This great value Baby Hand and Foot Casting Kit contains all of the materials you need to make beautiful 3D plaster casts of your own babys hand and foot and then frame them in a shadow box display frame.
PROFESSIONAL RESULTS
BabyRice casting kits only contain professional casting materials.
CASTING MATERIALS
SHADOW BOX FRAME
OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDED:
Additional casting materials and shadow box display frames can be bought separately if needed - perfect if you want to make more hand and foot casts or if you want to frame additional casts for grandparents.
EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
Your casting kit includes step-by-step instructions. Tried and tested by thousands of happy customers, all you need is some patience and a helping hand.
SIMPLE CASTING PROCESS
And thats it, simple!
BABYRICE ALGINATE FOR MAKING THE IMPRESSION MOULD
Our hypoallergenic Alginate is specifically formulated to be gentle on newborn skin and conforms to British Safety Standards BS 4269 Pt.2:1991 and the internationally recognised safety standard ISO 1563:1990. BabyRice alginate undergoes rigorous quality control and regular testing to ensure every single bag of alginate is of the highest quality.
CREATE UP TO *12 HAND AND FOOT CASTS
With 1kg of alginate and 800g of strong stone casting plaster, this kit has enough materials to create up to 12 individual plaster casts of a tiny *newborn baby, or 5-8 casts of a 3 month old, or 4-6 casts of a toddler.
BUYING AS A GIFT?
This kit is nicely packaged and is a suitable to gift for another
BabyRices Casting Kits only use professional grade casting materials.
BabyRice Alginate replicates the finest, tiniest lines of skin detail.
BabyRices Herculite II Plaster is a strong, stone based plaster. It is a far superior plaster compared to Plaster of Paris. With Herculite II you will get strong, durable plaster casts lasting a lifetime. Herculite II also dries to a nice, white finish, which makes the perfect base for painting your casts.
Once painted, the intricate skin detail is highlighted - the results are incredible!
Babies dont stay small for long and there is no better baby keepsake than 3D casts of your babys tiny hand and foot. You can easily create a wonderful keepsake which will fast become a family heirloom in the future!
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Mix BabyRice Alginate with 30°C WaterAlginate must be mixed with 30°C water. (Warmer water will make the alginate set too quick, cold water will make it not set at all). Do use a thermometer to ensure the water temperature is correct! |
Immerse Hand for Making the Hand MouldImmerse Hand into Alginate/Water Mix |
Immerse Foot for Making the Foot MouldOr Immerse Foot into Alginate/Water mix |
Fill Alginate Mould with PlasterWhen the impression mould has been created, fill with the casting plaster. Ensuring all sections of the mould is filled with plaster, to avoid missing sections from your plaster cast |
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Break away Alginate Mould from Set Plaster CastAfter a couple of hours, the plaster has set and you can remove the alginate mould from the 3D cast. This is the fun bit! |
Unpainted 3D Plaster CastYou can remove any plaster bumps from the plaster whilst its still damp - they can be literally picked off! Leave the cast to fully dry out for at least 5 days before painting |
Paint your Casts to Protect and EnhancePainting your cast helps to protect and seal the plaster, the paint also greatly enhances the fine skin details in the cast. |
Ta Da!Ta da! Your finished casts, a beautiful keepsake of how tiny your babys hand and foot once were. And in the future, when your baby is all grown-up, they will be astonished at just how small they once were! |
Create your babys 3D hand and foot cast and frame them beautifully in the shadow box frame. This kit contains 1kg of BabyRice Alginate and 800g of Stone Casting Plaster, the frame is handmade in our UK workshop. When you purchase this kit you are supporting British business and employment.
BUYING AS A GIFT?
This kit is nicely packaged and is a suitable to gift for another.
**Frame text personalisation: this is for you (or your recipient) to do. Simply write or type out the details on card or paper (do note this is not provided in the kit) and pop it into place - the same way how the photo is put into place from the rear of the mountcard.