Little HippoBaby Ornament Keepsake Kit (Newborn Bundle) - 2 Easels, 4 Ribbons & Letters! Handprint and Footprint Clay Casting Kit for Baby Shower Gifts, Boys & Girls

you should order this now because you never know... I ordered this a while ago and never got around to doing it and one of my cats passed away and I never got to make her paw print... thankfully, the place that did her cremation made a beautiful clay paw print for me. I decided to wait until I was ready to get a new kitten to make them. That day finally came and of course I couldn't find the original kit. But it's such a special idea and relatively inexpensive so I ordered another. I actually ordered two because now I had three pet pets. I have a pet skunk, a cat, and now a new kitten. I made them right away and now they are in the process of drying. They were extremely easy to make with simple instructions. The paint didn't come with the color to match my decor so I bought a small thing of paint elsewhere. They came out beautifully! I recommend having a second person to help you put pressure on their paws because it's hard to hold your pet and put pressure at the same time. I can't wait to decorate them! I also would recommend cutting the letters apart, so you can press them into the clay without another letter being in the way. I would order this 100 times over to have this special keepsake forever!UPDATE: I added a photo of the end result. I am so in love with how they came out! rowan's needs a little touching up, so I'm waiting for some white paint to come but other than that they're better than I could've hoped for since I have zero artistic talent. I'm obsessed!

I reviewed this baby ornament kit a month or so at 3 stars. After a second attempt, I decided to update my review to a 5 star! As I said in my first review, this kit is easy and simple to use. My first attempt was moreso smears of my newborn hands and feet. It came out nice, but not very detailed. Then with the pain, it was a mess. Tips: Make sure your baby is calm, asleep or that you have extra hands to help. This time I pressed my baby hands and feet more gently. I am not sure if I will paint, but if I do I will mix my colors (blue and red) with white to lighten it up! Also, make sure you know what message you want to engrave beforehand so that you can adjust the placement of your baby's mold correctly followed by your message. You can even do your message first if you have help. Just be sure not to wait too long because the ornament will crack if you do this while it's partially dry. Lastly, leave your molds someplace safe and out of reach of small children and pets. Leaving the molds on the wax paper will prevent it from solidifying if you need to buy yourself a little time. I'd definitely recommend this kit to anyone with a small child or baby. Makes a perfect keepsake for the Holiday's or other special occasions.

Reason I bought it:I wanted to do a cute memento of my baby. The shapes fit my 3 week old hands and both feet. I am not sure how much longer I can fit them for my baby but I plan on using the stencils again. I might have to make an image with the baby's thumb prints like bear ears and paint a bear when the baby is bigger. I love the alphabet letters it comes with they work really well.Pros:-Easy to use-Cute molds-Reusable-Very cheap but great quality kitCons:-Takes two people to make a good print (See tip below)-Can be hard to redo if you take too long (Not products fault since that's what air dry clay does. Just user error)Tip:-The clay dries quickly so get your baby in your arms and have someone else prep the molds. Plus have some oil on hand preemptively if it starts to dry. We had to scramble to find oil to reset one mold that didn't turn out correctly the first go and it was already starting to crack. Then the baby started fussing because we took too long to reset the mold.Overall:Great product to do as a couple and also for owners of pets. Although, I didn't use it for my dog/cats I can see this being very cute to do as well; especially for older dogs/cats as a keepsake. I wish I did this before one of my cats passed away. As I am usually the artistic one, my spouse loved how easy this was to make and really enjoyed the end result. I highly recommend this as a baby shower gift and wish that my family gave it to me instead of the piles of clothes my baby outgrew in a week!

This was a pretty decent kit with easy to follow instructions.I liked the addition of numbers and letters so I could stamp the name and date on each mold. I wish I would have been able to just have two circles in my kit, but instead I got a circle and a heart.Paints and ribbons were also included for those that wish to further decorate/design their prints.