The pitter patter of little feet is an exciting addition to any household.

From the very first time you hold your tiny bundle of joy to the moment you send them out the door to take on the world, parenting is comprised of many small memories that mom and dad often wish they could capture and stop time just to remember. The days of parenting little ones seems like an eternity until they will become old enough to function on their own. But, the truth is that while the days and nights seem endless with times when you are wishing there was a light at the end of the tunnel, the years fly by far too quickly. Parents sometimes say that they blinked and their children were grown. They long to reach back in time to grab and hold onto a piece of these sweet childhood memories or to count those little fingers and toes just once more.
The truth is that, from the moment a newborn enters your life until that child turns five and heads for Kindergarten, there are less than 300 weekends to spend together. That may seem like a lot of of Saturdays and Sundays when you’re thinking in terms of diaper changes and feedings, but if that child goes to preschool, the time is almost cut in half. Add day care to the equation, and you get the picture. Even for families who have a stay-at-home 24/7 parent, there is just not enough time to hold onto all of the memories you want to grasp before the sands of time slip away.
Take time right now to seal a memory that will last. While they are still little, take some time to savor a bit of their childhood. It’s as easy as an afternoon spent painting a pair of boots.
Stop time for just a few minutes while you help your child make his or her own personal mark on the world with a design-your-own rain boots DIY for kids. Use initials, your child’s name or a child’s hand print to display right onto the side or toe of a MyDesign boot. Start a tradition, and as your child’s foot grows, make another new memory with a new pair of boots.