salt dough!..help!

[StrawberrySnowflakes]

made is using 2 cups flour, one cup salt, one cup tepid water, left wrapped in cling film over night i firdge, but still gooey and will not 'shape' just stick??..add more flour?????.help!

too much water

bung out and make again with half a cup

add more with tiny splashes if too dry

aw crap!..kids are all sat at table ready!

Add a drop of lavender oil to the mix for a more relaxed dough session. If they are old enough not toeat it, you can add vanilla essence instead.

That's ok - you don't need to let it rest - make it in front of them

add some food colouring to make it pretty

eat it?..i put a cup of salt in it!..have no lavender oil or food colouring..will try to add a bit more flour, if not, will have to chuck and start agian..thanks for suggestions girls

add more salt too at the right ratio

The salt will not prevent a small child from eating it!

I used to eat it when I was a toddler, can remember the horrid taste even now!

DS has nibbled the points off several of my salt dough stars already

well i added a lttle more flour and it was fine, kept sprinkling on as we went and we have now made some gorgeous hand prints, cany cane shapes for tree and snowmen, heart, star decorations..they loved it(i loved it)..i know theyll prob have a nibble at some time, but thought 'eating' it would confuse them with eating normal playdough as thats still what they call this one(they're only 2, 3 and 3)..fab, with post a piccy of our wonderful creations later after the glitter and paint has exploded all over playroom!!