For several years now I have been meaning to make homemade ornaments with Wesley and Lydia. We finally did it today.
I used the recipe in one of my favorite Christmas books,
The ADVENTure of Christmas, Helping Children Find Jesus in Our Holiday Traditions. Lydia and Wesley both helped mix it with their hands.
The mix was very brown due to the one cup of cinnamon that starts the recipe. Lisa Whelchel says you can add food coloring but I don't know if it would have worked with my very brown mix. Wesley and Lydia had a lot of fun cutting out the ornaments with cookie cutters.
Chris took this picture of me reading about the tradition of putting ornaments on trees. I love this book because Ms. Whelchel included many easy crafts and the stories behind our Christmas traditions.
I baked the ornaments for an hour and I think they turned out okay. I could have laid them "flat to dry at room temperature for three to five days, turning over often" but I don't think they would have survived that at our house. They smell wonderful.
Wesley and Lydia were very pleased with the ornaments.
I used the recipe in one of my favorite Christmas books, The ADVENTure of Christmas, Helping Children Find Jesus in Our Holiday Traditions. Lydia and Wesley both helped mix it with their hands.
The mix was very brown due to the one cup of cinnamon that starts the recipe. Lisa Whelchel says you can add food coloring but I don't know if it would have worked with my very brown mix. Wesley and Lydia had a lot of fun cutting out the ornaments with cookie cutters.
Chris took this picture of me reading about the tradition of putting ornaments on trees. I love this book because Ms. Whelchel included many easy crafts and the stories behind our Christmas traditions.
I baked the ornaments for an hour and I think they turned out okay. I could have laid them "flat to dry at room temperature for three to five days, turning over often" but I don't think they would have survived that at our house. They smell wonderful.
Wesley and Lydia were very pleased with the ornaments.
2 comments:
Amanda got that book for her birthday and I love it! I would like to make those but after seeing the mess......I think I will wait until next year! You brave mom!
Beautiful! Will you be putting them on the tree?
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