An Easy Salt Dough Ornament Recipe
The holidays are a time where creativity is encouraged. Trimming your tree can be costly if you opt to purchase each and every one of your ornaments from the store. Rather than incur these unnecessary costs, think about other festive ways to decorate. In fact, with a little bit of imagination and a few ordinary kitchen supplies, you and your children can make salt dough ornaments and create long lasting memories while doing so.
Here is an easy recipe for you to get started. It won’t cost hardly anything, keep your kids entertained, and provide decorations for the holidays.
What You Need From the Kitchen
To prepare these simple adornments for your tree, you will need:
- ½ cup of salt
- 1 cup of flour
- ½ cup of water
- A rolling pin
- Cookie cutters
- A toothpick
- A cookie sheet
What You Can Use From Your Arts and Crafts Stash
Here are a few of the things you can use to decorate your salt dough Christmas ornaments:
- Glitter
- Seed Beads (For Eyes)
- Acrylic Paint
- Ribbon
- Rubber Stamps and Ink
Steps for Creating Your Very Own Salt Dough Ornaments
Creating fun ornaments takes very little time after you have gathered the necessary supplies. Here are the steps to take when preparing and baking the dough:
1. Pre-heat your oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix together the dry ingredients, the flour and the salt, with the water until it forms a dough.
3. Spread flour onto a flat, dry surface and begin to knead the dough on top of it.
4. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin. Be careful not to let it get too thin. If you prefer molding the dough by hand, remember that your palms will get sticky unless you put flour on them too.
5. Use cookie cutters to acquire the desired shapes you want.
6. Take a toothpick and trace a circle at the top of each ornament. This will allow you to thread ribbon through the hole and hang the decorations on your tree.
7. Place all of your ornaments on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for two hours.
8. Once the items have turned brown and risen, remove them from the oven.
9. Allow the ornaments to cool completely before decorating them with the aforementioned craft supplies.
My mother made salt dough ornaments routinely with my brothers and I while we were growing up. One of my favorites that she designed was a ballerina bear. Not only did it have a tulle tutu, it even had pink ballet slippers. It was incredibly inventive and a reminder that handmade holidays mean even more to some families. I know that it made quite the impression on me!
Author: Charissa
Charissa is into frugal living and saving money.
