You can study at home with the child the manufacture of such articles – all the ingredients are accessible and inexpensive cost. It is especially nice to make Christmas decorations out of salt dough. You can make them as you want and as you want. Even the youngest children feel that they, along with all the bother for a holiday, if hang on the tree made them toys.
For the dough take 2 glasses of plain flour, Cup of salt, 250 g of water. Mix well. The readiness test is determined when kneading, if it is to crumble, add more water if it stretches, sticks to the hands, mix in the flour. Roll a ball of dough – if it holds its shape well, it's done. You can add a little vegetable oil is then ready, the mass will not stick to hands.
Crafts from salt dough for Christmas tree
To make Christmas tree decorations from salt dough, you can use the molds for cookies. Even toddlers with their help, excellent job with the cut pieces of rolled dough. Such figures can be dry and leave as is or decorate.
Try to take a tube of cocktail and use it to make the cut flat figure of many little holes. Get laced products. You can also decorate with beads, sequins, it is only necessary to consider that in the oven of the toy can not be dry, otherwise the decorations can melt. In addition to beads, can be used for jewelry products seashells, cereal, buttons, nuts, coffee beans and so on.
There is a wonderful toy-lacing for the development of fine motor skills in a child. Try to have figures from salt dough to make the edges of the hole, arranging them in a certain order. Dry the product. Encourage your child to thread into the holes bright ribbons or thick yarn. You'll have a great toy-lacing.
Older children can offer to paint a toy permanent markers or hang a picture using decoupage technique.