Salt dough ornaments

We used this recipe to make our very own salt dough ornaments to decorate our tree and give as gifts this year.

Ian, Aaron, & Lauren all got in on the action and dare I say it...had fun.


If you are looking for something neat and homemade to do with your children during these cold, dreary days, go ahead and try it out! You could easily make decorations for other holidays as well. You could also do hand prints. (ooh! I just had an idea for inexpensive gifts! Salt dough picture frames!)

In case you're worried, it's 12/1 now and we have swapped out our pumpkins and leaves table cloth for a festive and gawdy electric green one with candy canes. Fab!

Salt dough ornaments:

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup warm water

Instructions

Mix together flour and salt.

Then mix in the warm water.

Mix until you have a dough that is similar in consistency to pie crust.

Take the dough and place it on a floured surface.

Roll out the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick.

Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. 

Put the shapes on a cookie sheet.

Then take a sharp object (I used a plastic straw) to put a small hole in each shape where you will insert the ribbon. Make sure the hole goes all the way through the dough, because it will close up slightly while baking.

Bake the salt dough ornaments for 4 to 6 hours at 200 degrees or until hardened.