Add a few drops of food dye and knead until the color becomes consistent.With your hands, mix in a little of the water at a time until the dough becomes all the way moist, but not sticky.Mix the flour and salt together until well combined.15-20 drops food dye (or more if you want a vibrant color).Have even more dough leftover? Add a Tablespoon of vegetable oil to keep it moist and store it in a air tight container to play with later. Punch out shapes with the leftover dough and make ornaments with those too. More Options: You can decorate these little guys with glitter, paint, stains, and/or paper. Let cool completely before stringing up with silk cord or ribbon and hanging on the tree. Step 7: Slip the pressed dough (on the aluminum) onto a cookie sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes – the dough will start to lighten up – if it turns golden brown it’s been in too long. Step 6 (optional): Use the table knife to clean up the edges and make your disk a circle. Step 5: Use the tooth pick to gently scratch the names of the prints and the date on the front of the disk. Step 4: Use the straw (preferably) or chop stick (if that’s all you have) to make a hole near the top of the disk above the print. (This is why it’s so important to really work it with your hands until it’s nice and soft.) Step 3: Grab a willing (or not so willing) pet, kiddo, or significant other and gently press their paw/hand into the softened clay. Step 2: Roll out the dough into a disk shape on the aluminum foil so it’s about 1/4″ thick. Step 1: Make the play dough and get it just the right shade of your favorite color – in my case, a nice minty teal green. oven or toaster oven – preheat to 250 degrees.plexiglass rod for rolling out the clay.1 – kitten, dog, baby, ferret, kid, or boyfriend.1 – ribbon or silk cord or yarn, cut 6″ length.1 – bakeable play dough, cherry tomato sized ball – see recipe below.To load up on the cheese, it’s Jason and I’s first Christmas in our house and it seems like something to make note of too. And then I decided that Jason and I get one too. ![]() Then a memory from long since past hit me: handprints! But in this case: paw prints!Įach little critter gets their own disk. With the new addition to our home (kitten Gregory) I got a bug in my bonnet to commemorate our little citizens with their very own ornaments, but how?
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