Dough Ornaments

[KKCondrey]

I remember making these when I was little. This would be great if you have little kids.



Dough Ornaments

Time to trim the tree! Forget fancy bows and Martha Stewart decorations. Let's make our own!

What you need:

Christmas Cookie Cutters
Paint and brushes
Yarn
Any other decorations (beads, eyes, glitter, etc..)


Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups salt
1 cup water


What to do:

Mix the flour, salt and water to make the dough. Knead it for about 10 minutes. Roll out the dough and cut it with the cookie cutters. Make a hole (for the yarn to hang it) with a pencil. Put the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake them at 225 degrees F for 2 to 3 hours. (Flip them a couple of times so they bake evenly.) Get your parents to help with the baking!

When they're done, let them cool completely. Then, paint them! And use glue to add any other cool decorations (like glitter or sequins or googly eyes). Thread the yarn through the hole, and hang your very own decoration on the tree!

[dolphin]

I'm going to try and make some of these. I found some designs in some old Decorating & Crafts magazines from the 70's. Maybe this weekend. Thanks for the recipe.

[Katybird]

I love these kind of ornaments. They remind me of my childhood.