Wild Life Footprints

Perfect for a class project

You will need a plastic bucket, wooden spoon, water, plaster of paris, paper clips, heavy cardboard strips or plastic flexible strips 24" x 2 1/2", a 1" to 2" soft bristle paint brush

The best place to find and make footprints is close to rivers, ponds or creeks

Press the cardboard or plastic into the ground around the print in a circle, and join with the paper clips.


Mix the plaster in the bucket, following the directions. then gently pour into the mold formed by the cardboard or plastic
Let completely dry


At home Carefully remove the strip from the plaster, and clean off any mud with a soft bristle brush