{"id":691,"date":"2012-12-07T10:10:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T10:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mylittle3andme.wordpress.com\/?p=691"},"modified":"2023-01-07T11:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T11:33:19","slug":"childrens-christmas-craft-scented-salt-dough-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/childrens-christmas-craft-scented-salt-dough-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Scented Salt Dough Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019ve all heard of salt-dough decorations<\/strong>, but how about making them more festive with a gorgeous mixed spice scent<\/strong>?\"Make<\/a>\u00a0Supplies For Scented Salt Dough Christmas Decorations<\/span><\/h2>\n

1 cup of ground mixed spice (Or a selection of whatever you have in the cupboard with a nice scent; nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and cassia all work well.)<\/p>\n

1 cup of plain flour<\/p>\n

1 cup of salt<\/p>\n

2 teaspoons instant coffee granules (This gives the dough a super gingerbread look.)<\/p>\n

1 cup of water<\/p>\n

Equipment<\/span><\/h2>\n

Large cup<\/p>\n

Mixing Bowl<\/p>\n

Rolling pin<\/p>\n

Christmassy cookie cutters<\/p>\n

Something pointy for making holes (A skewer, pencil or straw would do.)<\/p>\n

Baking Tray<\/p>\n

Selection of paint<\/p>\n

Thread or ribbon for hanging<\/p>\n

(optional: glitter, buttons)<\/p>\n

\"Make\"Make<\/p>\n

How To Make Scented Salt Dough Christmas Decorations<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Put the spice, flour and salt into a large bowl and mix well.<\/li>\n
  2. Dissolve the coffee granules in a little hot water and then top up the cup with cold water.\"Make<\/li>\n
  3. Gradually add the coffee to the dry ingredients stirring it in until you make a soft dough ball.\"Make<\/li>\n
  4. Roll out the dough like pastry, about 1\/2 cm thick.<\/li>\n
  5. Cut out your shapes with cookie cutters.<\/li>\n
  6. Pierce a threading hole into each shape and place them flat on the baking tray. (You can gently push glitter onto the surface before baking if you don\u2019t want to paint the shapes later. This is the method I used for the glittered stars shown above. It avoids the need for messy glue later.)<\/li>\n
  7. Bake in a really low oven 50c for 3 to 4 hours until fully dry and hard. (You can leave them to air dry but it will take a few days.)<\/li>\n
  8. When cool decorate and thread ready to hang.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When it came to decorating our shapes my two youngest children opted for the \u2018put as many different colours on as much of the front as possible\u2019 approach. I went for a more conventional approach to mine!\"Make<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>The less paint you use the stronger the smell of the spices. Despite all our decorations being made out of the same dough batch, our unpainted glitter stars have the strongest smell.<\/p>\n

    The finished scented salt dough ornaments can be hung on your tree or even\u00a0used to\u00a0decorate\u00a0wrapped gifts.\u00a0\"Make<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We hope you have lots of fun with this idea.<\/p>\n

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