Personalised height chart for children

Make your own child height chart out of fabric

It’s unbelievable how kids seem to grow taller by the day. To keep track of their height, a DIY personalised height chart makes a great gift idea for the arrival of a new baby or a young child’s birthday. Making a fabric height chart is easy, and you can decorate it with edding textile markers. A German blogger designed this one for us with illustrations inspired by a children’s book. In her video, she shows us how she made this amazing decoration for a nursery or children’s room using our textile markers and pens. edding textile products are ideal for all manner of light-coloured textiles including cotton, silk and linen. There are two stroke widths and a range of 20 colours to choose from, including neon shades for a particularly vibrant effect. What’s more, they’re really practical for beginners and advanced crafters alike: each of the edding textile sets – blues/greens, reds or assorted base colours – gives you five perfectly colour-coordinated shades at your fingertips.

Categories: Craft ideas for kids
Kids' room
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

Wash the fabric before you start, leave to dry and then iron to remove any creases. Gather all your materials.

Step 2

Use the pinking shears to neatly trim the edges of the fabric. This will prevent fraying and means you don’t need to hem the edges.

Step 3

To make a channel for the piece of wood to run through when the chart is finished, fold the material over at one end and glue down firmly with textile glue (or sew it down).

Step 4

First, take the ruler and mark out the desired measurements lightly in pencil. Next, draw over your pencil markings with the black edding textile pen, using the rule to guide you. Next, add the numbers and decorate the entire chart with your chosen illustrations.

Step 5

Our chart features little piggies and was inspired by a children’s book, but feel free to choose your own kids’ characters.

Step 6

The best method is to make a template of your favourite characters and place it under the fabric so it shows through. Then simply go over the motifs with a textile marker or textile pen.

Step 7

If you want to wash the height chart at any time in the future, we recommend you heat-set the fabric ink with an iron. It will then be able to withstand wash cycles up to 60°C. To complete your height chart, slide the stick of wood into the channel and attach the ribbon for hanging.