Homemade Gifts
Here's a supper fun, easy all day craft. It breaks the day up well so that even the tiniest ones can enjoy it without getting bored.
You will need:
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups baking soda
1 1/4 cups cold water
waxed paper
flour
rolling pins
cookie cutters
Combine the cornstarch, baking soda and water in a medium sauce pan. Cook until mixture is dough-like.
Put dough on a cookie sheet cover with a damp towel until cool enough to handle. About 15 minutes. Need the dough until it has that smooth dough texture. Next sprinkle some flour on the waxed paper and begin rolling the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. Or just flour the table and do things there, as Laughter did.
Once the dough is rolled out cut into all kinds of shapes. You can either bake shapes at 350 until hardened or place them on a cooling rack and let them harden over night. If you choose to bake them flip once to make sure both sides harden. The total cooking time is between 8 and 12 minutes.
If you want to make your shapes in to ornaments use a toothpick to make a hole before backing. Once the shapes have cooled begin painting. Any kind of paint works.
The whole family loved it! We made Christmas ornaments because we were in the middle of a blizzard that left three feet of snow. This time of year you could get a head start on Christmas or Mothers Day, Father’s Day plaques, or just sweet little gift for the grandparents.
You will need:
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups baking soda
1 1/4 cups cold water
waxed paper
flour
rolling pins
cookie cutters
Combine the cornstarch, baking soda and water in a medium sauce pan. Cook until mixture is dough-like.
Put dough on a cookie sheet cover with a damp towel until cool enough to handle. About 15 minutes. Need the dough until it has that smooth dough texture. Next sprinkle some flour on the waxed paper and begin rolling the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. Or just flour the table and do things there, as Laughter did.
Once the dough is rolled out cut into all kinds of shapes. You can either bake shapes at 350 until hardened or place them on a cooling rack and let them harden over night. If you choose to bake them flip once to make sure both sides harden. The total cooking time is between 8 and 12 minutes.
If you want to make your shapes in to ornaments use a toothpick to make a hole before backing. Once the shapes have cooled begin painting. Any kind of paint works.
The whole family loved it! We made Christmas ornaments because we were in the middle of a blizzard that left three feet of snow. This time of year you could get a head start on Christmas or Mothers Day, Father’s Day plaques, or just sweet little gift for the grandparents.
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