Holiday Keepsake
Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! Wash your hands and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed
4 Cups Flour
1 Cup Salt
1.5 Cups Warm Water
Large Mixing Bowl
Small Bowl
Pen
Parchment Paper
Paint
Paintbrush
Ribbon or String
Optional:
Cookie Cutters
What to Do
Gather all your materials
Set up your station in an area that can get messy
With an adult, preheat your oven to 250F.
In a large bowl mix all of your ingredients: 4 Cups Flour, 1 Cup Salt, 1.5 Cups Warm Water.
Knead until a dough is formed.
Take the dough and roll out on a counter
Once your dough is rolled to a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness. Use your small Bowl to make circles in the dough.
Pull away the excess dough (you can make this into a ball and roll out again to make more!).
In each circle put a handprint or paw print of your pet!
Next using a pen, poke 1-2 holes in the top of your dough depending on how big it is!
Next place the dough circles onto the parchment paper on a baking sheet.
You'll need to cook it for 1-2 hours; checking in on at an hour to see how dry it is! If the top is dry - carefully flip the circle over to keep baking. (With an Adult)
With Adult, take the baking sheet out of the oven and let cool.
Once cool, it's time to decorate your keepsake! Paint in the hand print or around it! Add glitter for some pizazz!
Finally loop some ribbon through the hole.