Make ornaments… in Spanish!

This is a great activity for the whole family! I have included some Spanish vocabulary and simple phrases you can use during this activity.

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Ingredients

1. 1 cup flour –  la harina
2. 1/2 cup salt – la sal
3. 1/2 cup water (or more as needed) – el agua

Equipment Needed

1. Rolling pin – el rodillo
2. Cookie sheet – la lata
3. Drinking straw – el popote/pitillo
4. Holiday shaped cookie cutters – los cortadores de galleta
5. Acrylic paints – la pintura
6. Paintbrush – el pincel
7. Glitter – los brillantes
8. Ribbon – la cinta

Step 1: Preheat oven to 250F. Measure flour and salt, then add them to a medium mixing bowl and stir.

Step 2: Add water.

Step 3: Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle parchment paper with flour and knead dough until it’s soft and pliable. Add more flour if needed.

Step 4: Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.

Step 5: Cut out ornaments using cookie cutters.

Step 6: Peel away dough and lift cutout.

Step 7: Place cutout on and ungreased cookie sheet.

Step 8: Using your straw, create a hole for the ribbon that will hang the ornament. Place ornaments in the oven and bake for two to three  hours, or until completely dry. Flip once while baking, then remove and allow to cool completely.

Step 9: When the ornaments have cooled, decorate them with paints and/or glitter if desired.

Spanish Phrases
We need_____ – Necesitamos ______ 
Where is the______? – ¿Dónde está _____ ?

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Feliz fin de semana!