How cute, I mean creepy, are these salt dough haunted houses? Prop them on a bookshelf with some faux spiderwebs, glue them to a sturdy wreath form, or add them to a Halloween Terrarium. Happy haunting!
Prep Time0 minutesmins
Crafting Time1 hourhr
Cook Time2 hourshrs
Total Time3 hourshrs
Age Group: Adult Crafts, Kids Crafts
Project Type: Halloween
Supplies
Salt Doughusing the ingredients from this post (flour, salt, water)
Silver and black paint pensor sharpies
Americana Acrylic Paints We Used
Lamp Black
Cadmium Yellow
Jack-O’-Lantern Orange
Hauser Dark Greenoptional, for tree
Craft tools
Baking Sheet
Paintbrushes with assorted tips
Instructions
Following the recipe instructions from this Salt Dough Jabba the Hutt craft, combine salt, flour and water. Mix ingredients by hand until well combined and a dough is formed.
Separate the dough into smaller portion sizes (about the size of your palm).
Continue kneading to smooth dough. Roll out the dough to about 1⁄4” thickness (thick enough so that the houses will stand on their own).
Cut the dough into house shapes with triangular peaks at the top. Make as many houses as you’d like in various sizes.
Form remaining dough into a cone shaped tree if you’d like.
Place all shapes onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in an oven at 220F for 2 hours. Flip the shapes over every 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave shapes to cool completely before proceeding.
Start by painting all of the houses black on both sides. Allow the paint to dry fully before applying additional coats of paint or before changing colors.
Use a pencil to lightly draw windows and doors as a guide.
Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint windows yellow and doors orange. Let dry.
Use a black fine tip paint marker to create cross bars on the windows.
Use a silver marker to outline the windows, doors and add other accents (ie. shingles to the roof).
Paint the tree a dark green (as desired).
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Expert Tips & FAQs
Allow the salt dough to completely cool before painting*