How to Make Cinnamon Ornaments for Christmas

My fourteen year old granddaughter wanted to make ornaments for their school craft booth. We made these and had a lot of fun. Here's how to make cinnamon ornaments for the holiday.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• cookie cutters
• ribbon
• wire rack
• tube paint (optional)

1. Combine 1 cup ground cinnamon with 3/4 cup applesauce to form a stiff dough, adjusting the ingredients as needed.

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   Roll out the dough to 1/4 in. thickness. If you don't have a rolling pin, use the side of a glass.

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   Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.

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   Make a hole for a ribbon loop to hang them (I used a straw to make the hole)

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   Carefully place on a wire rack to dry. Let them air dry for several days, turning over occasionally.

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   I have lots of tube paints so I let her decorate them too. They are supposed to be natural but the paint adds a colorful touch that she liked. She is really creative when it comes to design. I just see the basics but she really puts a lot into it.

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   Here's another example of a cinnamon ornament.

Tips & Warnings

• It makes approximately 12 very sweet smelling ornaments.
• Side benefits - the house smells wonderful and I saw a really different side of my granddaughter who's usually very sports oriented.

[tracysmith159]

on 12/11/2009 What a nice idea. Great way to save money on Christmas Ornaments as well.

[jillmaria]

on 8/25/2009 Beautiful idea - we also hot-glued little bells, stars, and colored balls on our ornaments. My daughter sprinkled hers with glitter before drying them. Lovely!!

[gailM]

on 12/10/2008 I love the smell of these around the house,especially when the sun shines on them. Shannon used to make them too. Thanks for the how-to

[vallain]

on 11/23/2008 I have one of these cinnamon ornaments. Maybe you gave it to me.