• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Craftulate logo
  • Art
  • Crafts
    • Letter Crafts
  • Fine Motor
  • Food
  • Play Recipes
  • Sensory
  • Gross Motor
  • DIY Crafts
  • Activities
  • DIY Projects
  • Inspiration
    • DIY Gifts
    • DIY Guide
    • Parenting
    • How To Play
    • Learning Resources
    • Product and Service Opinions
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • Play Recipes
  • Food
  • Fine Motor
  • Sensory
  • Gross Motor
  • Activities
  • DIY Crafts
  • DIY Projects
  • Inspiration
    • DIY Gifts
    • Parenting
    • Learning Resources
    • Product and Service Opinions
×

Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments

These quick salt dough ornaments are a perfect craft for a playdate at Easter-time!

Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments - using a simple recipe and cookie cutters!

The following post contains affiliate links, which means that at no extra cost to you I can make a tiny bit of money to help support this blog. Thank you!

I made the salt dough using this basic recipe:

½ cup salt
1 cup AP (plain) flour
½ cup water

  • Mix the salt, flour and water together in a large bowl. Add water if the mixture is a little too crumbly, or flour if it is too sticky. It is easiest to use your hands to mix the dough.
  • Store in an airtight container until required.
Easy, right? We got out F’s fabulous kid-size rolling pin and rolled out some of the salt dough. We used Easter-themed cookie cutters to make egg, carrot and rabbit shapes.
Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments - using a simple recipe and cookie cutters!
Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments - using a simple recipe and cookie cutters!

I used a wooden pick to make holes at the top of each ornament and then dried them out in the microwave. If you haven’t used the microwave for drying salt dough before, it’s very fast, but it can be a little uneven. Although if you’re having a playdate, speed is important as it means the children can make the ornaments, paint them AND take them home the same day.

I put two ornaments on a microwave-safe plate, then cooked them on high for one minute each side. I would recommend trying cooking the ornaments in 30 second bursts, as microwave power and thickness of the dough will be varied. They will also be very hot to the touch so be careful!

Once they had cooled, it was time to paint! We used some handy triangle-handle paint brushes that were sent to us by our friends at craftprojectideas.com.

Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments - using a simple recipe and cookie cutters!

When the paint had dried I threaded some ribbon through the hole so we could hang them around the house. Here are F’s decorations:

Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments

And here are mine:

Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments

[bctt tweet=”Quick Salt Dough Easter Ornaments for kids to make” username=”craftulate”]

Pin25
25 Shares

More Play Recipes

  • Spring Slime
  • Nerf Slime
  • Letter Hunt in Sensory Dough
  • Coconut Play Dough
Pin25
25 Shares

Primary Sidebar

Latest Crafts for Kids

  • 25 DIY Crafts to Do When Bored - Fun Things to Make
    25 DIY Crafts to Do When Bored – Fun Things to Make
  • 25 Easy Crafts for Toddlers (Craft Ideas for 2-4 Year Olds)
    25 Easy Crafts for Toddlers (Craft Ideas for 2-4 Year Olds)
  • 30 Easy Crafts for Teens: Arts and Craft Ideas for Tweens
    30 Easy Crafts for Teens: Arts and Craft Ideas for Tweens
  • how to play blooket for student and teacher
    How to Play Blooket (2 Ways for Student and Teacher)
  • learn how to earn money as a kid
    How to Earn Money as A Kid: Detailed Steps and Tips
  • dinosaur crafts and activities for kids
    30 Easy Dinosaur Crafts and Activities For Kids

Footer

↑ back to top

About

profile

Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and explore Craftulate!! This blog was started in January 2013 and offers a wide range of arts, crafts, activities, fun games, printables for toddlers, young children and kids of all ages. Find More

Contact

  • Contact
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy and Disclosure

Craftulate is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Copyright © 2022 Craftulate - Art and Crafts for Kids