Gingerbread Ornaments

Description

A great hands on activity that has many variations...paint, embellish with sequins, bows, or wiggly eyes. Hang as an ornament, add to potpourri or make a gift tie on. The best thing is the smell is retained for many years. One of my favorite kids activities are making Cinnamon ornaments. It's a great activity for children as young as 3 years of age but can easily be tailored to children of all ages and even adults.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cinnamon
• 1 cup applesauce

Materials

• Medium Bowl
• Waxed Paper or Parchment Paper
• Plastic Wrap
• Rolling pin
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper or Waxed Paper to work on
• Coffee stir straw or skewer to poke a hole for hanging
• Ribbon if hanging
• Cookie cutters
• White Puffy Paint

Steps

• Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix with spoon or hand.
• If dough is too sticky add a little more cinnamon or if too dry add a little applesauce.
• Place approximately 1/4 of the dough on a cinnamon powdered surface.
• Place the rest of the cinnamon dough in plastic wrap.
• Roll out the dough to about sugar cookie thickness 1/4 inch.
• Use a cookie cutter to cut out the shape.
• Poke a hole on the top with a small coffee stir or skewer.
• When dry use the white puffy paint to decorate.
• String ribbon through hole and embellish with paint, sequins, wiggly eyes, etc.

Tips and Suggestions

• If the dough is a little sticky add a little more cinnamon or if too dry add a little applesauce.

Add a little Extra Fragrance

For an even more fragrant variation, add the following to the above ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon Ground Cloves
• 1 Tablespoon Allspice