Review on Little Hippo Baby Hand & Footprint Kit: Non-Toxic Clay Picture Frame Ornament For Keepsake Box & Photo Frames - Perfect Newborn Christmas Gift! by Anna Kaye

Not sure why so many people had issues with their kits. I bought four to make gifts for grandparents and didn’t have an issue. The most difficult part was getting my almost two year old son to not wiggle is feet or hands.TIPS:1. I found it easiest to do it in a high chair. He couldn’t go anywhere and it was easier to control his movements. The foot print was the result of my pushing his foot into it, so I guess if he was standing the imprint would be deeper. but he honestly would have wiggled ruined the print.2. Knead the dough in your hands for a couple minutes then use gravity to let it spread a bit almost like a pizza dough I guess. The clay gets softer than straight out of the bag if you take the time to knead it. I found it easier to make a square pancake first then placing it in the frame to roll out into the corners rather than making a ball.3. If you take too long to make the imprint, it creates a wrinkled surface. I learned this my first attempt because my son moved and I had to roll out his imprint to a flat surface again and redo his print. Because the surface of the clay had been exposed longer to the air, it slightly dries it and thus resulted in my only wrinkly surface. With the other kits I moved quicker and was getting the hang of positioning his hand and foot.4. If you want to write something in the clay use a toothpick and do a sort of pointalism technique versus dragging the toothpick in the clay to write.I laid all the finished frames on my kitchen counter and let dry for several days. No cracks. I should also say I live in HAWAII and wonder if the humidity in our air helps the clay dry slower. possibly preventing it from cracking from drying too quickly. I read on google that air dry clay that dries too quickly can be prone to cracking.