Day 5
Yesterday at my mom's we made salt dough Christmas ornaments.* It's part of the Quest for Unbreakable Ornaments meets Crafting with Toddlers. It was fun to see how much Ellis has matured. He can roll the dough so well now and sort even managed cutting out a few. Today I stocked up on glitter glue from ACMoore. This weekend we will paint and beglitter our baked stars and birds.
*BTW, this recipe that I linked to worked out great! 1/2c. salt, 1. c flour, 1/2 c. water. Mix, knead. Roll on floured surface, bake on ungreased sheets for 2 hours on 250F. Couldn't have asked for better!
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Oh, we used to do that when we were kids! I always loved squishing the dough through the garlic press to make hair and beards for my santas. Thanks for the memory!
Posted by: Harriet | December 6, 2007 08:47 AM
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This is a great fun idea! And a way that our kids can give presents to family too! We may just have to carve out some time soon. Thanks for the inspiration. Do you think you could use regular food coloring and dye the dough instead of painting them afterwards?
Posted by: michellew | December 6, 2007 03:32 PM
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oh yea totally. I read on one of the recipes I looked at that you could add food coloring.
We're pretty big fans of painting over here, though, so I just left ours as is. (And I'm totally cashing on his gift-giving with these...esp teachers)
Posted by: Jeannette | December 6, 2007 10:20 PM