Baby Handprint Footprint Keepsake Ornament Kit (Makes 2) - Bonus Stencil for Personalized Christmas, Newborn, New Mom & Shower Gifts. 2 Easels! Non-Toxic Clay, Air-Dries Light & Soft, Won't Crack.

Short version: Perfect! Easy, turned out great. Heat for 7 seconds, roll out before using the circle, use a clip board, press hard, use a toothpick, hot glue some ribbon. End result is super lightweight and exactly what I hoped for. If you want more details: Soooo pleased with how these turned out!! I was a bit worried going into it bc there are several options available on Amazon and reviews and results seem to be kind of mixed. I purchased these to make hand and footprint ornaments for my little girl who born in April. She was 7 months when we did these (and her hand and foot especially were almost too big but they still worked great). The foot was the first we did and it took about 3 tries to get it how I wanted it, but it was super easy to redo - just popped it in the microwave for 5-7 seconds. We did 5 initially per the instructions but my hands started getting tired after working on these a while so I upped it to 7 and it helped! We even had to take a break to nurse her and the clay did fine reheating it. Some of the pics from other reviewers show thick chunky looking results and that wasn’t really the look I was going for - especially with it being an ornament I was concerned about the weight. The weight definitely didn’t end up being a problem as this stuff really is super lightweight! I was imagining a hard and heavy ceramic-esque consistency once dried but it reminds me a lot of a marshmallow. When it dries it isn’t hard like ceramic. I could squish it a little between my fingers and it had some bounce to it still but didn’t add any new imprints (if that makes sense). And when I say marshmallow I don’t mean it’s a gooey sticky mess in the middle. This may be typical for all clay like this but I’ve just never used any before now. ANYway - it’s perfect! Light enough to hang on a flimsy branch even and I dare say if it were to fall I don’t think it would break, which is another relief and puts my mind at ease that I can hang them and not need to set them high on a shelf far out of reach for fear of breaking them. As far as the process goes, I mentioned the heating already. I used my own wax paper bc it seemed better quality than what was included. I halved the clay, and then one at a time I heated, kneaded, rolled into a ball, and then used my hand to press it down into approximately the size and thickness I wanted. I then used the rolling pin provided to finish smoothing things out. Lightly laid the circle over it to make sure it was big enough and really just eyeballed the thickness of it and to make sure it was somewhat even throughout (aimed for about 1/3” maybe). I then FLIPPED IT OVER and used the side that had been pressed into the flat countertop the whole time as the side to do the prints on. I did the prints and THEN used the circle cookie cutter like thing to position it how I wanted to trim around it. Side note: Some people have complained about not being able to get the clay smooth - I had no issue doing it this way. I also think some people try and mold and push the clay down into the circle cookie cutter thing provided and then try and roll it out inside there and then talk about how difficult it was and also how big and bulky it was. Yeah that WOULD make it difficult- don’t do that. :) For the prints I also used a clip board to hold the wax paper and clay in one hand and my babe’s foot in the other hand. I’m a labor and delivery/postpartum nurse and this is the method I use for getting newborn footprints to have the most control. :) The last thing I did was add the lettering and the hole for the string (twist the straw to make an easy hole). For the lettering part be sure to cut and organize the letters you need beforehand - it’ll just make the process easier, especially if your clay starts to lose some of its workability. The letters are actually the only part that were sorta difficult. I pressed them into the clay pretty deep bc I wanted to make sure they were still well seen in case some detail was lost during the drying process (same for the hands and feet - push them on it there; it’s not paint prints that you barely have to touch). But it was a little difficult getting the letter back out again. Nothing crazy but had to gently hold the clay down and give them a slight wiggle. And then they kind of drug some of the clay up with them so the edges weren’t “perfect”. I used a toothpick to clean up the edges a bit and am including a video of that part. Then just let it dry. They were definitely fully dry by 72 hours (although I would say they were probably dry by 48 and I was just being extra cautious and was still unsure how hard they were suppose to get). I saw where another reviewer added some ribbon as trim and really liked the idea so I did something similar with some twine and yarn I had. Hot glue worked great and voila! All finished and super pleased. If you read this far, bless you. LOL I hope this was helpful! Merry Christmas!

This handprint and footprint kit is a beautiful way to preserve precious memories. The materials are easy to use, and the finished result looks wonderful. It would make a thoughtful gift for new parents or grandparents. A special keepsake that can be treasured for years.

This was a fun way to celebrate my grandbaby and fine to do

Love doing this. Have done it with all 4 of our babies when they were newborns. We split each clay in half and end up making 4 ornaments. Easy to do and everything you need is included!

Used to make newborn handprint ornaments. Worked great. Is a softer texture (if ur looking for cement hard, this is not it). Letter stamps worked great also. Easy to re-work & fix if you mess up a few times. Tips: - Thinner is better (as the directions state). I did my 1st attempt thicker, thinking the print would be better/deeper & was wrong. It was too thick & I maybe didn’t press hard enough bc the print bounced back & barely left any print behind. Thinner attempt went much better. - Make sure to press pretty firmly. Didn’t have an issue with my NB’s hand in terms of having to press “too” hard. He was fine. - Allow full time to dry. Was still a little pliable after 1 day so I let it dry for a few & was much better.

I hate leaving negative reviews, but I am so disgusted that others should know what the real outcome could be. My son gave me one to do with my grandson while they were visiting. I knew I wanted my son, daughter and husband’s prints also, so I had 3 kits overnighted. The box included everything, so I was really happy about that. We did my son and grandson’s prints first because we had limited time with them. Using both packets for each of them, We used a rolling-pin to roll out the foam. We had to keep redoing my grandsons because the foam was not holding the imprint. Finally we got a great useable imprint of his foot and hand. My son’s imprint was good on the first try, we put them on wax paper to dry for 48 hrs. My son and grandson flew back home before the 48 hrs. We just checked it and I am so angry! The foam puffed back up and shrank a little ruining the imprints. You can no longer see the impressions. The edges have cracked and it stuck to the wax paper leaving creases all over the back. I do have to say that the letter impressions look beautiful. Iwill be returning the last 2kits. I am extremely saddened by this. I don’t know when we will see each other again. I supported this small business and believed that this product to be superior to other kits. I will find another company with higher ratings to Keep on hand for when we are all back together again (no matter how complicated it may be).

I bought this kit to use on a baby I care for as a gift for his mother on her first Mother's Day. I liked that it came with enough to make 2 keepsakes and can make footprint for his mom and a handprint as gift for his dad on Father's Day. I had never seen or worked with this type of "clay" before and thankful that I read the instructions carefully first. I would never have been able to knead the material without warming it a bit in the microwave first. I could barely get a knife through it to cut it in half! Once warmed for about 10 seconds it was quite pliable. I was able to knead it into a ball and roll it out. Getting the actual footprint was not so easy. I wasn't sure what to expect but I tried and re-rolled the material 3 or 4 times before I got a decent(ish) print. I felt like I was going to hurt this poor baby applying as much pressure as I had to! I initially had planned to use the stamps and include his name and the date but was too afraid I might mess it up and have to start over, so I scrapped that idea. His foot is big enough that it would have been tricky to include those things and have it look nice anyway. Id recommend using this kit for tiny babies since my little guy is only 5 months but the cut out circle is almost too small to get his footprint. I did the footprint yesterday and its been drying on wax paper for 30ish hrs. I am glad I read some of the reviews because I stupidly expected it to harden and thought something was wrong because its not hardening at all. It feels like thick craft foam which I guess is the desired end result. Pressing on it with my finger doesnt leave an impression. I read in a review that you know its drying correctly when that happens. Thankful someone mentioned it and think the directions should have mentioned that too.

I bought one for my boys and also a gift for a friend with a newborn. Such a sweet gift to give that is a special momento. I also enjoyed creating my son’s hand prints with it. It comes with these little letters & numbers where you can write their name’s & birthdays on it too. It made for a fun little activity to do together as well. Great durability. I decided to use the ribbon that it came with to make it an ornament.

Easy to use. The product is pretty and lightweight. Easy to keep too.

This product touts itself as easy to use, because it is foam rather than clay or plaster. The foam is really tough, which makes it very hard to make a proper imprint into it. I reheated and rerolled it so many times and could never get it to work. Also, the foam looks cheap and it’s really hard to work the creases out of it, especially with the crappy plastic roller they provide. Avoid!

Perfect little mould kit for my little one. It has everything you need!

So happy with this product, really easy to use and great results

More like sponge than dough. Impossible to work with.