Have you ever thought of using tiny casts of your baby’s footprints and handprints to decorate your Christmas Tree? This is a wonderful creative idea if your Baby comes into the world around Christmas.
What about just having a beautiful cast sitting in a special place in your lounge room or even hanging on the wall?
The plaster casts are a bit more messy than simple ink prints, but still fun to have. Another option is to buy Polymer Clay, which can be cured with the air or in the oven. This way you can choose white or any color you fancy really.
Once again, I think its best to have a well-fed and sleepy baby and have all the things you need in place before you start. If you are using Plaster, please make sure that it is baby friendly and non- toxic.
This time its best to roll out the Polymer Clay and just have baby step into it while you hold home upright. The great thing about this clay is that if you make a mistake or if the foot wriggles you can just smooth it out and start again. There will be no wastage this way.
If you want to hang your cast then don’t forget to pierce a hole in the top with a large needle before you cook the clay, then later on when the cast is cold again you can tie a beautiful piece of silk ribbon through it to hang it on a wall. At the Craft shop you will find many kinds of Polymer Clays to choose from. Sculpy or Super Sculpy will work great. Fimo would also work great although it can be harder to mold. Just go by the decorations on the pack as far as temperature of your oven is concerned and you will be fine.
I hope you have lots of fun making your cast.
