Homemade ornaments- Toddler fun Advent style

I am not a classy Christmas tree person.  I don't suppose that's a shock to any of my regular blog readers.  I like it when ornaments and such have a story, history or some kind of meaning. That's probably why I am pretty into making ornaments with Junia this year!

So this weekend, amid work and taking care of a bunch of crap that had to be taken care of, we also started making some holiday treats and whipped up some salt dough.

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
3/4 cups water

Combine ingredients and knead dough for 15 to 20 minutes. Roll out, cut into shapes with cookie cutters or whatever make sure you put a hole in them, if you intent on hanging them from a Christmas tree and then bake for 20 minutes.   When don't cooking they'll look like this:

Then I handed them over the Junia and let her paint them with watercolors.  They needed to dry but looked pretty fun.  The Santa is actually her handprint.   I am going to try to Modge-Podge a couple of them and see if they get shiny? 

All in all, I am delighted in these.  We'll write Junia 2011 on the back and maybe a couple will last for 10 or 15 years.