🖐️ Smithsonian Mold-It! Silicone Hand Mold Kit Review

I liked it! This has resulted in perfect molds and castings! Was very messy and easy to use! Don't skip the paper below, we used a plate. It's quite wet leaving some liquid underneath. Don't wait too long to take the mold or the mold will dry out and shrink. We waited until the weekend at the campsite was over. It still worked but was a few inches smaller.

We bought two sets, one for each child. We read the instructions twice and followed them to the letter. The form is not completely frozen. We thought we learned it on the first try (by putting our hand closer to the surface and waiting a little longer) and did it again. The mold hasn't fully grown back. The only reason it got even one star is because my daughter liked to crush the mold with her fingers every time it didn't work.

It was just ok and came from an art teacher who knows a lot of casting materials. Definitely not big enough for most kids 9+ to fit comfortably in their hands and the amount of cast was quite minimal could definitely use more in the set. Ease of use was pretty decent, direct instructions, everything is self contained which was a big plus and the pouring time from starting the mold making to pouring the plaster was acceptable. Note! Be sure to use newspapers or similar under the box, both during