Simple Salt Dough Ornaments to Make with Your Kids

Simple salt dough ornaments draw up fond memories for me.  They are some of the oldest Christmas memories I have.  You see, when my parents were first married and had little to nothing, my mom got creative and made salt dough ornaments to decorate their first Christmas tree.  It was a tradition kept alive for many years to come.

Over on our “That’s what holiday memories are made of” post, Birmingham mom & reader Kerry said that she and her children enjoy making salt dough ornaments and hanging them on the kids very own tree.  So we found a recipe to share with all of you, so you can make your own Christmas memories with salt dough ornaments!

What you’ll need:

What you’ll need:

How to make it:

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
2. Mix together, salt, flour, and water until dough is formed – use your hands if needed.
3. Knead the dough on a floured surface until the mixture is elastic and smooth. If dough is too sticky, sprinkle with flour, continue to do so until stickiness is gone. Do not add too much flour, this will dry out the dough and will cause it to crack before you get a chance to bake it.
4. Roll out the dough to about ¼” thick with a rolling pin that has been dusted with flour.
5. Cut out whatever shapes you’d like
6. Make a hole at the top of your ornament (you can use a toothpick and swirl it around until the hole is big enough).
7. Place all shapes onto an ungreased cookie sheet and place into the preheated oven.
8. Bake for 2 hours.
9. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
10. Paint and decorate your ornaments
11. Use the handle end of the paint brush to dot on ornaments by dipping into paint then dotting onto ornament.
12. When dry, thread ribbon through hole and tie in a knot in the back.

(recipe courtesy of Kaboose – with a few variations)

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