Christmas time is here! That means trees are going up and you finally
have the perfect spot to display all of those Christmas crafts. This year, make
a craft with the kiddos that will last through the years by baking up some salt
dough ornaments.
Ingredients
·
½ cup salt
·
½ cup flour
·
¼ cup water
Directions
1.
Start by mixing together all of the ingredients.
This will make a play-dough like substance. (If you just want to stop here and
play, feel free!)
2.
Roll out the dough and let the kids use cookie
cutters to cut out some classic Christmas shapes. You can also use handprints
for hangable keepsakes or a knife and imagination for a more original piece.
Just don’t forget to poke holes at the top!
3.
Bake the dough at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 3
hours.
4.
Have the kids paint a thin layer of glue on the cooled
off ornaments. This will prevent the dough from soaking up the color while you
paint.
5.
Once the glue is dry, let the little ones at the
paint and brushes. Encourage their creativity here!
6.
Let the paint dry and apply another layer of
glue to seal the ornament.
7.
Now just add ribbons through the holes and hang
up your new additions to the tree!
1 comment:
My 4th grade charge needs to make a Secret Santa gift for a classmate and we are making this today. Thanks for recipe and idea!
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