Making Christmas memories whether Glen wants to cooperate or not! These DIY Christmas ornaments (made the day after Christmas 😅) were easy to make but not the most successful, mostly due to user error.
There is a video from my IG Reel at the bottom of this post that also walks you through the steps if you want a visual aid to follow along.
Gather Your Ingredients
• 1 C baking powder
• 1/2 C cornstarch
• 3/4 C water
Heat & Stir
Heat and stir on the stove until “mashed potato” consistency
Cover & Cool
The cooling is key! The dough is less sticky the cooler it is which makes it easier to roll, press, cut, and transfer to a baking stone without tearing or cracking.
Roll Out Your “Dough”
Don’t roll it too thin! You’ll press baby’s hand all the way through. I suggest rolling out the dough directly onto your baking sheet so that you don’t have to transfer your printed and cut discs from the counter to the sheet later and risk damaging your print or mishaping the disc.
Make Your Handprint or Footprint
Press baby’s hand and foot firmly and gently into the dough. Then use a cookie cutter or bisquit cutter to cut the dough into discs around your prints. Finally, use a metal straw to punch the hole in the top of each disc that you’ll tie your string or ribbon through to finish your ornament
Bake Your Ornaments
Bake at 175 for at leas 90 minutes. I flipped these and cooked for another 15 because the bottoms were still soggy.
Tie ’em up!
Use your favorite ribbon or string to tie loops on each ornament that you’ll use to hang them on your Christmas tree, mantle, wall, or even use them as gift tags.
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If you give this easy DIY Christmas ornament a try, let me know or tag me in your Instagram photos @morgan.ma.belle so I can share your results! And, as always, pin this project for later!
Psst – I’ve discovered since creating and posting this DIY for keepsake handprint ornaments that there is a magical product called Air Dry Clay that is available at most craft stores and even Walmart. If you don’t have time to mix your own clay, check out the air-dry clay options and check that your clay is baby-safe and/or nontoxic.
