Salt dough Christmas ornaments

How to make it

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   Mix the dough

   Stir the flour and salt in a bowl. Pour in the water a little at a time and squish it with your hands until it feels like play dough.

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   Roll it flat

   Roll the dough about 1/4 in thick on a floured counter. Thinner bakes faster and cracks less.

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   Cut your shapes

   Press cookie cutters straight down and peel away the extra dough. Lay the shapes on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

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   Poke the hanging hole

   Push a straw through the top of each shape. Wiggle it a little so the hole stays open.

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   Bake them low and slow

   Grown-up step: bake at 250°F for 2 to 3 hours, until they are hard and sound hollow when tapped. Let them cool on the pan.

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   Paint and hang

   Paint the fronts, let them dry, then thread a ribbon through each hole. Write the year on the back with a marker.