Random Photos + Christmas Art Project

We went to Christmas at the Beach last weekend at the Newport Fun Zone with the Torres'.  The kids got to sit on Santa's lap, watch the tree lighting, and more.  This was the best shot I could get of Cade & Sofia in front of the tree.

 

This past weekend we went to a birthday party/Huntington Beach boat parade party.  This was Berks all decked out in her party clothes :)

Yesterday, Cade & I made a mess in the kitchen.... I mean, we made homemade Christmas tree ornaments!  It was a lot of fun.

Berkie joined in once she woke up.

After we cooked the dough for 3 hours it was late so we decided to wait and paint them today. 

I tried to get crafty and get the kids' hand prints.  It kind of worked!

How cute did these turn out!?

Here's the recipe for the ornaments:
You will need:
2 cups plus a pinch of flour
1 cup salt
3/4 cups warm water
Holiday cookie cutters
Drinking straw
Cooking spray
Paints, glue and glitter to decorate
Ribbon or twine

1.  Preheat oven to 225 degrees.  Mix flour and salt.  Add water.  Knead until soft.  (If dry, add more water.)
2.  Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thick.  Cut with cutters.  Add a hole at top with straw.  Place shapes on sprayed cookie sheet and bake 2 to 4 hours until hard flipping every 45 minutes.  Let cool.
3.  Decorate.  Tie ribbon through hole.