​What you need:

• Shallow plastic container

• Damp beach sand

• Plastic container

• Spatula

• Plaster of Paris

• 1 cup of water (250 mL)

 

1) Line the bottom of the shallow plastic container with a 2” (5 cm) layer of loosely packed damp beach sand.

2) Have your child step into the container to form a footprint.

3) Prepare plaster of Paris in the second plastic container according to package directions.

4) Pour the mixture into your child’s footprint and allow the mixture to harden thoroughly – it may take up to a couple of days.

 

You’ll end up with a sandy footprint memory of summer!

(excerpt from the Fall 2003 issue of Homebasics magazine, pages 19-20)