| Salt Dough Ghost and Paper Trees |
CRAFT MATERIALS:
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
1/2 cup water
Bowl
Wooden spoon
Fine-point permanent black marker
Time needed: Under 1 Hour
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
1/2 cup water
Bowl
Wooden spoon
Fine-point permanent black marker
Time needed: Under 1 Hour
| Salt Dough Ghost |
Paper Trees
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Medium-size brown grocery bag
Scissors
Small beverage bottle
Pebbles or other weights
Time needed: About 2 to 3 Hours
Medium-size brown grocery bag
Scissors
Small beverage bottle
Pebbles or other weights
Time needed: About 2 to 3 Hours
1. Cut off and discard the bottom of a medium-size
brown grocery bag. Then slit open one side so you have
a rectangle. Place a small beverage bottle on the
center of it.
2. Gather the paper around the bottle and twist it
around the neck. Snip down from the top to create
several strips that will become limbs. Twist them to
within 3 or 4 inches from the ends.
3. Snip the untwisted ends, as you did in step 2, and
then twist them into finer branches.
4. Remove the bottle and fill the trunk with pebbles or
other weights.
5. Re-twist the trunk shut.
brown grocery bag. Then slit open one side so you have
a rectangle. Place a small beverage bottle on the
center of it.
2. Gather the paper around the bottle and twist it
around the neck. Snip down from the top to create
several strips that will become limbs. Twist them to
within 3 or 4 inches from the ends.
3. Snip the untwisted ends, as you did in step 2, and
then twist them into finer branches.
4. Remove the bottle and fill the trunk with pebbles or
other weights.
5. Re-twist the trunk shut.
1. Combine the flour, salt, and water in a bowl. Stir the
mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth.
2. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and shape each
into a ghost, flattening the base so it will stand up.
3. Microwave the ghosts on a plate one or two at a
time for 20- to 30-second intervals until the dough is
fairly firm (about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes in total). Let the
ghosts cool (they can get quite hot).
4. Use a fine-point permanent black marker to draw on
eyes and a mouth.
mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth.
2. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and shape each
into a ghost, flattening the base so it will stand up.
3. Microwave the ghosts on a plate one or two at a
time for 20- to 30-second intervals until the dough is
fairly firm (about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes in total). Let the
ghosts cool (they can get quite hot).
4. Use a fine-point permanent black marker to draw on
eyes and a mouth.
