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Iโll be sharing three different ways to make these memorable handprint ornaments.
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1. The salt dough ornaments
These are fun to bake with the family. These would be the ones that take the longest to prep but they "dry" the fastest because you don't have to wait a day or two before painting. Here is my reel for the salt dough ornaments.
Salt Dough Recipe:
โข 1/2 Cup of Salt
โข 1 Cup of All Purpose Flour
โข 1/2 Cup of Water
(sprinkle of Cinnamon for a festive scent)
โขMix Ingredients in a bowl and knead by hand for 5 minutes.
โขRoll out dough about 1/3 inch thick and make imprints with little oneโs hands.
โขCut out hand shape using a sharp kitchen knife.
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Bake at 200ยฐ for 2 hours and flip over for the last 30mins.
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2.ย The air dry clay ornaments
This is my favorite way to make these handprint ornaments. They might take the longest to fully dry but these hold up the best. After cutting out the hand, you can smooth them out easily by just dipping your finger in water and running it over the rough parts. Here is the reel for the air dry clay ornaments.
3. The model clay ornamentsย
I love how light weigh these ones are and they are the least messy. But these will never fully harden. They will always be slightly squishy, which means when packing away you can have them underneath anything or the hand with get smooshed. After I finished painting these I coated them in mod podge, front and back. Hopefully, that will help them from deforming. This is the first year I've tried this so I can't say how they will store. I'm hoping they will do well. Here is the reel for the model magic clay ornaments.
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ย You can watch the live segment on Hello Iowa here.
Here are all three videos so you can watch, if you don't have Instagram.
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On all of these we used folk artย paints, our favorite paint. After all of the paint is dried I suggest mod podging overtop so the paint won't chip in storage. When packing awayย put the ornaments in zip lock or plastic sacks so they don't get stuck to anything and store at the top of the box.
I will link everythingย I can below. I hope you can make some special memories with your kiddos as well ๐ค
Everything is linked here.