Yule Cinnamon Ornaments |
items you will need:
1½ cups ground cinnamon
1 cup applesauce
1/3 cup white school glue
rolling pin
cookie cutters - your choice
knife
plastic drinking straw
cooling rack
ribbon
*optional - puffy paints
instructions:
Mix cinnamon, applesauce, and glue together in a bowl. Remove from the
bowl and knead the mixture until it turns into a firm clay. Let sit for
about 30 minutes.
Clay is best used at room temperature. You may need to dust your rolling pin, hands or working surface with cinnamon, or use wax paper as a working surface. Roll out clay with a rolling pin to approximately 1/8 of an inch thick. Use cutters to cut out desired shapes. If you are going to hang, use a straw to cut out a hole near the top of the shape.
Place shapes on a non stick cooling rack or wax paper but you'll need to keep an eye on them and turn them over occasionally so that they dry evenly and dry flat.
Dry shapes for approximately 5 days.
When dry you may put a ribbon through the hole for hanging on the tree or adding to a package.
*optional: you may add puffy paint to decorate your shapes if you wish.
These ornaments are easy and make your home smell very good.
