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Last Updated: Jul 2nd, 2008 - 21:15:22 |
Here are two different dough recipes you can use to make dough Christmas ornaments with your kids. When you do this remember they are not edible, so don't let your kids chew on them. They look just like cookies!
The great thing about dough ornaments is how easy they are to make and how nice they look when you have finished them. You can wrap them away with your Christmas ornaments and use them year after year. All you need to do is treat them with a little clear nail polish, varnish or polyurethane to keep the moisture out of them.
You can hang some on your Christmas tree, or in your windows to decorate your house. You can make them with your favorite aroma so they will also make your house smell good. You can make them in everyday or holiday shapes so you can keep some of them out all year long.
Make plenty of these ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree, a door wreath, and in kitchen windows. You can create decorations for any occasion by just changing cookie cutters.
Work all dough on wax paper so it will be easy to lift and not make a mess on your table.
All you will need for the first type of dough is:
1 cup salt
2 cups flour
1 cup water
Food coloring (if desired)
Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
Add water a little at a time.
Knead dough 7 to 10 minutes until smooth and soft enough to work with.
If you want to color you can add the color to the dough now, or paint after the ornaments have baked.
Poke a hole near the top of the ornament so you can use a hanger or a ribbon
Bake ornaments at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until hard.
The next recipe do not need to be baked, they need to be air dried.
With Recipe Two if you replace the flour with cinnamon powder it will cause the ornament to become like a room freshener and it will make your house smell like cinnamon.
¾ cup flour
¼ cup white glue
¼ cup shampoo
Mix and knead well.
Shape desired ornaments.
Poke a whole near the top of the ornament so you can use a hanger or ribbon
Let ornaments air dry.
Again make sure everyone knows these are decorations not cookies.
I suggested you make a hole in the top of the ornament so it can hang. It is very easy to do before the dough is baked or dried, but not easy at all when the ornaments have dried.
You can get very creative with these dough recipes. When you are making your ornaments you can make them three dimensional. You can roll tiny balls of dough and shape them into eyes, mouths, and hands.
You can carve designs into the dough while it is still moist, and paint a color on it when it is dried.
You can use a garlic press or a food ricer to put the dough through to make hair.
You must, however, WET the dough you are adding before you stick it on the ornament, or it will not stay on, but don't WET it too much. After an ornament or two you will begin to know the consistency you need.
To make sure your Dough Christmas ornaments will last year after year be sure to treat each ornament to a coat of clear varnish, polyurethane or clear nail polish. This way not moisture can get in.
When you put your Christmas ornaments away, wrap each in white paper and put it in a Ziploc bag. Put them away carefully because they are as fragile as your glass Christmas ornaments and can break easily.
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