How to Make Salt Dough Halloween Decorations

1 min read September 13, 2026 Shauna Krantz
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Making salt dough Halloween ornaments is a fun and creative craft, perfect for kids of all ages! Add glitter to make them sparkle or even glow in the dark paint so they have an eerie glow at night.

Project Time
50 to 60 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Combine all three ingredients and mix until dough is formed. Knead dough on a floured surface. (Flour keeps the dough from sticking.) Roll out dough and use Halloween shaped cookie cutters to cut out shapes.

How to Make Salt Dough Halloween Decorations step 1 part 1
How to Make Salt Dough Halloween Decorations step 1 part 2
Step
2

Place shapes onto a greased baking pan. Using a straw, cut out hole for the string in each cookie cutter shape. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours. Allow shapes to cool completely before painting.

(Note: I found it was better to bake the shapes, rather than drying them overnight. The dough turns out smoother for painting.)

How to Make Salt Dough Halloween Decorations step 2
Step
3

Decorate shapes with paint and glitter.

How to Make Salt Dough Halloween Decorations step 3
Step
4

Use the baker’s twine to hang them for everyone to see!

How to Make Salt Dough Halloween Decorations step 4

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