Capture Baby’s First Steps With This Viral Craft Idea

Few moments are more emotional than watching your baby take their first steps. It’s the culmination of countless sleepless nights, tummy time sessions, and the inevitable stand-up-and-topple-over attempts. When that magical moment finally arrives, it’s one worth celebrating—and preserving. But how?

Leave it to Instagram to provide the answer. Britt, a stay-at-home mom in Arkansas known as @beigehavenco, recently went viral for sharing an adorable and easy DIY craft that lets parents memorialize their baby’s first steps. “Forever my fav lil feet,” she captioned a video showing her baby walking across a canvas with black ink on his feet. “The sweetest project I saw a while back and knew I had to do it when Warren could walk!”

In the video, Britt walks viewers through the simple process: measuring out the canvas, ironing it, helping baby walk across it with acrylic paint on their feet and finally framing the finished masterpiece. She also offers a helpful tip for parents looking to replicate the project: “Fabric like muslin or duck cloth works great. Muslin is softer but may not frame well without glass.”

Parents in the comments section loved the idea—and some even added their own twists. “I can’t wait to do this with my 9-month-old!! Thank you for the idea,” one mom wrote. Another added, “I would legit cry every time I walk by.” One commenter pointed out, “I like how it fades away, like he’s growing or something,” while another saw the long-term potential: “LOVE IT! And you can always add new little feet if you have more kids. Hope to do this someday!”

In a perfectly relatable mom moment, Britt admitted that while she was a couple of months late in doing the project, she knows she won’t regret it later and honestly probably won’t even remember that one detail. So, if your little one’s first steps are already behind them, don’t stress—there’s still time to capture this milestone or at least have some fun craft time with your kiddo.