21-07-2004, 09:24 AM
Footprints in time
As your children grow, you may often wish you could "hang onto them" just the way they are at the moment. Permanent "footprints" made from year to year serve to fill that yearning and at the same time make an intersting record of each child's growth.
Pack a plastic bag full of plaster of Paris.
At the beach, mix the plater and the required amount of water (fresh water - salt water will not set).
Have each child make a clear, deep footprint in damp sand.
Pour the print full of plaster.
Let the plaster stand until it is semi-soft. Then insert a bent hair pin in the plaster for a hanger.
When the plaster cast is cool and hard, dig away the sand and remove the "footprint".
On the back of each footprint, write the person's name, age, and the place where the footprint was made.
Repeat each year, and keep a collection on a special wall or in each child's room.
:hartlik:
As your children grow, you may often wish you could "hang onto them" just the way they are at the moment. Permanent "footprints" made from year to year serve to fill that yearning and at the same time make an intersting record of each child's growth.
Pack a plastic bag full of plaster of Paris.
At the beach, mix the plater and the required amount of water (fresh water - salt water will not set).
Have each child make a clear, deep footprint in damp sand.
Pour the print full of plaster.
Let the plaster stand until it is semi-soft. Then insert a bent hair pin in the plaster for a hanger.
When the plaster cast is cool and hard, dig away the sand and remove the "footprint".
On the back of each footprint, write the person's name, age, and the place where the footprint was made.
Repeat each year, and keep a collection on a special wall or in each child's room.
:hartlik: