The blog post where I found this recipe had this project listed as ornaments. However, I am a fan of the natural look and opted to keep them classic and unpainted, a year round keepsake. So ours are everyday home decorations and make for one of a kind gifts for parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. In fact, ours will be given to Kesha and Kalah's Great Nana as a thank you for Kalah's birth gift. And to their Grandpa, their Abuelito, and their Papi for Father's Day!
Ingredients:
This recipe akes approximately 6-8 ornaments (Or in my case it made 2, one for Kalah and one for Kesha. Then Kesha didn't want to partake any more and we had to throw away the dough because it sat out in the sun and dried...)
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/4 cup salt
- 7 tablespoons water
- A drinking glass (or a round cookie cutter)
- Something to make a hole in the circle (if you want to hang them)
- Ribbon (if you want to hang them)
Directions
DO THIS PROJECT WHEN YOUR KIDS ARE WELL RESTED OR IT WILL NOT BE FUN!
- Preheat over to 300°F / 145°C
- Mix flour, salt, and water
- Knead for 15 minutes
- Roll out the dough (not more than 1/4" thick)
- Use your glass to make rounds
- Press child's hand into dough making sure you press hard enough to make a nice, deep impression (this is the hardest part and where a tired child will fight back)
- Poke a hole in each ornament with your "hole making device" (I used a kids oral medicine syringe... I'm creative and don't have many hole making devices in my house)
- Place on baking sheet
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bottoms begin to turn golden
- Wait for the rounds to cool
- Thread with the ribbon of your choice
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