Making Merry Memories

~Awesome Ornaments~

First Try!!!

Jo-Lynn, Will, Sarah, Natalie, & Kristi

Alyson

Harrison and mom

Hailey and mom

We had such a fun time making Christmas ornaments! My sister, Kristi, and my neices, Natalie and Alyson, spent the week with us and we had such a sweet visit. Tuesday we went over to Jo-Lynn's to make the ornaments. The first go round was a trial... you can see the first attempt at the top. It was snowmen with severe cellulite issues. The second batch came out better! This is a fun a easy activity to do with your kiddos. Here is the recipe:

1 2/3+ cups of warm water

1 cup of salt

4 cups of all purpose flour

Disolve the salt in the warm water. Then continue mixing and stir in your flour. It will get firm. You will need to knead it to get it good and mixed. We found that there is a good bit of dry mix at the bottom after all the mixing. Just keep kneading until it is all mixed. Roll dough to thickness of about 1/4 inch. Cut with cookie cutters. Cook at 350 degrees. Your time may vary... we try 10-15 minutes on each side.

The next step is to...

PAINT!!

The results are cute!