These Christmas ornaments can be made right in your kitchen, and best of all you probably already have what you need at home. They make a great crafts for kids. You can also let the kids make them to give to family and friends as gifts over the holiday's. Everyone will love them, and the kids feel so happy giving out gifts. Best of all they are really inexpensive!Recommended age 3+
What You Need
- 4 cups of flour
- 1 cup of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of hot water
- Rolling Pin
- Holiday Cookie cutters or cookie cutters of choice
- Decorations of choice - paint (makes a great base), beads, stickers, glitter, felt ect.
- *ornament hooks if you plan on hanging on the tree*
Things you need if wrapping to give as a gift
- Tissue paper
- Ribbon
- Gift Tags
How it's done
Making the Christmas Ornaments
- Mix the flour, salt and water together in a bowl.
- Knead the dough
- Roll it out like you would if you were making a sugar cookie about 1/4 inch thick.
- Use your holiday cookie cutters, and cut out the shapes.
- If these will be hanging on a tree use a toothpick to poke the hole for the hook.
- To harden you can 1.bake in the oven at 350 degrees, until hard. or 2. Microwave on High for about 2 minutes.
- Then decorate how ever you want, be creative and have fun.
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| This was made completely by my 5 year old...he likes Blue bells! |
*If you find the dough sticking to your hands, or cookie cutters use flour to dip the cutter in before cutting out each shape.*
*I personally find baking to work better*
Getting the Ornament's Ready to give as a gift
Take 1 full piece of tissue paper and fold in half 3 times. - Place your ornament in the middle of the tissue paper and roll it up, then twist the top like a candy wrapper.
- Take your ribbon and tie it around the top to keep it wrapped tightly
- Use scissors or a pencil and curl the ribbon.
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