Pearhead Clean-Touch Ink Pad 4-Pack, Baby Handprint or Footprint Clean-Touch Ink Pad Kit, Ink Pad for Cat or Dog Pawprints, Baby and Pet Keepsake Ink Pads, Set of 4

Works great. No mess!!

These are excellent. Very easy to use, absolutely no mess at all, and they come with enough to do a "test run" in case you do make a mistake! I used these on my dog to get pawprints and a nose print, and they worked perfectly. I found it was easy if I taped the paper to the ink pad, then used a sturdy surface like a book to tape the whole apparatus to so that it wouldn't slide or smudge. My dog isn't the biggest fan of things on her feet, so I'm happy this was able to be done with very quick and minimal pressure. Definitely recommend for a cheap but fun activity that will leave you with an impression of your animal (or baby)!

Very hard to use for hand prints

I purchased these specifically because they would arrive quickly, and I just hoped that they would meet my needs. I'm happy to say that they did. They were bought to get prints of our precious fur baby's paws and nose for family keepsakes since he was making his journey over the rainbow bridge. These made it pretty simple for us to get prints without making it too uncomfortable for him. In fact, I feel like I should get more so I can do this for all of our fur babies. That way we're not all upset while we're doing it. Overall, I'm very pleased with the ease of use, thickness of the cards, the size and the heaviness of the color of the ink print. These will be with us til the end.

Your mileage may vary with your child but we had a very difficult time with getting viable handprints. Footprints were relatively easy, you just have to lightly press the feet into the inkpad, too much pressure will lead to a blotchy mess.