Daily Mom runs a checklist called Nesting By Trimester, the one that lays out what to have ready before a baby shows up. Little Touchprints is on it now. I read it twice before it sank in.
(I sent Quentin the link before I'd even finished the page.)
Here's what they were pointing readers at. We make handprint keepsake kits: a 5-inch display-quality basketball or football, a child-safe ink pad, a prep wipe, a brush-on sealant, and a solid walnut or maple base with the court or field engraved into it. $44.99, and Quentin and I put every one together by hand here in Austin. You do the print at the kitchen table in about a minute, seal it, and it goes on a shelf instead of into a drawer.
The checklist is a new-baby list, which fits where it ran. One thing worth saying plainly, though: any hand fits the ball. We've printed newborns, and we've printed a five-year-old after his first season. There's no age on the box.
If you're a sports family, or buying for one, the basketball kit is the easiest place to start. The maple one sits well on a nursery shelf, and it holds up the same as the day it dried. If you want to see the print go on before you decide, here's how it's done.
Thank you to the Daily Mom team for the feature. You can read the full checklist here: Daily Mom article
The first ball we ever sealed is still on a shelf here. Same print, no smudge, no fade.
Little Touchprints makes handprint keepsake kits for sports balls, basketballs and footballs, with everything included: child-safe ink pad, prep wipe, brush-on sealant, and a walnut or maple display base. Built to be displayed, not stored.
