4th Grade is learn your state year. This year we are learning about California in our history. As Christmas came around I thought it'd be fun to make a memory of this years learning. We made salt dough California Christmas ornaments. Such a fun way to make learning memorable. Measuring was a great way to apply out math skills too. Moms, this is where extra patience and tolerance comes into play. If you're going to let the kids measure the ingredients (which I would encourage), then know there will be a mess.
Ingredients:
4 cups of flour
2 cups of salt
2 cups of water
2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
(we needed to add a tad bit more water, so add water or more flour till desired consistency reached)
This recipe allows us to make two seven by three inch ornaments and a one by one foot size mold for teaching and learning. My boys didn't enjoy getting their hands messy as many other kids I read about had.
*Don't forget to poke a little hole on the top if you intend to hang it on the tree.
We also made a large California salt dough for some projects and hands on learning I have planned for later in the year.
The boy's are looking at a map I pulled up on my ipad to design the landscaping.
End product! It took about three days for drying. We did this project at the end of the week which gave it the weekend to dry.
Paint day! This is always the best part. I love placing memories on our tree. My boy's are only eight and nine but it's such a beautiful thing to walk past our Christmas tree and see their work on it. In ten years these gifts will be like gold. Enjoy state history year!
