Three Little Pumpkins Salt Dough Craft

Salt Dough Recipe:
2 cups Flour
2 cups Salt
1 cup Water

Materials:
3 Toothpicks
Butter knife
Large mixing bowl
Spoon
Measuring cups
Green and orange paint
Paintbrush

Steps:
1.   Place all three salt dough ingredients into the mixing bowl and stir together until the consistency is hard. Using your hands kneed the dough until it’s the consistency of play dough. If the dough is too sticky add a bit more flour. If the dough is a bit too hard add a small amount of water and mix.

2.   Take a portion of the salt dough and make three different size round balls.

3.   Place your thumb at the top center of each of the round dough balls and press down to give your salt dough pumpkins an oval shape.

4.   Roll three small stem shaped pieces of dough and insert the toothpicks into the stem shaped salt dough and then place the stems into the top of the pumpkin.

5.   Once you have inserted the stems into the pumpkin, use the butter knife to carve the lines of the pumpkin into the sides. Use the image as your guide.

6.   Bake your salt dough pumpkins in the oven at 250 degrees for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes check to see if you salt dough pumpkins are hard. If so, then they are complete. If not, place them back in the oven for 5 min at a time. Be sure to check them every 5 minutes. Do not allow your project to turn brown.

7.   Once your project has been removed from the oven set aside to cool.

8.   After your project has cooled, use your paint and paintbrush to paint your pumpkins.

This is an original article written by Tiger and Lily Boutique.

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