Cinnamon Ornaments Recipe

A few of the kids asked for the cinnamon ornaments recipe…Enjoy! This recipe makes a ton of ornaments!

MATERIALS    

• 1 cup of cinnamon
  
• ¼ cup of white glue
  
• ¼ to ½ cup of water
  
• Rolling pin (I recommend plastic vs. wooden)
  
• Cookie cutters
  
• Straw or pencil
  
• Ornament string or hooks + ribbon
  
• Cookie sheets
  
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees
  

PROCESS

1. Mix together ingredients, dough ball should be on the dry side
   
2. Roll out mixture onto a flat surface, cut with cookie cutters
   
3. Poke a hole in each ornament that is big enough for the hook or string
   
4. Place ornaments on cookie sheets, leave space between each
   
5. Turn ornaments every 5 or 10 minutes until firm, they need to bake approximately 15-20 minutes
   
6. After ornament is cooled, place the ribbon or hook through the hole so that your ornament is ready to hang!
   

VARIATIONS

1. Add pinches of nutmeg or cloves to cinnamon
   
2. Try modeling the mixture into coils or shapes by hand