Elijah & Mommy

Elijah & Mommy

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Salt Dough Hand Print Ornaments

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 Cup Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Water

Supplies:
  • Knife
  • Pen
  • Paint (Red, White, & Black)
  • Mod Podge
  • Ribbon or String
  • Paint Brush


Directions:
  1. Kneed until dough forms.
  2. Make impression and cut out hand shape with a knife (leave a small border)
  3. Use a pen to poke a hole at the top.
  4. Bake at 200* for 3 hours
  5. Paint
  6. Seal with Mod Podge
  7. Thread a ribbon or string through whole and hang on your tree!

 
 *Add the date on the back with a sharpie or paint. MAKES A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR GRANDPARENTS OR AUNTS & UNCLES!!!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Supplies:

  • ice cream cones
  • green frosting
  • various candies for decorating

Directions:
  1. Cover each cone with green frosting.
  2. Decorate with the candy.




For our "candies" we used M&M's, Cherrios, and Goldfish (the stars are from the "space" goldfish).