Comments on: Homemade Salt Dough Ornaments https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:08:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 By: Antoinette https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-13663 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:08:23 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-13663 I remember making these with my kids but unforunately the years got the best of them and they got soft and fell to pulp, ever tried making home made playdough? that was hours of fun and we made it together, I did not have to worry about them likking it!
2 cups flour
3/4 cup salt
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 cups lukewarm water
2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil (coconut oil works too)
Food coloring, optional
Quart sized bags

Stir together the flour, salt and cream of tartar in a large pot. Next add the water and oil. If you’re only making one color, add in the the color now as well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue stirring until the dough has thickened and begins to form into a ball. Remove from heat and then place inside a gallon sized bag or onto wax paper. Allow to cool slightly and then knead until smooth. If you’re adding colors after, divide the dough into balls (for how many colors you want) and then add the dough into the quart sized bags. Start with about 5 drops of color and add more to brighten it. Knead the dough, while inside the bag so it doesn’t stain your hands. Once it’s all mixed together you’re ready to PLAY.

Store the play dough inside the bags once done to keep soft. Keeps for up to 3 months.

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By: Kevin https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12744 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:59:33 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12744 My grandmother and I did this when I was tiny.

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By: Jordy https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12352 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 17:22:59 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12352 I remember making these as a kid!

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By: Terri Davis https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12259 Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:21:30 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12259 Listening to John Denver and the Muppets sing Christmas songs while opening presents.

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By: Celine https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12222 Mon, 24 Dec 2018 18:46:13 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12222 Suggestion if you don’t have straws on hand… A round icing tip can also do the trick.

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By: Catt https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12193 Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:17:31 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12193 It’s so weird because I sort of remember making these as a kid. But I also feel like that it never really happened?

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By: lesdeuxcatastrophes https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12185 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:46:48 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12185 Making all kinds of decoration: wax figurines from leftover candles, straw stars, salt dough décor for the tree, folded paper stars and colourful window pictures.
Singimg Christmas carols. Like daily.
And baking austrian vanilla cookies!!! Lots of them…as they vanish with light years speed…

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By: Dee https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12180 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 16:55:48 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12180 Next time cut back on the flour and add cinnamon for scented Ornaments.

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By: Marilyn Case https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12178 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 15:44:45 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12178 I made these with my students this year (Special Education class, grades 2-4) and we didn’t even bake them. We just left them on the windowsill in the sun overnight and they came out great! The kids loved making them.

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By: Betty Frost https://nowandgen.com/2018/12/22/homemade-salt-dough-ornaments/#comment-12171 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:15:55 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=3385#comment-12171 It’s nice to see people making ornaments for Christmas. I have been making mine for 36 years now. I started out because we couldn’t afford to buy them and then it just became a tradition. Keep up the great parenting. Merry Christmas.

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