Salt Dough Ornaments so simple that even your Kids can do! Which is great, because mine are eager to make and do what mummy does. I really want to emphasise handmade & homemade and the best way to do that is get little hands doing!
We rolled out our dough and made a pine needle impressions, then used a star cookie cutter.
Don’t forget to poke holes in them before they dry!
The longest part is the drying- in the oven on a low temperature for a few hours or air dry for a few days. Once they are dry I will let my kids paint & then varnish a couple. I think I will leave several the natural dough colour, but I will see where inspiration takes me.
Recipe for Salt Dough
- 1 cup regular table salt
- 2 cups white flour
- 1 cup luke warm water.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl, form a dough and then turn out to knead… work it for about 5 mins, the longer you do it the smoother it will get.
Roll out to desired thickness… I wanted my thin, but they were harder to work with at this consistency. Also roll out on to parchment paper or a baking sheet, something that you can move them around on.
I baked mine on a low temp for about half an hour to get the drying process started. I then moved them on to a cooling rack. Baking them will curl the edges when thin and my or may not change the colour of the dough.
Next up we will paint!
If you make some share a link!
OK MiMi – this brings back lots of wonderful memories. Using the pine needle impression is brilliant. Can’t wait to see them painted by the twins. I agree to keep some “au naturele” is a great idea.
M
Funny, totally thought about the silly faces you made one year…
I think that my monkeys will love this project too. Thanks for the how-to!
couldn’t you put food coloring in the dough and forget about the coloring afterward?
Hi Nancy, I have seen them with food colouring, but i have never done it myself.. I have heard it is messy at first and that latex gloves are recommended for handling it… i just like letting my kids go to town with the paints (probably as messy or even more in the end).
if it was me I would add the food colouring when I was adding the water for an even dye job!
What kind of paint do you use?
Hi Jacqui, I use acrylic paints & make to sure to varnish them if you wish to save them!
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can you store unused salt dough?
Sorry for not replying earlier, I was on vacation! I haven’t found that it stores well… But if you do I think the key is as little air as possible. Cheers.