Things You'll Need:
- Flour
- Water
- Cooking oil
- Oven
- Ornament hooks
- Food coloring or poster paint (optional)
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Step 1
For each cup of flour, add a half cup of water. Combine flour and water into a large mixing bowl.
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Step 2
Mix flour and water with hands until mixture takes on a thick doughy consistency. Add more water or flour as needed.
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Step 3
Mold dough into tennis-ball sized mounds. Each mound will be one ornament.
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Step 4
If you would like to use food coloring, this is the time--squeeze food coloring into dough and roll through with fingers.
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Step 5
Shape dough into desired ornament figure--classic ball shape, heart, star, etc.
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Step 6
Use ornament hook to poke hole through top of ornament. Remove hook and set aside.
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Step 7
Brush each completed shape with cookie oil until coated.
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Step 8
Lay ornaments on greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until solid and hard.
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Step 9
Remove from oven and allow to cool. If desired, decorate with poster paint or glitter. Allow to dry.
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Step 10
Insert ornament hook and hang from tree!
