A proud boy has gone back to school and shown off his latest “Spider-Man” toy - his brand new plastic hand.
Cian Morris, five, showed off everything he can do with his new prosthetic hand, which was created on a 3D printer.
And the red and blue hand means that Cian can to hold a paint brush in both hands and hold a book up in front of him for the first time.
His proud mum Zoe, 24, said: “The kids in his school are fascinated - they call the prosthetic Cian’s ‘Spider-Man hand’.
“They have completely accepted that his hand is different but he isn’t. To the kids at school he is just their friend.
“Now that Cian can use both hands to grab and pick things up there is no stopping him.”
Cian was born with no fingers on his right hand.
The hand was created by scientists at Cardiff Metropolitan University who downloaded the design from the internet.
It straps onto his hand with velcro and has learned how to grip the fiingers.
And Cian proudly showed off how he can use his Spider-Man hand saying: “I really like it. It is fun.”
Martijn Gommeren, manager of the FabLab research team at the University, said: “We were excited to help them and print off a prosthetic hand, made to Cian’s size and design for free.
“We worked with a template design of the hand from the Enabling the Future project - a global network of volunteers who promote the ‘amazing potential’ of 3D printing for children without limbs.
“After a couple of hours Cian was able to use his new hand and pick up products the same day.”
The blue and red plastic design of the prosthetic makes Cian’s hand particularly noticeable when it is raised in class at Pontrhondda Primary School at Tonypandy.
Dad Jamie Morris, 26, said they only had to pay £60 for the metal wires and the velcro that holds Cian’s hand in place.
Baker Jamie said: “We want to help other people as well. There are lots of families out there who think creating prosthetic limbs costs thousands, but for under £100 we’ve changed someone’s life.
“It is going to take time and we know Cian hasn’t reached his potential with the hand yet. He need to train the muscles in his wrist to manoeuvre the hand because he’s never picked things up and held weight with that hand alone.
“But he is so fun and so full of spirit, I know he will face up to any new challenge.
“To say we are proud is a huge understatement.”