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Tips for getting a hand print

mrsgailmrsgail member
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Has anyone successfully been able to get a hand print of LO and have any tips to share?  DH got me one of those clay hand print kits and I'm skeptical of being able to get it.  We tried a few weeks ago on these garden stepping stone things we made for the grandmothers and ended up just having to get a foot print.  Even while she was sound asleep, the second her hand touched the clay, she would make a fist and smudge it. 
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Re: Tips for getting a hand print

  • eturpeturp member

    imagemrsgail:
    Has anyone successfully been able to get a hand print of LO and have any tips to share?  DH got me one of those clay hand print kits and I'm skeptical of being able to get it.  We tried a few weeks ago on these garden stepping stone things we made for the grandmothers and ended up just having to get a foot print.  Even while she was sound asleep, the second her hand touched the clay, she would make a fist and smudge it. 

    This is exactly what happened to us with a picture frame for my mom. Sorry I have no tips for you, I'd be interested to see if anyone has successfully done it.

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  • CHS2005CHS2005 member
    I used to work with kids doing art projects and it is almost impossible to get a hand print until they are a few months old. If you do, it is really hard to get a good one anyway. A lady at a "paint your own pottery" place once told me it was dangerous to try with a really little one as it might break their fingers - that seems a little extreme to me and kind of obnoxious to say to someone but even so, it seems like it would just  be easier to go with feet! 
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  • MrsChelseaP09MrsChelseaP09
    I have one of those kits as well. I also have been afraid to attempt it. I have a neighbor that told me that she had to wait until her son was 3mos to get it. I have been noticing that when DD is "Milk Wasted" I am able to mess with her hands. I am going to wait and attempt it then, she hasn't been getting wasted as often as she used to though :/
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  • TwinkzTwinkz

    I just made DS's hand and foot in the form of a cast and in the form of a print. I cheated though and went to my mom's dental office and used dental impression material. The deeper the sleep the better. Also try to get them adjusted to the temperature of whatever your putting their hands/feet into first. Unfortunately you don't have the benefit of a fast set or lots of attempts so my only advice is to wait until your LO is really, really asleep and then try.

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  • mrsjanksmrsjanks

    Patience! And help!...

    It took me, mom, and stepdad 30 minutes, and we only got the left hand to come out clear. We taped the paper on a hard piece of cardboard. Mom held Landon, I inked his hand and pushed it on the paper, which he held.

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