Surely you have seen in American films about happy families those faces in the frames of the doors: Mickel, eleven years, one meter 50. Michael, fifteen years, one meter 70. And so the whole family, with their respective heights marked on the wood, to see the evolution upwards of the children. Do you want to give your son or daughter a height meter for children? Here we are going to show you, step by step, how to make an easy, cheap, fun and very beautiful one. Do you want to see it?
Materials:
- Hold magnets spray paint Pintyplus
- Pintyplus Evolution
- Magnet films
- White permanent marker
- Double-sided tape
- Toy cars
- Wooden plank 1’50 high by 15 cm wide
Step by step: how to make a height meter for children
The goal is to make a height meter for children inspired by a road. This road has to be hung vertically on the wall, painted with the Paint Hold Pintyplus magnets, to magnetize the toy cars, which will be the ones that will mark the height of each person. Next, watch this video:
1º. Magnetize the wooden plank
First, we have to magnetize the wooden plank. To do this, we will paint it with Paint Hold Pintyplus Spray Magnets. Remember that the painting holds magnets is designed to magnetize lightweight objects. To create more attraction of the objects you have to apply more layers of paint to hold magnets. In the project you have to bring toy cars, so we apply 2, 3 layers.
2º.- Side stripes
Second, we will paint strips of some color on the sides of the road. We have painted them green, emulating the forested contours that we see in some roads. The effect is magnificent and gives verisimilitude to our road.
3º.- The white lines of the road
In third place, to give the final touch that makes our wood look like a road, we will paint the white lines. We will do it with a white permanent marker. We can paint continuous lines on the sides and dashed lines in the center, for example. We will also make the points and the stripes that mark the centimeters.
4º.- Stick the road on the wall
Fourth, remember that the painting holds magnets is not properly a magnet. It`s a compound with metallic particles that allows the adhesion of magnets on the painted surface. That is why it will be necessary to turn the car into a magnet. For this, we will use magnet sheets that we will hook in the lower part of the car.
5º.- Magnetize the toy cars
Finally, we will have to place the road on the wall. Remember that it is a height meter, and, therefore, must start from the ground or from the extent we want as long as it is well calculated. To fix the wood on the wall, we use double-sided tape.
And we have it! We are sure that it will liked the little ones and will serve (without having to make cracks in the furniture) to continue their growth. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram. Finally, we recommend that you don`t stop following this blog to get more ideas like this one.
Pintypluser: Sra. Cricket