Campfire Salt Dough Ornaments

Salt Dough

Yield

15-20 Ornaments

Prep Time / Cook Time

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Activity Guide

Car Camping

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup salt
  • 2-3 cups water
  • Cooking spray

Tools

  • Campfire
  • Cast iron skillet
  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Large bowl
  • Measuring cups
  • Cookie cutters (optional)
  • Pie Iron (optional)

Method

  1. Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl.
  2. Add water, 1 cup at a time, and mix with your hands. Stop adding water when the dough resembles the consistency of play-dough. It should hold together and be workable into shapes.
  3. Shape your ornaments into any (flat) shapes that you’d like. Use cookie cutters, a knife, or simply your hands to do this.
  4. Poke a holeĀ at the top with a stick or something similar. It just needs to be big enough to feed a string through later.
  5. Oil your cast iron skillet or pie iron, and place ornaments inside.
  6. Place ornaments in or over the campfire in a location that doesn’t get direct flame. Let dry for up to 2 hours, until ornaments are hard.
  7. Let cool, and paint or decorate with markers. Hang on your tree.