You will need:
1 Heart Shaped Container (cake pan, or plastic container largeenough for your child's hand print) 2 Sculpey Clay (found at craft stores) 3 Plaster of Paris 4 Paper Clips 5 Acrylic Paint (optional)
Directions:
1. Knead clay with your hands to soften. 2. Place the clay in one area of the heart container and press justenough so the clay will stay in one area of the container. Youalso want to make sure that all of the edges of the clay areattached to the container so the plaster does not flow betweenthe clay and container. 3. Press child's hand into the clay. Press hard to leave a goodimpression. 4. Mix the Plaster of Paris as instructed on package. 5. Slowly pour the plaster, starting in the handprint area. Addenough plaster, about ½" thick in container. 6. Hold the container with both hands and tap on a flat service torelease any air bubbles and to make sure that the plaster fillsyour child's hand impression in the clay. 7. Bend the paper clip slightly and set near the top in the plaster tohang from later. 8. As the plaster starts to set, the plaster will feel warm. Wait untilthe plaster is cool to the touch. Carefully take the plaster out ofthe heart shaped container. The plaster may still feel warm totouch depending on when you take it out of the container. Waituntil it is cooler before taking the clay out of the plaster. If youtry to do this too soon, you will end up with a real mess as someof the clay will have softened and will stick to the plaster! 9. After the plaster has set up, wait a few hours or over night. Paintthe top of the plaster if desired or leave in its natural state. Trynot to get any paint in the area where the clay was, or whereyour child's hand print is. |