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Salt Dough Ghosts and Leaf Garlands

I wanted some simple, small decorations for Halloween and fall. I had read an idea in a magazine about making these little salt dough ghosts, so I tried it out. Ghosts and leaves.

 

Granted, it didn't look as good as in the magazine, but it provided my 6 year old son and I with something to do for about a half hour and some decorations that (hopefully) can be used again after this year.

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Salt Dough Ghosts

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup water

  1. Mix together and separate into 6 parts.
  2. Form into ghosts (or anything else you think is appropriate).
  3. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time until firm. Let cool.
  4. Draw on faces or accents with permanent marker.

Leaf Garlands

I also came up with a cute idea for a little garland - I just found freely available coloring pages of leaves, printed out multiple leaves on each page, colored them, and strung them along some rope that I had for bead stringing. It was another great thing for my son and I to do together.

Leaf garland.
 

I know these aren't very grand, but it makes me happy to have home made decorations in my home, and to know I really didn't spend a cent to do it.

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(And one more note - ignore all the other stuff on top of my TV!)

By Jackie from Feasterville, PA

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By margaret Tx (Guest Post)
October 2, 20060 found this helpful

Hay i think they are great and you spent time with your child while haveing fun and homemade is the best good for you keep it up from a Great-Grand -mother who enjoys doing thing for her kids

 

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October 2, 20060 found this helpful

Thank you for sharing this. I am going to try my hand at this with my 5yr old daughter. They look really cute and sound like fun to make.

 

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October 4, 20060 found this helpful

How creative and cute.

 
By jojo (Guest Post)
October 5, 20060 found this helpful

Those are so cute, I bet this could also be used to make cute snowmen for Christmas!

 
Anonymous
October 6, 20060 found this helpful

i think that is so cool i am going to try some with my grand kids,thanks for sharing,
Dar in HOT Texas

 
By Jackie (Guest Post)
October 8, 20060 found this helpful

Thanks ladies! Yeah I was thinking this technique could be used for many decorations. I recently saw something published online about making christmas ornaments out of salt dough.

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Great idea for saving some money on those way-too-expensive decorations!

 
October 11, 20060 found this helpful

Hey, this is a very good idea you have going. I would like to make some things to go on my Christmas Wreath this year. I'm tired of the old ones I have now. I can make new ones and wont have to spend to much. Great idea, thinks.

 
 
By Josie (Guest Post)
October 17, 20060 found this helpful

Your salt dough ghosts look really great.Next time, if you add 1/8 teaspoon of alum to your mixture, your ghosts will last forever!

 
By FIREnICEinCT (Guest Post)
October 30, 20060 found this helpful

We are making these tonight and adding a pin on the back so my girls can wear them to the school Halloween Party tomorrow!! thanks!!

 
By Chelsey (Guest Post)
October 14, 20070 found this helpful

Hey this sounds like a great idea! I am going to try it with my after school care kids!! Ages 5-11, this should be interesting!

 

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