What you will need:

• Tempura Paint
• Paint Brushes
• Ink Pad
• Double frame (you can buy nice ones just about everywhere.  I went with a folding frame but you could go with one that allows for two pictures or one large picture and one small picture)
• A photograph of your child
• Printer
• the poem at the end of this how-to.

Directions:

1. Allow your child to paint a picture for daddy.  If you child is older, create a frame and have him or her paint the frame.
2. Print out the poem and place it in the center of the picture or in the frame.
3. Take your child’s foot and ink it (it is better if you use a light ink color so you can read the poem through the ink). 
4. Center the foot on the poem and stamp the footprint onto the poem.
5. Set aside to dry
6. Place the footprint/picture/poem into one side of the frame and a photograph of your child on the other side.  (You could also create another painted frame for the photograph.)  Oh, don’t forget to date it.
7. Wrap and give to dad.

And that is it.  Well, except for the poem.  I have added it here and I’m not sure who wrote this poem but I know it wasn’t me.  So for now, it is simply by anonymous.

“Walk a little slower Daddy,”
said a child so small,
“I’m following in your footsteps
and I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up,
You’re what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who’ll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true,
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you.”

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 The first craft is very simple and really doesn’t take that much time.

You will need:

• Cement or Plaster of Paris (If you are putting this outside, use cement since it will need to withstand the weather.)
• Mosaic Stones, gems or little charms
• A plastic cake lid from the bakery (the deep round ones or if you can’t find those, purchase some of the round plastic plant trays)

You will also need a bucket and a stick to stir the cement.

How you make them:

1. Mix the cement according to the directions on the bag. 
2. Pour the cement into the cake lid.  The amount usually depends on the depth of your cake pan but usually you want to fill it about a quarter full (at least 2 inches)
3. Smooth out the top with a stick but also tap it to remove any air bubbles.  Be careful when you do this since the dish can crack if you tap it too hard.
4. Leave it to set, usually about a half hour to an hour. 
5. Place your child’s hand in the cement and then allow them to decorate with the mosaic stones, gems and other goodies
6. Take a popsicle stick and write your child’s name and age on the stone for memories.
7. Allow the cement to set fully in a dry out of the way area.  Try to avoid moving them too much since movement can ruin the images.  Usually it should take 2 to 3 days for the cement to set.
8. Pop out of the dish, wrap and give to mom.

If you would like to color the garden stone, you can either mix cement dye in when you are mixing it or your child can paint an image on.  If the stone is being placed in the garden, I would strongly recommend the former since the paint can fade and flake off if left to the elements. 

Whether she is a gardener or not, any mother would love to receive one of these beautiful garden stones.

 Sirena Van Schaik

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