How to Make Plaster Castings of Animal Tracks or Handprints
How to Make Plaster Castings of Animal Tracks or Handprints
HOW TO MIX PLASTER
Pour a little water into a can and sprinkle plaster of Paris, in small quantities. into it. Keep sprinkling in plaster until plaster rises above the water’s surface. Stir gently with a stick so as not to cause air bubbles. Use plaster immediately when made or it will harden. Caution—Never pour unused plaster down a drain or it will clog it.
CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED
Plaster of Paris
Water
Can
Stick
Cardboard
Paper Clip
CASTING ANIMAL TRACKS or YOUR HANDPRINTS
Step 1
When you’ve found a good animal track you’d like to preserve, clean area around it from dirt and twigs, as in Figure 1.
Step 2
Make a collar around the track with a 1 inch strip of cardboard. Fasten ends of collar with a paper clip, as in Figure 2.
Step 3
Mix the plaster and pour immediately first around track, then into the track. Allow plaster to harden for about an hour, then peel off cardboard collar. Wash off dirt and paint cast with chosen colors.
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