Make an adorable handprint and photo Easter keepsake with your kiddos!
By now, you know I’m a sucker for keepsakes! The latest one is a Rainbow Keepsake , do check it out! This Easter Keepsake we did in the same way, too cute right? Print a “how-to-recipe” below to keep handy when making your own!
Ingredients and How-to:
Again, we used 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of salt, and half a cup of water. It was colored a light yellow.
I used an oval-shaped dish to make the eggs. Then the kids printed their hands:
I added the date and ‘Easter’ with my alphabet dough stamps. Then, I couldn’t find our egg-shaped cookie cutter, so I used a plastic cup and pressed it into an oval shape to make the photo frame hole.
It was baked at 70’C for around three hours. I turned it around(face down) to cool and air-dry some more at the back overnight. Once dry, I thought the handprint looks a lot like a chicken, so I added some more features with markers. Obviously, you don’t have to, you could leave it plain too!
I did see with another project that damp weather softened the frame so I would recommend spraying your salt dough project with a Clear Varnish to protect it.
Finally, a photo and string and all done! A lovely Easter keepsake! I bet granny would like these as a gift too! (5 years later and she still has these in her kitchen!)
Easter Keepsake
Make these special salt dough Easter keepsake with a handprint and a photo!
Materials
- 1 cup/250g Plain/Al Purpose Flour
- 1 cup/250g Salt
- 1/2 cup/125ml water
- Yellow Food coloring
Tools
- Large Oval Shape Dish
- Oval Shape Cookie Cutter
- Letter Stamps
- Hand
- Markers
- Ribbon
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients well.
- Color it yellow, mixing well.
- Roll out the dough, about 1cm thick.
- Press the large oval shape.
- Press the hand into the dough to make a good imprint.
- Use the cookie cutter to make the oval shape for the picture.
- Make the small hole at the top for the ribbon.
- Press the date and a message with the stamps.
- Bake for 70'C/160F.
- Leave to cool upside down for 12 hours.
- Decorate as you wish.
- Add the ribbon and photo.
Notes
This can be painted after baking too. Decorate as you wish- you can make a decorated Easter egg without the chick drawings too. Varnish for lasting result.
More keepsakes you might want to see:
Handprints for all Occasions AND see this: The Best Easter Keepsakes and Easter Chick printable keepsake)
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Did you add it to the pop-up you get when you’re on the blog?
Hi! Is the picture just glued to the back of the dough? Would any type of glue do?
Yes, it is glued to a piece of cardboard and that is glued to the frame. Use white or wood glue;)
My ornament is still a little soft. I baked it as directed. I have already sprayed poly on it. Any suggestions?
Leave it a few days, it should harden up more if you are not in too humid/wet weather
Wow, wonderful easter egg handprint keepsake
love your diffrent crafts i printed out this one to do with my grandsons. I wish i could have found things like this when my boys were little. your instructions on the print out does not tell you to bake for 3 hrs i had to reread the post to find the baking time to relize you were saying active for bakeing/cooking .
Thanks for letting me know, I’ll add it in:)
Going to this for my babies in my infant class