Baby Hand And Footprints From Salt Dough

1 2 cup of salt.

Baby hand and footprints from salt dough.

With christmas coming up we love focusing our crafts on the holiday season. Food colouring if desired. Simple salt dough recipe and craft idea to do with your kids. Baby bean is now 9 weeks old and i have been very keen to take an imprint of her hand and foot before she gets another centimetre bigger.

Make some memories 1 2 cup salt 1 2 cup flour 1 4 cup give or take water. This last part is read more. Mix 1 cup of salt 1 cup of flour and 1 2 cup of water in a bowl. Buy spray sealer from amazon gloss 14 88 and matt 14 37.

If you are taking footprints from a baby you may need an extra pair of hands to help with the impressions while you hold your baby. I added a little more water at the end. 1 cup salt 1 cup plain flour half a cup of warm water mix together into a large bowl and knead it until smooth and stretchy. You could easily make a new one every year and have a nice memento for the christmas tree you can compare to.

I thought it would be cute to do all of my boy s handprints and hang them on the wall. To preserve your salt dough prints. Salt dough recipe handprints footprints just playing house. The process itself is very simple.

Diy salt dough is something that has been around for ages. Press your hand foot into the dough and you are done. You want the mixed consistency to feel like playdough. Makes for great memories and a keepsake to last a lifetime.

Cute diy crafts easy crafts for kids toddler crafts diy for kids crafts with baby art crafts preschool crafts decor crafts. Salt dough handprint ornaments. 1 2 cup of flour. Your salt dough handprint keepsake will last for a long time if you keep it in an airtight container wrapped in tissue or kitchen roll.

Footprint dough recipe method. Baby hand and foot prints from salt dough the imagination tree create a beautiful plaque with baby s hand and foot prints in salt dough to become a lasting keepsake or a perfect gift for family. Make a beautiful baby keepsake from salt dough to give as a special gift to family or hang on the wall. 1 4 cup of warm water.

Just roll it out or mold it with your hands into the shape you want. We have always seen salt dough handprint ornaments before and thought they were a really nice way to make a memory of your little one s hand to cherish on the christmas tree. I remember making a salt dough handprint ornament when i was little around christmas time. These little footprints were very easy and very cheap to make and will make perfect keepsake gifts for daddy this father s day.

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