Handprint Heart

This was a simple project that the kids simply loved to make. =) My friend De'von brought her son over and our toddlers made these.

I made salt dough using this simple recipe.

2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Salt
1 Cup Lukewarm Water

Mix the flour and salt then gradually add water. Mix until smooth.

We put the dough into heart shaped pans and smoothed out the top with a damp spoon.



This recipe filled two of my heart pans.





We then set the kiddos up at the table and helped them imprint their hands into the salt dough.

My daughter was terrified of it at first, but then wanted to keep putting handprints on everything.







I then baked them at 200 degrees (F) for about an hour. Then I popped them out of the pans (turn them over and bang on the bottoms) and put them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. I baked it again for another few hours.

After the color changed on it, I flipped them over and let the back side bake up (it was still a little doughy).

After they were cooled off (and 2 days later) we let the kids finger paint them.

We made the paint. I found the recipe here.

Easy as anything and we let the kids go wild with the paints.

De'von's little boy only wanted green, but dove into it with his hands while my daughter freaked out and barely used her finger to paint.

I then baked them again at 200 degrees (F) for about 20 minutes to let the paint dry.

Before Painting/writing

After Painting/writing

Then we took black paint (laying around the house) and painted in the hand prints and painted their names and date on them.






























I some different colored shiny ribbon and tied a steady knot in the top. Now it hangs and looks pretty.

I was originally going to give this to my husband for Father's day, but I may just want to keep it for myself and find him something else. =)