I'm the first to admit that I thought my child's hand print in tempera paint or clay was just too cute. But do you know what happens to those over the years? I'm not going to spell it out for you. I will tell you that it just gets messy -- and other things that could make you cry.

Enter stage center (yes, use the lift and include dry ice effects), one highly creative, exceedingly modern dad -- Mike Leonen. Mike is an award winning writer. He won his awards in journalism. Now he stays home to give time to his sons, write a hysterical blog, and explore his skills in the visual arts. Let me show you his latest ...

Posted with Mike Leonen's permission.
Please do not use this image without Mike Leonen's consent.

If you have a child, a grandchild, a niece, a nephew, a close friend with a child, ... the possibilities are endless ... you can completely understand the importance of this piece of art work. And I'm sure you can completely understand how much better digital survives compared to clay or tempera!

Mike is offering to create your unique image starting at the most insane price of $18. Trust me when I say this: I would never create it for you for $18 and you know how much I love my readers. MOREOVER, He his giving you the rights to print and reprint the digital file he creates for you. This is a generous licensing agreement. Many artists control the printing process -- and charge dearly for it. So I highly suggest that you get over to Mike's Something about Parenting blog and take advantage of him his incredible offer before he comes to his senses. And while you're there, add Mike to your RSS feed reader.