Fantastic keep sake!!, 13 Dec. 2010

When my son was born I saw these casts of a baby's hands and feet in a case on the hospital wall and thought they looked great. Preferring not to pay a 'professional', I decided to try a DIY job and I must say I am really pleased with the results. I got the kit when he was a couple of months old, but didn't get round to using it till he was 5 months old, so the bags and cups suppled to do the casts were I thought a bit too small, so I used a margarine tub as suggested in the instructions and it worked well.

The instructions looked a little complicated at first, but actually its very easy to do. Use ratio 1:1 of alginate powder to water and mix quickly. Pour round the baby's hand/foot and wait for 60 seconds and then wiggle the limb free from the mold. Tip: work quickly, but don't panic. Plus you need two people, one to hold the baby still and the other to do the casting. Mix up the plaster paris and pour in. When set, carefully break the mould away and then paint the cast...

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Excellent, 4 April 2014

I must admit I did have doubts about this but bit the bullet and went for it. My grandson was 10 days old when we decided to give it a go, Make sure you use a deep container and follow the instructions, you cant go wrong. We did one hand and one foot and the results were amazing, every litttle detail came out, creases, nails, it was all there. I am over the moon with this product and cant wait to use it again when our little man gets a bit older.

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shame!, 29 Jun. 2014

i tried to do this with my mum but we struggled to do it as its very time consuming! i wasted a pack but i am going to try again soon now my son is a bit older so it might be easier...well i hope, but i wasted alot of money for this as it hasn't worked :( if you do buy this be sure you know what to do otherwise i recommend getting it done professionally!!!

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