Description
Create lasting holiday memories with simple salt dough Christmas ornaments made from flour, salt, and water. Perfect for all ages, these ornaments can be shaped, baked, and decorated to add a personal touch to your festive decor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup water
- Optional: food coloring or glitter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250°F (120°C).
- In a bowl, mix the flour and salt.
- Gradually add water, stirring until it forms a dough.
- Knead the dough until smooth.
- Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
- Create impressions for footprints, fingerprints, or handprints.
- Use a straw to make a hole for hanging.
- Place ornaments on a baking sheet and bake for 2-3 hours until hard.
- Once cool, decorate as desired.
Notes
Store ornaments in a dry place. Use a box with tissue paper between each ornament for safe keeping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes
- Category: Craft
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ornament
- Calories: 5
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg