I love Christmas it is such a great time to get crafting with the boys in building up the excitement to the big day. A great place for inspiration for all things crafty is over at RedTedArt. This is where I found the Salt Dough Stars Garland. I thought that they would be a great basis for gifts, and I think a personal touch is lovely.
Making the Salt Dough Stars (see RedTedArt for the recipe) helped my son with his development in so many ways. He struggles to pour (knowing when to stop) but he successfully poured the ingredients into the big bowl. He then mixed them all up – and this was great for his Sensory seeking. Then it was good for his hand development as he pressed the mix flat and cut out the shapes. We used star cutters but we have a variety of Christmas cutters that we could use.
After they were cooked he also successfully painted them. This was good for his fine-motor development and his hand-eye co-ordination.
Threading some string through the hole (this would also have been good for his development but I admit the hole was a bit too small for him. This meant that we could make a simple gift seem a bit better. We filled a paper bag full of chocolate,
hooked one on a wine bottle,
and one on some lotion.
They can then be hung on the Christmas tree and kept for years to come.
Oh I do like the look of these…..I might get the kids onto making them over the half term holidays! Would be perfect for the Christmas tree x
I do love Red Ted Art! Your stars look lovely. We did something similar last year, only with hearts, and decorated with silver-sprayed pumpkin seeds!
Love the idea of these, I had a go years back but the bloody dog ate them all. Think I might have another pop at them. Thankyou for sharing your lovely post xxx
Those look great – I was actually thinking salt dough would be fun to make but hadn’t got a recipe, so thank you for solving that one!!
salt dough is fab isn’t it?!
They are great. We love salt dough. It is so great for making things with older kids
I love making things with salt dough but I never get it completely dry and solid in the middle x
Oh I do love a good star decoration. these are lovely.
lovely ideas Joy, certainly something I would try with the kids.
Oh my goodness, I remember making salt dough as a child at school, can’t wait to have hours of fun with Boo!
These would make fabulous tree decorations. Salt dough is one of those great activities that grows with children, as they can increase the skill level as they get better at it.
Oh I love salt dough! It’s that time of year again. Well, almost.
What a fantastic idea, fun to make and extra lovely to receive! x
OOh must do this with Syd this year, I still have tree decorations I made with my big two when they were small!
Lovely idea, I think my nephew would love to do this for his tree x
I love how you did a breakdown of the process that informed how each step helps a child’s development – it’s a great motivator. Those stars are beautiful.
What a fantastic idea!
They would make a great addition to Xmass gifts
These look so cute. Perfect for the festive season.
We’ve made some very similar and I will be making them again this year too
Love this idea, only discovered salt dough last year!
I remember doing this when I was little. I absolutely must do this with my two. Your stars look great.
Those were great! We’ve made thin ones before, but I love these chunky little ones 🙂