Monday, December 6, 2010

Kidtastic Christmas Ornaments

Need to keep the kids busy? Here is a great recipe for homemade Christmas ornaments.

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In a large pot mix,1 cup of cornstarch, 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of water.  Stir over low heat until the dough is the consistency of  firm mashed potatoes. Let the dough cool, covering it with a damp cloth to prevent drying.  It doesn’t take long for it to cool and I actually used mine right away and it was fine.

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Roll the dough out to 1/4 of an inch.  Press in cookie cutters or you could also make hand prints.

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Use a straw to poke a hole in the top of the ornaments so you can put a ribbon through.  You can also use a film canister to make a hole in the middle of the ornament for a picture window.

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Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 3 hours at 200 degrees.  Remove from pan and let them air dry for 24 hours.  Then decorate your ornaments as desired paint or add glitter then attach a photo  on the ornaments you made holes in the middle of, put a ribbon through the top and you’re done!

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2 comments:

Sassy Sites! said...

We featured you over at Sassy Sites for our kid craft party! Come by and check it out!! Have a very Merry Christmas!

http://sassysites.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-christmas-crafts-for-kids.html

xoxo Marni

Shari said...

Thank you for sharing. I've never seen ornaments like these before. The white really appeals to me, particularly since I've been thinking about doing a tree all in red & white ever since I saw a bloggy friends tree last Christmas.