How to Make Clay for Your Baby's Hand and Footprints

These make adorable keepsakes and is fun for all sorts of arts and craft projects!!! They are simple to make and most ingredients can be found in your own kitchen cupboard! And its as good or even better than what you would buy in the store... and a whole lot cheaper too!!

I did this for my kids Christmas presents to their grandparents and they LOVED it! You can also make them into ornaments!

Enjoy and make sure to HAVE FUN!!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup water
• large plastic margarine container

1. In a medium-sized saucepan, mix baking soda, cornstarch, salt and water. Heat on high until mixture comes to a boil.

2. Turn heat to low & continue mixing until mixture becomes thick and hard to stir. Remove from heat.

3. Knead with your hands when cool.

4. Place the clay into a large plastic margarine container and flatten out on top.

5. Have you child place her hand firmly into the clay.

6. Give it a couple days to fully harden before removing it from the container.

Tips & Warnings

• You could use a tooth pick to write your child's name and decorate with anything like rocks, beads, buttons, or marbles!

[maryanne09]

on 6/2/2009 Great article on How to Make Clay for Your Baby's Hand and Footprints! That is what I should have written before for a comment! It explains more and it helps to drive traffic to your article. :o)

[maryanne09]

on 3/15/2009 Cool. :o)

[syriusas]

on 3/12/2009 I don't have any kids but I consider my 3 boxers my children (I know, goofy :-) I wonder if it would work for paw prints, too? LOL - 5* and a recommend.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 3/10/2009 Thanks for the instructions. We did this for my grandson. 5*

[sharycea]

on 3/7/2009 I really liked your article on "How to Make clay for your Babys Hand And Footprints." How did you learn that!