St. Peter is the patron saint of foot trouble.
Years ago…I took a 4’x4′ canvas and let my kids make footprints with paint. Actually…it was 1999!
I only had two kids then…they were 31/2 and 1…and they had really cute feet.
This is a previous post from the early days at Equipping Catholic Families…and a craft for the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul in A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families.
inside the Treasure Chest…
11 years later, in 2011… with our 5 kids, ranging from 1 -15, we updated our Feastday Feetprinting Cloth!
Maybe we should stretch and frame it. Any other suggestions? =)
Despite the rolling of the eyes
Make sure that you use washable paint! Just a little soap and water and most of our feet are back to their normal color!
Hi there! I once painted the bottom of my 4 year old daughter’s feet and my 4 month old daughter’s feet and used the prints as a border in my office. I am a podiatrist. I have had a large canvas waiting for footprints of my 7 kids and maybe 5 grandkids so I can hang it in my office. The trouble I have had is the little feet getting dirty prior to paint application! I had no idea that St. Peter was the patron of foot problems! Something every Catholic Podiatrist should know!
I love the idea of the border in your podiatrist’s office!it’s definitely a messy project…but very fun and wonderful to capture their feet while they are little!
It just occurred to me…you might want to hang a feet-printed canvas like this on your office wall! This is acrylic paint on canvas, covered with varnish to protect it. The hem can be sewn…but it also can be just ironed and varnished in place. What do you think? https://equippingcatholicfamilies.com/2013/06/margs-marvelous-floor-mats-you-can-make-them-too.html
I just passed on your site to a Sr. Mary, who is asking for Catholic resources https://plus.google.com/u/0/102545538647100460888/posts
Thanks, Melanie! I appreciate it! Maybe you could tell her about this page:https://equippingcatholicfamilies.com/catholic-resources-for-catholics.html
I hope your blog is in there?