How to Decorate a Christmas Tree with Food

Food is a favorite element of the holiday season. With Christmas a time of large family feasts, it's only natural to use food to decorate your tree. Here's how to use your favorite holiday foods as ornaments.

Instructions

1. Use tea bags and parts of a child's tea party set to create a unique Christmas tree theme. Hang the bags, cups, saucers and spoons and let them dangle from the branches.

2. String dried cranberries or other pieces of fruit along a string and use as a colorful and fragrant garland.

3. Bake up a great idea using a baker or chef's theme. Bake fresh dinner rolls and dry them for preservation. Use the rolls as ornaments and combine with miniature aprons, rolling pins and other items such as spoons, whisks and little bags of sugar and flour to complete the idea.

4. Make gingerbread or shortbread cookies based on holiday-themed cookie cutters. Decorate and let dry out. Add ribbon or string for a yummy smelling fir.

5. Spruce up your tree with popcorn. Strands and balls are two fun ways to incorporate this treat. String to form a white garland that nicely contrasts with the dark tree. Make popcorn balls and use them as round ornaments to hang.

6. Pair dried apple and orange slices with cinnamon sticks for a rustic decorating smile that offers a fantastic scent through the holiday season.

7. String candies such as gumdrops and other soft candies, caramels, red and green licorice strings and other confections to create colorful candy garlands.