Since you’re reading this article I guess that you have already done some initial thinking about creating a baby keepsake in the form of a baby handprint and maybe you have already created a few.

If you’re still uncertain of what baby keepsake to create or even how to do it, I strongly recommend that you spend some time reading the articles and information at my site as there are a lot of things that you’ll need to consider before getting started.

It might save you some time and agony and make sure that you do it right the first time around.The first time you think of creating a baby keepsake it might seem overwhelming to you. I agree that there are a lot of things that you need to consider but once you have structured the process it isn’t a big task. It is pure fun most of the time in fact.

Large Baby Photo & Hand/Foot Imprint Impression Picture Kit

LARGE PHOTO & IMPRINT KIT. 9x13". Blue or Pink backboards are included. This easy to produce impression kit allows you to make two separate impressions of your baby's feet or hands (up to eight months old), and frame it together with a photo in the hand-made wooden display frame. Alternatively, use for one handprint of a child up to about 5 years old. Hangs on a wall or sits on a desk, shelf or mantle piece. The Imprint Dough is non-toxic and is especially formulated to be much softer than clay. There is no baking involved, this dough is air drying. A pink and blue backboard are included. Full instructions included. Supplied in a colorful gift box.

Baby Casting Kit with Solid Wood Frame

Create a baby keepsake with a baby casting kit from Creative Castings Ltd.

Perfect as new baby gifts, christening or baptism gifts the kit includes all the materials needed to create you 3D life casts at home & frame them.

Kit includes:

Baby Casting Kit including solid wood frame, Material for up to 8 baby feet/hand casts, Bronze, silver & gold paint, and full color instructions.

Baby Casting Kit - extra large photo frame

Three apertures & many display options make this our most popular gift. The 16"x10" frame is our largest & gives plenty of room for multiple baby casts or individual bigger casts. The casting kit comes in a glossy box complete with instructions, 3 paints & enough material to create up to 8 baby casts of a child up to 1 year old or 3/4 of an older child.

Impressions Kit

This kit includes everything you need to make a lasting impression of a child's hand or footprint The impression gel is soft and rubbery, so the hand or foot is simply pressed into it to make a mold Then fill the mold with the plaster mix and allow it to set before peeling the mold away to reveal the finished article Comes with clear and detailed instructions

If you have already created the baby handprint in clay, mold, bronze or maybe a baby ink handprint on paper, then you’re ready for the next step.

A baby handprint created in clay or any other material is a great way to keep a memory of your baby, but it is difficult to share with friends and family if then don’t come around often.

Creating a baby ink handprint however, will have you ship the keepsake just as easily as if you had taken a picture of the baby handprint in e.g. clay.

One thing that you will have to make sure though, is that the ink you use has to be the right one and that the paper you put the baby handprint on is of the right quality. Otherwise you’ll risk loosing the keepsake in a matter of a few years and thereby loosing the special memory.

The best way to create an easy to ship baby keepsake that’ll last for a long time is to take a picture of it. When you have created the handprint in either material you can easily do a baby handprint picture.

It doesn’t matter whether you use a normal camera or a digital camera to take the picture. If you have both to choose from then I would recommend that you use the digital one as you’re then able to edit the picture.

Taking great pictures of objects are not an easy task and therefore it might cost you a little time and a lot of photos to get it just right. Be sure to have enough light at the keepsake so that the baby handprint picture will show all the little details that makes it so special.