How can I make hand molds of my family?

by Christine Friesen

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Hello. I want to make a hand mold of my hand and my familys hands. I am talking about full hand molds that I would like to fill with plaster of Paris for wall decorations and concrete for the garden Is there any other way to make a reliable mold other then to use alginate?

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Kat26646650 on Jun 29, 2017

Hi Christin, my daughter did this in preschool.... I think they used plaster. That's a nice idea!

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2dogal on Jun 29, 2017

There are commercial mold kits you can use. Quickcrete is another product you can use.

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Gina Kristan Ploughman on Jun 29, 2017

For my kinder classes I used a home made play doh. The kids pressed their hands in and I poured plaster of Paris into the handprint.

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- Christine Friesen on Jun 29, 2017
  
  Is this just the hand print? Or an actual full hand mold? I thought about using play dough in the same form you would use alginate but thought play dough would be to soft to use.
  
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- Gina Kristan Ploughman on Jun 29, 2017
  
  A full hand. Home made seems sturdier. They turned out amazing. I did a couple a day to let the plaster set.
  
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Beth Shorts on Jun 29, 2017

you can use polymer clay to make the molds..

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- Christine Friesen on Jun 29, 2017
  
  To make a full hand mold not just a hand print??
  
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Barbara Midcap Speth on Jun 29, 2017

you tube for instructions

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- Christine Friesen on Jun 29, 2017
  
  I tried you tube and could not find anything that recommended anything other then alginate to make a full hand mold to be filled with poly and concrete to make full hand molds.
  
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