What you'll need
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How to make it
Raw salt dough is very salty and can make a toddler sick if eaten, so keep the dough out of reach while you work. The oven step is grown-up only.
1Mix the dough
Stir the flour and salt. Add the water bit by bit and knead for 5 minutes until smooth.
2Roll it out
Roll it about 1/2 inch thick on parchment. Thicker holds a deeper print.
3Press the hand
Hold your toddler's hand flat and press each finger down firmly. Lift straight up.
4Trim around it
Grown-up step: Cut around the print with the butter knife, leaving a 1 inch border.
5Poke the hole
Push a straw through the top to make a ribbon hole.
6Bake it
Grown-up step: Bake at 250°F for 2 to 3 hours, until hard. Cool fully.
7Add the ribbon
Thread the ribbon through and tie it. Write the year on the back with marker.
Edie's tipMake 2 or 3 at once. Grandparents always want 1.
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