Sizes

You may wonder, which size plaque do I need? I wish I could answer you as easily as "small for 6 months or younger, medium for 6-12 months, and large for 1-2 years and x large for 2-6 years or older". The problem is that some companies do this, but quite honestly, you really can't tell what size plaque you may need until you actually do the printing. Always go a size up. Clay shrinks 6-12%, which can be 1/4inch to 3/4 inch difference. The prints are always bigger than you think, especially feet for some reason. I have had several instances when someone ordered a "very small plaque" and I quoted them a price, then when they did the printing, found that they actually needed a large plaque which is more expensive. Take into consideration space needed for stamping or fancy borders that need extra space. Children vary wildly in size: I recently did a printing of a little girl and the order said 7 weeks, but her handprints were larger than my 18 month old girl. I thought for sure she meant 7 months, but sure enough, the order was correct, 7 weeks!

circle: less than 5" x-small
6" small-fits one hand to 2 yrs.
7-8" med-fits one hand+one foot or two hands to 1 year
9-10" large-fits a hand and foot to 5 years
11+ x-large

square: 4x4 x small-fits one hand to 6 months
6x6 small-fits one hand and one foot to 1 year
8x8 med-fits one hand and one foot to 2 years
10x10 large-
12x12 x-large-fits a quad to 6 months, or hand and foot to 5 years

oval: small 5 x 7"
med 6 x 8"
large 8 x 10"-fits one hand+one foot to 2 years
x-large 9"h x 11"w +

rectangle: same as oval

surfboard: x-large 16 1/2" x 8 1/4"
football: 6"h x 11"w-fits one hand+one foot to 18 months
baseball: 8 3/4"d-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year or one hand up to 7 years
crown: 6 3/4"w x 8 3/4"h-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year
star: small 6 1/8" x 7 1/8"
large 8 1/4" x 9 3/4"-fits one hand+one foot to 6 months or one hand to 9 years
heart: small 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"-fits one hand to 1 year
med 5 3/4"h x 7"h-fits one hand 1-3 years
large 8 1/4"h x 9 3/4"w-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year or a quad to 6 months
flower: large 8"h x 9 1/4"w-fits one hand+one foot to 1 year or one hand to 9 years

all plaques cut at 1/2" depth for highest quality! My plaques are generally larger than other companies.