I don't know how old salt dough decorations are, but I remember using it as a very young child. Digging through my cookie cutters, I found snowflakes, trees, and snowmen that I thought could be used all winter. Researching salt dough recipes, I ran across a tip for making an old fashioned moth repellent by adding essential oil to the dough and then hanging the ornament on a closet rod. I needed a recipe that would make enough dough for many hands (about 35 fifth graders showed up for the first recess). All Recipe has one that calls for 4 cups flour. I improvised with the food coloring so we won't have to paint them later. Since students wrote names on paper plates with the finished ornaments, I reduced the heat to 300 degrees and baked them right on the plates. The thicker ones have stuck to the wax coating, but scissors should remedy the problem. Rather than have students poke holes for ribbons, I had them unfold paperclips to insert before baking. I hope to have time to let kids gloss these ornaments with pearl or glitter medium (Ace Hardware). I used an entire 5 pound bag of white flour, two canisters of salt, and the use of a stand mixer!