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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

Holiday Cheer : Day 7

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Day 7 : I was super stoked about today's shindig because I had seen amazing posts all over Pinterest about SALT DOUGH [imagine a choir of angels singing that].

The idea was to have the girls make ornaments for their friends and relations.  The dough is easy to whip up: 

  • 1 cup salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup water

The problem is that it's not Play-doh.  It's softer, looser, and stickier.  While the girls had fun smooshing and ripping it, the ornaments weren't the easiest toddler craft.  I got a few ornaments out of it myself, but I figure there's funner (yes, funner) ways to have my worker elves produce small gifties.  

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  • Tiny letter stamps from Michael's dollar section (they are there sometimes)
  • Cookie cutters from the cake decorating section at Michael's
  • Salt from the grocery store
  • Flour [not pictured] from the grocery store
  • Water [not pictured] from the tap

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Point is, the girls enjoyed it and didn't give a rat's behind that they didn't create an actual thing.  So MERRY CHRISTMAS.

***UPDATE*** 12/9*** Now that they've dried, I must say I'm pretty happy with the finished product.  The ornaments seem sturdy enough (I thought they'd be brittle) and they have a rustically pleasing quality about them.  The girls have already asked if they can play with salt dough again, so I guess next time, I'll try more flour?

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2 responses to “Holiday Cheer : Day 7”

  1. Marsha Avatar
    Marsha

    Did they find the salt hard on their tiny hands? Zak would never play with this for long without complaining, and then his hands would be dry afterward for a while. I know, I know, I did get a “more sensitive to things than your average bear” kid, and I remember playing with this stuff myself as a child, and coloring it with food coloring that turned the formica table a really neat orangey color…

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  2. Riot and Frolic Avatar
    Riot and Frolic

    The girls didn’t complain about dry hands, and seeing as how Mae Cake complains about EVERYTHING right now, it must not have been an issue.
    I’m thinking food coloring and more flour is in order for the next batch.
    Ha, formica. I remember you well.

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