plate for the paint. I used washable crayola paint, that cost around $2.00

Then, I painted each foot, one at a time, and pressed it onto the canvas; one foot on each side.

I picked her up and took her to the water spicket outside with a wet wash cloth to wash off her feet, and we set her painting in the sun to dry.

Once, the feet were dry, I wrote the poem on the canvas with a sharpie marker.

I won't show you my husband's reaction to this present, because we brought his presents in the bed and woke him up! But, I assure you, he liked it, and will be taking it to his office to display.