Becoming a parent is one of the most important days of your life. After nine months of pregnancy you are finally holding your bundle of joy. I’m pretty sure you have seen the many craft projects that consist of preserving your babies handprint. A baby handprint is something you will look back on often.
Who says you need to stick your child’s hand in plaster or cake it in finger paint to create a handprint memento. Why not use a photocopy machine? No, this is NOT your typical handprint photograph or artwork but it works just fine. Also, there is no messy cleanup afterwards. A win-win for everyone!
If you have a copy machine at home simply place your hand and your babies hand on the copy machine and print. If you do not have a copy machine at home your local library has one that you could use.
To make this memorable handprint even more exciting and personal, choose paper with designs or colors. For example, if you have a baby girl why not use pink paper or paper with flowers around the border or if you have a baby boy use blue paper or paper with cars around on the border. Use your imagination and you will have one of the most treasured pieces of artwork in your