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(Very absorbing activity over 3 days!! Or maybe a rainy weekend!)

Salt Dough recipe – 4 parts plain flour, 1 part salt, 1.5 parts of water.
Day one;

Christmas Tree Cutters

1. Make the dough by mixing all the ingredients, then roll it out, and cut all kinds of shapes using pastry cutters (gingerbread men, hearts, stars, e.t.c.). There are Christmas tree shaped cutters from Robert Dyas for £2.99.
2. Make holes in them for threading ribbons through to hang them with, using the end of a plastic straw,
3. Decorate with all kinds of indentations or by adding lumps/ bits of dough.
4. Bake in a low oven (gas mark 1) for 2 hours.

Next day, colour using poster paints or felt tip pens. Allow to dry.
When completely dry, coat with clear varnish. When this is fully dry, thread with ribbon and hang on the tree proudly.
NB – they will be quite heavy, but unique and special!! Keep away from naked flames in case the varnish is flammable.
These will only last for one year,as they absorb water eventually and go soggy.