Salt-dough Ornaments

I found a great salt-dough ornament recipe years ago and every year the children enjoy using acrylic paints to make them colorful! The recipe is simple and easy; a great activity to do with children. Add a string or pipe cleaner and put on your tree. 

Here is the recipe:

3 Ingredients: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, and 1/2 cup water (or more as needed). (I usually triple the recipe - it depends on how many ornaments you want to make....)

1. Add flour and salt together; mix and then add water. Add more flour as needed. 
2. Knead dough until it's soft and pliable
3. Roll with rolling pin and cut out shapes with cookie cutters 
4. Place on un-greased cookie sheets 
5. Use straw to poke holes on top for the string to go through 
6. Prick each cut out with a toothpick (to keep it from bubbling up while baking)
7. Bake in 250 oven for 30 minutes (I take them out before they start getting brown)
8. I leave the ornaments out on the counter for a couple days to completely dry out and harden. And then they are ready to paint and add glitter if you are brave. 

https://www.mommypotamus.com/how-to-make-salt-dough-ornaments/
(This blog gives a great tutorial on how to make them with pictures included!)

Here is how ours turned out!

Pretty colorful!
(Except the plain ones on the right).