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Can you believe these Christmas ornaments were made by momstown kids? Baked salt dough and paint was all it took to make some beautiful ornaments by hand!
Real story - we needed pressies for all the teachers for all the programs and we didn't have time or enough sugar to bake treats for everyone. Instead, we made this great no cook salt dough recipe, played like playdough and then baked the kids creations.
One craft covers a LOT of gifts! For the non-crafty mom, this is a solid way to get the homemade points with relatively little effort.
Recipe for Easy no-cook Salt "dough"
Stir together 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 1 1/2 cups cold water (maybe a bit less), 2 Tbsp oil.
Stir until a soft dough forms. Then knead, roll and cut into shapes.
Use your cookie cutters to make all kinds of Christmas shapes - stockings, gingerbread men, Christmas trees, stars, and snowflakes!
Bake 300 degrees for about an hour. You can add food colouring to the water or you can paint when cool.
If you paint, spray with shellac or nail polish when dry to help keep the paint from peeling.
momstown Winnipeg had great fun with this project too during a Christmas event this season!
This is a super project for so many reasons and we did use it to make cars & trains for a birthday party as well!
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 13:29 Kelly - sorry if this too late but you can use en clear nailpolish?
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 17:17 Went looking for some sort of sealant/glaze at walmart today... no luck. What's the shiny finishing layer and where do you find it?
Thu, 12/08/2011 - 14:14 Hi ThePeachy1, the first picture is the finished product - not super fancy but very homemade, and they last from year to year - no sign of mold yet! I'd just check them each year.
Wed, 12/07/2011 - 10:10 You just saved me with this craft idea, I now have an afternoon of entertainment for the kids and gifts for all the grandparents and auntie's and uncles. I will post once we have made ours and let you know how they turned out.
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 21:58 When they are baked they look like shortbread cookies, ours were painted so that makes them look different. The salt prevents them from molding as it's a natural preservative. Have fun!
Wed, 12/22/2010 - 14:07 Do you have a more clear picture of the finished product? I would be willing to try it if I could tell what they ended up looking like. Also do you need to worry about them molding?