If you’re looking for something Christmas-y to do with your kids, try making some Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments.  Here’s the recipe:

Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments

3/4 – 1 cup of applesauce

about 12 ounces of cinnamon

Mix applesauce and cinnamon into a stiff dough.  It’s not necessary to be too precise.  If the dough seems too soft, add more cinnamon.  If it seems too stiff, add a little applesauce.  Roll it out to about 1/4 inch thickness.   Cut with cookie cutters.  Use a straw to make a hole at the top that you will use to thread a ribbon through so the ornament can be hung on the tree after it is dry.  Carefully, place the ornaments on a rack to dry.  Let them air dry for several days turning occassionally.  It should make about 12 ornaments.

This is loads of fun to do with kids.  I did it one year with 4 year olds when I was working in daycare during college.  The ornaments smell AMAZING!  Your entire house will smell wonderfully cinnamonny!  You can use the ornaments for about 2-3 years before they get too crumbly.   

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