Life Casting Starter Kit With Alja-Safe Alginate

Easy to use, and easy clean up! Will definitely buy again, probably in a larger size. I bought 2 kits to experiment with. I was hoping to "hand cast" my little boy, and wound up having to use it myself first in order to incite his interest. I squeezed a little too hard while removing my (large) hand and then got too excited removing the cast of my sons! My casting was amazing in detail and only a couple of the fingertips were messed up. My son's would have been perfect - except I broke all the fingers off - after I had revealed enough to show how perfect his little thumb turned out! My son has already jumped on board and listed the relatives who need a casting of his hands. We'll try a few more times! Awesome product, and we didn't even watch the video for what are probably very helpful directions (no dvd player).

I have never done an art project of this sort before but I thought it would be a cool thing to do with my son. I watched the dvd that came with it which really helped. Also if you look up Smooth-On's website they have a bunch of other videos and demos for other products. I first made a test mold of my finger so I understood the process (recommended) and then made a mold of my sons hand. He thought it was really cool. It was enough alginate for the finger and the hand but that's about it. There was more than enough plaster.I would recommend this for anyone. Great product.

I didn't know what to expect with hand casting. This kit made it easy and fun for a 10 year old. Fabulous instructions. The venture went smoothly and produced a fun memento. One star off because I was surprised at how it was so pricey.

I bought 2 of these to make one hand of my partner and one hand of mine. Since we are in a long distance relationship we had only one chance. The first try was a total failure, it cured way too fast, the instructions were not clear on saying it worked better by adding the alginate to the water instead of water to the alginate and mix as fast as you coul, specially if you don't have an electric mixer. I watched a video on youtube and tried on the second one, it still cured way too quickly, even with cold water, so my pose was rushed and we couldn't get all the bubbles out. As a result, the hand looks like it has warts. Removing the alginate need to be done carefully so you don't break the piece inside.Since the firstone was ruined, we could only make one hand, both our hands didn't fit inside the pail.I recommned you watch a youtube tutorial before using it.

I made all my "homemade" Christmas gifts this year with my kids. I divided the mixture up and made 5 molds of my daughters hand (she's two) they give great detail! She held little plastic toys as she did it which turned out great. I would say if you have a hyper active child it will work just not as great I'm guessing, my 5 year old son only made 2 because he didn't wanna stop moving his hand in the goo. But he was able too and his turned out awesome! Some spray paint and I'll be finished!

Waste of $$$Purchased to cast paw of my 12 yr old dog who was dying and my hand. I called the 800# for customer support included in the package. A technician told me I could coat my dogs paw between her pads and any hair on her foot and up her legs in Vaseline before inserting it in the alginate gel. I trimmed all the hair out between the pads of her feet and around her toes before even attempting the Vaseline. It didn't work I ended up with no usable mold when we were done to pour the plaster into. When the gel set my hand and her paw were thoroughly stuck in it and it took a lot of movement to try and even remove us. My dog was sent to Heaven via the vet later that day. I have no statue for a remembrance of her as I had planned . I will never buy this product again and don't recommend it for anyone.

My wife bought this for our first anniversary. This is the first time we are trying lifecasting. We have gone through all the instructions twice and did exactly what it was mentioned. Reviews from amazon helped us alot. Finally we did this today and It turned out amazing. It casted all the minor details on our hands. Very happy with the purchase 😊😊😊 Make sure to use coldest water from tap to mix moulding gel and pour the plaster liquid slowly by dabbing the container to prevent air bubbles from trapping. Recommend to everyone 👍🏻

I managed to get two fidgety kids, 4 and 7, to keep their hands still long enough to make a perfect mold, so I'd say pretty much anyone can get a good result. You do have to act fast with the mixing of the mold material, because it starts hardening immediately, but the instructions make that very clear. Just get everything set up before you mix and be ready to act fast!