Baby handprint footprint crafts fall into two categories.

• The first is the crafts that you do with your baby or toddler for fun that uses their own handprints and footprints.
• The second is the crafts you do using your baby handprint footprints as keepsakes.

Baby Handprint/Footprint Crafts for Fun

My personal favourite idea for fun crafts that use your a baby handprint is finger painting. I started finger painting with my son Jamie when he was about 20 months. Now at two years old he loves nothing more than to be stripped down to his nappy and given the finger paints and a big piece of paper to play with. The first few times I needed to help him finger paint to ensure the paint went on the paper and not in his mouth, but now I just sit with him while he explores with the paints and colours by himself.

Footprint/Handprint Mug

Personalise this bone china mug with your child's handprint or footprint, name and age on the front and a message of up to 50 characters on the back.

Available in pink or blue.

Child's Footprint/Handprint Plate

Personalise this 8"" bone china plate with your child's name, age and handprint or footprint. Verse as standard along the rim of the plate.

Available in pink or blue."

Baby Handprint Footprint Keepsakes

The main ways to preserve your baby's footprint or handprint for future prosperity are:

• Ceramic Painting Keepsakes
• Ink Handprint Keepsakes
• Impression Material Keepsakes
• Baby Journals

Ceramic Painting Keepsakes

I'm sure once you see your baby's tiny hand and foot for the first time you will be just like I was and want to preserve it for life. My husband and I decided to take our baby to a Ceramic Cafe to capture his tiny wee footprint and had a totally enjoyable family craft morning together. The cafe has all sorts of ceramic items you can choose to paint, all while you have your coffee!

We chose a cute pair of ceramic flip flops and once our baby was asleep we put him in the front pack and were able to paint his feet and press them onto the ceramic flip flops. We used paint to write his name and his birthday on each one. We also made a plate each for his grandmothers and gave it to them from their grandson for their Christmas present. They of course totally loved them and we all treasure this tiny ceramic footprints.

Ink Handprint Keepsakes

You can also use a non-toxic ink pad to capture your baby's hand and foot prints. You can purchase baby handprint kits which have all that you need in them.

Impression Material Keepsakes

It is also possible to use impression material that you can purchase specifically for making a baby hand or footprint. You can get kits that do not require mixing, baking or gluing and can be used right out of the box and air dried overnight.

Baby Journals

Many Baby Journal Books also include a space for you to put your baby handprint and footprint.

Baby journals will also help you to totally document your baby's first year.

BABY BOY JOURNAL Sweet Dreams Memory Journal

A beautiful way to record memories of a baby boy from birth upwards Approx 150 lined pages and even a spare refill included there is plenty of space to record the important milestones Add the dates of first steps, haircuts etc and also record the funny things they come out with Imagine presenting this to him on his 18th birthday or bringing out on his Wedding Day? Baby boys grow so fast into men and before you know it - that little bundle of joy will be stomping around in size 12 shoes! Front cover is made from a heavy resin whilst the back is a padded soft leather look It measures 8" high x 6" wide and will arrive to you brand new in clear fronted box

The Belly Book: A Nine-month Journal for You and Your Growing Belly (Potter Style)

I love this book - it's fantastic, particularly when it's so hard to find a pregnancy journal that's suitable whether it's your first, second or more pregnancies. It's also the first I've seen that even has the option to record a home birth rather than hospital.

My Baby's Journal (Journal Gift Book)

This is a fantastic journal! It does say Mommy on one page, bUT that does not make any difference to me! The great thing about this journal that you don't know about it before you buy, is that you have two pages inside, one for a hand print and one for a footprint, and two pages to write a letter to your baby.