Doing things together as a family means more to me than anything else at Christmas time. I saw this craft and immediately thought, how fun it would be for Cheyenne and I to do together. Today was the day we tried it out! Cheyenne had a blast and said it was so soft and was better than play dough. So I guess if all else fails we have an amazing new “snow play dough” recipe!!
Recipe
2 cups baking soda
1 cup corn starch
1 1/2 cup water
Pour all ingredients into sauce pan and mix until combined. Turn on medium heat and stir continuously until mixture is thick like play dough. Remove from heat and let cool on a dough mat or parchment paper. Roll out dough until approximately 4mm thick. Cut with small cookie cutters place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet and use toothpick to cut holes into each one. Bake at 200 degrees until dry ( approximately 2 hours)
So, I found this recipe a lot less detailed on TikTok and learned a little bit so you don’t have to 🤪. The dough was a bit sticky at first and I thought maybe I should have cooked it longer but turns out I should have just been patient and let it cool completely 😂…. Also, after cutting out a cookie sheet full with Cheyenne we only poked one hole in each one but I would recommend to poke 2 holes in each one so that they won’t move as much, on the garland once strung up.
I enjoyed stringing up this garland with some fresh cranberries. Cheyenne painted her little cutouts and enjoyed making it a few days of crafting fun.
This was a new fun project, that might be a new family tradition, where I can make the whole family get involved. My next new adventure is trying to make homemade marshmallows and I can’t wait to share that with you soon! Hope you are all enjoying this magical time of the year!
Merry Christmas!
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