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Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments

Last updated on December 11, 2018 By The Kreative Life 18 Comments

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I swear that I’m rubbing off on my babies so much! Every time my oldest son sees a cookie cutter, paint brush, or glue stick he’s ready to do some crafting. It seems like we’re doing something new every couple of days. Now that Christmas is just a few weeks away, we’ve been pretty heavy on the homemade decorations.

Every year I like making ornaments with them so they can put on the tree and add to it every year. Last year it was handprints, so this year we had to come up with something else.

Since we don’t get any snow here in south Florida, we chose to make salt dough snowman ornaments with an easy salt dough ornament recipe that can be used for handprint and footprint salt dough keepsakes.

They’re super easy, just messy enough for my babies to have fun, and will last for years. Enjoy!

What You Need

  • 1 ½ Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Salt
  • ¾ Cup Water
  • White Acrylic Paint
  • Sponge Brush
  • Permanent Markers, Assorted Colors
  • Glitter Glue, Assorted Colors
  • Mod Podge
  • Ribbon
  • Hot Glue Gun with Glue Stick

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. Slowly pour in water and stir.

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

2. The mixture should start to form into a dough consistency. Take pieces of the dough and roll into a ball.

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

3. Form the ball into a snowman shape and place onto a cookie sheet. Allow the snowmen to bake for 3 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

4. Using the sponge brush, paint the snowmen white. Allow the paint to dry. Using the markers and glitter glue, add a face and accessories to the snowmen. Allow the decorations to dry.

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

5. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the ornaments and allow to completely dry. Using the hot glue gun, attach a piece of the ribbon to the back of the ornament to help with hanging it on the tree.

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

Salt Dough Snowman Ornaments - The Kreative Life

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Hi, I’m Kendra! I’m a Miami Blogger, a mom, a wife, and an amateur food photographer (at least I like to think so). I like to write about crafts, family, diy projects, food, blogging, and marketing tips, and a swell gal to get to know. I love to travel to any place that has warm weather, a beach, and great food!

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  1. Robin Masshole mommy

    December 8, 2015 at 2:26 PM

    Your ornaments came out great. I make salt dough ornaments with my boys every year and we always have so much fun decorating them.

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  2. Travel Blogger

    December 8, 2015 at 3:41 PM

    I love to make ornaments, and this is such an easy recipe. Thanks for sharing! We will have to make our own little snowmen.

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  3. Jeanette

    December 8, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    You kids are simply adorable! I have been looking for something to do with the kiddos durning the christmas break.
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  4. Tina

    December 8, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    These are adorable! I love that you can make them into anything you want. Kids can get so creative with this!
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  5. Elizabeth O.

    December 8, 2015 at 7:22 PM

    I love the idea of using salt dough and making them with the kids! That’s definitely a lot of fun!

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  6. Liz Mays

    December 8, 2015 at 8:36 PM

    Oh those snowmen look adorable. I’d love to try and make some cute snowman ornaments with this recipe. This would be a great December craft.
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  7. Maurene

    December 8, 2015 at 11:26 PM

    This is such a great DIY project. It enables you as well to spend precious time with your kids. Great post!
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  8. Bri

    December 9, 2015 at 3:31 AM

    These snowman are too cute and I know my little cousins would love to make them and hang them on the Christmas tree (and hang some in their rooms too).

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  9. Candice

    December 9, 2015 at 5:25 AM

    These are so great ! I love home made ornaments I think they make a Christmas tree so much more special
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  10. Jebbica

    December 9, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    These are so cute! My nephews made me some last year and they hang proudly on my sentimental Christmas tree!
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  11. Jennifer Pritchard Kearney

    December 9, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    Those little guys are so cute! My nieces would love making these. Will have to suggest it to them

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  12. Ourfamilyworld

    December 9, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    What a fun project. The girls and I will have so much fun doing this.
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  13. Nicole Escat

    December 9, 2015 at 7:55 PM

    What a fun thing to do together with kids, We are going to make this too, and for sure they will enjoy doing it.
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  14. April G

    December 9, 2015 at 10:32 PM

    How creative. I think my kiddos would love to do this. I’ll give it a try. They want to do more and more projects.
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  15. Nikki

    December 9, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    I’m sure my kids would love to do this little cute snowman ornaments. Love this cute idea.
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  16. Annemarie LeBlanc

    December 10, 2015 at 5:56 AM

    We used to make these when we were in school! I can still remember making different shapes out of salt dough. Those ornaments are so cute! Your boys have such creative talent.
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  17. Maria

    December 10, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    What a fun craft to do with the kids! I may have to try that with them this year.
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  18. Veronica Lee

    January 2, 2019 at 7:44 AM

    Your snowman ornaments are adorable!
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