Cheap Baby Product Review

A great keepsake but messy
Such a great keepsake idea! Being able to duplicate my daughter’s little handprint for her first 5 years is wonderful and will definitely be something I can look back on and also share with her when she’s older. I only give it 4 stars because I found the plaster to be very difficult to work with. I knew going into it it’d be messy but trying to get a good handprint took a LONG time. The instructions say once you pour the plaster into the tin to immediately attempt an imprint…good luck with that! I didn’t even use all the plaster (per a recommendation in the directions) and it was still a very sticky consistency. I tried several times to imprint my daughter’s hand but each time I pulled her hand away, the mixture came with it and I was left with a horrible elevated blob. Ready to give up, and tired of pushing her little hand into the mess over and over, then washing her hand over and over, I ended up just letting the plaster-filled tin sit on the counter for about 20 minutes until it got firmer, almost like a damp clay. I pressed her hand in for one last attempt and it actually came out really nice! At least I’ll know what to expect when she turns 2 and we do it all over again. I would recommend this to everyone, but just be aware what you’re in for especially if you’ve never worked with plaster before.
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