I wanted to have a go at some home made christmas decorations. I’m not the most crafty of people so I wanted something pretty simple that looks good and the children could join in. So we went for some santa salt dough handprints with a christmassy feel!
First up I made the salt dough using:
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1 cup of salt
- half a cup of water
I just threw the ingredients into a bowl and gave them a good stir, once it started to come together I turned the mixture out onto a work surface and kneaded until it was a smooth kind of play-doh consistency. This was enough to make 2 hand prints so I split the dough in half and rolled it out into a circle shape.
The girls firmly pressed their hands in to leave their hand prints.
I made a hole using a straw so I could thread some ribbon later.
I put them onto a non stick baking sheet and popped them into a preheated oven at 100°c for 2 hours. When ready it will be completely dried out and solid.
Leave them to completely cool and then it’s time to decorate. I used paint to turn them into a little santa hand print.
For finishing touches I added one glitter to santas hat, outlined the hand print with a marker pen and threaded some ribbon through the hole so it is ready to hang up!
These make such a cute decoration for the tree and would also make a lovely gift for family they’re a real keep sake and cost pence to make. I couldn’t resist making one for Lottie, she was really not playing ball with the hand print so we opted for a foot print instead!
These look so cute and something that anyone could do!
they were so easy to make and something we can use every year now I’m so happy with how they turned out!
Awww I love these. These are the best types of Christmas ornaments aren’t they.
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This is fantastic! I might just make some for my tree even though I don’t have children! lol.. I will probably get my little niece in on the fun too. x
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These look gorgeous! I saw the recipe year and thought about making them but didn’t get round to it. Nice to hear first hand that they are easy to make, I think we might have to make some this week 🙂
Oh my god! These are amazing… and I now know what we shall be doing after little miss’s cake smash tomorrow!!… might as well – she’ll already be filthy!
Aww what a fab Christmassy idea! Love it! Suz x Beauisblue.com
What kid wouldn’t love this tree! I love all your clever ornaments. I’m not the only one who feels like they just don’t do enough fun things for their kids! I know Christmas is all about the children, but when decorating my house I am totally guilty of decorating for me…and Instagram-worthy pictures. I know Christmas is all about the children, but when decorating my house I am totally guilty of decorating for me and Instagram-worthy pictures.
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