Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas

salt dough gift ideas

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.Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas

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.

Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas

After they were cooked he also successfully painted them. This was good for his fine-motor development and his hand-eye co-ordination.

Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas

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,

Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas

hooked one on a wine bottle,

Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas

 

and one on some lotion.

Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas They can then be hung on the Christmas tree and kept for years to come.

 

22 thoughts on “Salt Dough Star Gift Ideas”

  1. 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

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  2. 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

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  3. 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!!

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  4. 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.

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