Easy Salt Dough Ornament Garland
Enjoy this simple and easy DIY for salt dough ornaments that you and your kids will love. It will become a yearly tradition and you can customize them each year to make them different.
Yield: 2 dozen
Cost: $5
Materials
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup table salt
- ½ cup water
- 20 drop essential oils
Instructions
- Mix flour and salt in a large bowl. Mix it well and make sure the salt is distributed throughout the flour.
- Add the water slowly until the soft dough forms. Don’t get it too wet or it will be a gooey mess.
- Then, fold in drops of essential oil to add a little festive touch.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200-250 °F
- Once dough is chilled, roll the dough on a floured surface. Cut the dough into shapes, poke a hole for twine to go through, and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake in a 200-250 degree oven for 60 minutes.
- String them on twine or ribbon when they are cooled and hang them paired with your favorite greenery.
Notes
- Add the water slowly and stop when it comes together to form a ball. You don't want the dough to be too wet and mushy.
- If you want different scents or colors, separate the dough into different balls to scent and color your dough. Then, wrap them individually in plastic wrap to chill.
- If you are baking your ornaments, be sure to check on them every 15 minutes to make sure they don't burn or over dry and crack.
- Roll your dough out on a floured surface so your ornaments will lift off of the table easily.