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    Home » Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ornaments!

    December 4, 2014 By Ruth V. 5 Comments

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ornaments!

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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Ornaments

    A few days ago, I told you all about how I made super cute salt dough ornaments with my toddler. We had a blast making them and I think they turned out adorable. I especially love the Disney Olaf ornament... but maybe I'm biased since I made it and all. Well, I knew one (or four!) ornaments my little guy would absolutely adore - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He's got a thing for turtles lately, so I knew he'd be excited to make a few TMNTs to hang on the tree.

    Ingredients: 

    • 1 cup of salt
    • 2 cups of flour
    • 1 cup of water
    • eyes (I bought these at Walmart for $2, but you could just paint them on instead)
    • acrylic paint (green, black, blue, purple, yellow, red, and possibly white)
    • paintbrushes
    • ribbon

    Cut this recipe in half if you just want to make a small batch or ornaments. I made quite a few with this larger batch.

    Directions: 

    Combine your salt and flour in a mixing bowl, then start adding your water. You might not need the full cup, or you might need a bit more. You want your dough to be well mixed, but not too sticky or wet. Knead away until it's a smooth dough ball. Once it's well combined, divide the dough in half or fourths and roll it out with a rolling pin.

    To make TMNT, you'll want circles (or even ovals if you want to get fancy). Use a traditional cookie cutter if you have it, or you can improvise like I did. I made circles by turning glass prep bowls upside down and using them as "cookie cutters".

    Next, place your circles on a silicone mat for baking. I L-O-V-E the silicone mats from Tanors - they are SO much cheaper than Siplat brand and work just as well, or you can use parchment paper.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Ornaments

    Now, this is important - make sure you poke a hole somewhere on them so you can thread ribbon through to hang them on your tree. You won't be able to do this after you bake them, so don't forget. I used a straw to cut small circular holes in my ornaments.

    Bake them at 200 degrees for 2-3 hours. Make sure they've dried all the way through and aren't tacky on the backside at all, otherwise they'll curl a bit. After you've taken them out of the oven, let them cool for a few hours before you paint them.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    To paint the turtle faces, I just searched for an image online and painted free style. It was pretty easy. The "googley" eyes are stickers, so I just put them on when the paint was still wet and they adhered nicely. They've definitely livened up our tree this year!

    Be sure to check out my keepsake Salt Dough Ornaments too!

    salt dough ornaments

    So, what do you think of these TMNT ornaments?
    Will you be making salt dough ornaments with your little ones this year? 

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    1. Shannon R. says

      December 04, 2014 at 1:05 pm

      These are really cute.My son doesnt care for ninja turtles like I did as a kid but maybe I will have my kids make them with me for the fun of it 🙂

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    2. Rachel C says

      December 04, 2014 at 11:19 pm

      Cute! My son would love these too! I have feeling mine would not turn out as nice as yours though.

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    3. Amber Ludwig says

      December 07, 2014 at 10:49 am

      Omgosh these are seriously so cute and so easy!!!

      Reply
    4. Christina says

      November 02, 2015 at 10:21 am

      When you bake them, do you need to spray the cookie sheet before putting them on there? What did you bake them on?

      Reply
    5. G K says

      October 04, 2016 at 4:45 pm

      I love these! The Ninja Turtles were one of my favorite things as a kid.

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