How to Make Salt Dough Christmas Tree Ornaments
Dana Ruth made these adorable salt dough Christmas tree ornaments using her 2 sons little fingerprints to make the Christmas lights! Then she used a black sharpie and drew the strings between them. These would be so fun to make for all the grandparents, parents, or teachers! Make sure to check out our 8 salt dough ornament ideas, too!
Dana said "I made salt dough finger print ornaments with my 4 month old and almost 3 year old. They turned out so much better than I expected. The recipe was 4 cups of all purpose flour (not self rising) 1 cup of table salt, and about 2 cups of warm water. I barely used half the batch for the 9 trees and stars. Knead it until smooth (I did it in batches) and use a rolling pin to flatten it out. I had the boys put their fingerprints in and poked holes in the top. I baked them on 250⁰F for 3 hours with flipping them halfway. I left them overnight on the counter and the next day, I used acrylic paint and painted them. I had the boys use an ink pad for the fingerprints, and a thin tip sharpie for the string lights. I wrote their name on the back and then used Modge Podge."
Watch how to make ones without the stars...
Salt Dough Fingerprint Christmas Tree Ornaments
Ingredients
Salt Dough Ingredients
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- ½ cup Table salt
- ½ cup Warm water
Extras
- Ink pad
- Acrylic paint
- Ribbon/string
- Cookie cutter (or cardboard)
- Thin tip black sharpie
- Mod Podge
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, and warm water. Knead it with your hand until all combined. (If it's too sticky, add more flour a tsp at a time. If it's too dry, add a tsp of water at a time and mix.)
- Use a rolling pin and roll it out flat.
- Use a tree cookie cutter and press it into the dough. Cut a star using a tiny cookie cutter or make a star shape out of cardboard for tracing the star toppers.
- Have the kids press their fingerprints on the tree. Poke a hole on top of the tree and star with a pencil or straw. Make sure you smooth out the edges because they will dry jagged if you leave it.
- Bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours, flipping halfway.
- Let them cool for a few hours then use acrylic paint for the star. Have the kids dip their finger on an ink pad and press it into the indents they made.
- Use the sharpie and draw string lines between all the fingerprint lights.
- Write the year or name and seal with mod podge. Tie a ribbon and you're done!
