This is a fun craft for younger kids. Salt dough is very easy to make, uses simple ingredients you have in your kitchen, and with the help of cookie cutters, kids can make just about anything they want. I used alphabet cookie cutters to make these cute ABC magnets. They make a fun teacher’s gift too. And if you’re looking for ideas for your teacher, here are 50 cute sayings for your teacher appreciation gifts this year.

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ABC Salt Dough Magnets

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

1/4 cup salt
1/2 flour
1/4 water
alphabet cookie cutters
cookie sheet
acrylic paint in primary colors
acrylic sealer spray
white craft glue
button magnets

Instructions

Preheat oven 250 degrees F.
Mix together the flour, salt and water to make a soft dough. If it's too sticky, add small amounts of flour until pliable. Be careful not to add too much as your creations will crack if the dough is too dry!
Roll the dough out, or press it with your fingers, to about 1/2" thick. Cut ornaments out with cookie cutters and place on cookie sheet, or you can place dough on cookie sheet and cut them out directly on the sheet.
Bake for 2 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and let cool.
Paint each letter with a different color acrylic paint and let dry. Repeat with another coat if needed. Spray with acrylic sealer spray.
Use white craft glue to add magnets to the back.

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Amanda Formaro

Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also the editor for the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip and owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com.

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Comments

Camille says
August 22, 2011 at 3:43 pm
What a great idea! I may do this at the end of our homeschool year as an alphabet review!
Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says
August 19, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Love this! Hope you'll share it at our Crafts for Under Twenty Somethings Party going on now until Saturday at noon!!
Melanie
http://bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com/2011/08/crafts-for-under-twenty-somethings_17.html
[email protected] Make Some Too says
August 16, 2011 at 1:11 pm
I love creating with Salt Dough & what a great idea for a Teacher's gift! I would love for you to show this off at my Wickedly Crafty Saturdays. Link is still up. http://wiccanmakesometoo.blogspot.com/2011/08/wickedly-crafty-saturdays-81311.html