Discover the fun of making salt dough! Our guide offers easy steps for hands-on learning, perfect for kids and creative projects. Get started today!
If you’ve been around here awhile, you know I love hands-on learning and projects! Especially when it comes to science and social studies. Incorporating salt dough projects makes a simple, somewhat boring activity, into a more fun and creative objective. From maps to animal tracks, salt dough is an easy and inexpensive recipe to include into your homeschool day.
All you need to create salt dough is a few, cheap ingredients: water, flour, and salt. That’s it! Let’s get started!
What Is Salt Dough?
Salt dough is a malleable dough made with flour, water, and salt. Since it doesn’t crumble or crack and it’s easy to dry in the oven or microwave, salt dough is a popular DIY material for homemade crafts and ornaments.
Gather Your Supplies
- Salt
- Flour
- Water
- Mixing Bowl
- Parchment paper, foil, or silicone mat
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup cold water
How to Make Salt Dough
First, if using your oven, set it to 250 degrees F. Next, line parchment paper, foil, or silicone mat on a baking sheet.
After that, combine flour and salt in a bowl. Add water, a few tablespoons at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Next, you will knead the dough for 10 minutes. Wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
After that, transfer your dough to a floured work surface and knead until soft and pliable.
Roll out to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Next, create! We have done landforms, animal tracks, map projects, ornaments, gifts. The options are endless!
Finally, bake in the preheated oven until dry and hard, about 2 hours. Allow to cool completely before painting. We usually just allow to dry overnight and pick up the next step the next day, but if you’d like to complete in one day, the oven works too!
How to Make Salt Dough
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup cold water
- Mixing Bowl
- Parchment paper, foil, or silicone mat
- Rolling Pin
Instructions
- First, if using your oven, set it to 250 degrees F. Next, line parchment paper, foil, or silicone mat on a baking sheet.
- After that, combine flour and salt in a bowl. Add water, a few tablespoons at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Next, you will knead the dough for 10 minutes. Wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
- After that, transfer your dough to a floured work surface and knead until soft and pliable.
- Roll out to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Next, create!
- Finally, bake in the preheated oven until dry and hard, about 2 hours. Allow to cool completely before painting. We usually just allow to dry overnight and pick up the next step the next day, but if you’d like to complete in one day, the oven works too!
Notes
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