I remember when I was in elementary school making cinnamon applesauce ornaments for my mom for Christmas. Last year I decided to try making the same cinnamon applesauce ornaments with S.
They’re easy to make and only require a couple household ingredients. These ornaments maintain their cinnamon smell for years! I still have some small gingerbread men from when I was in elementary school and they still smell like cinnamon.
Directions
1 cup applesauce
1 1/4 cup cinnamon
Mix together applesauce and cinnamon until you form a dough. If it’s too runny add more cinnamon; if it’s too hard add more applesauce.
Roll out the dough and cut with cookie cutters. My favorites are stars, hearts, and gingerbread men but you could use any. Using a straw, skewer or toothpick create a hole that you will later use to hang your ornament.
Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for two hours or air dry for several days.
Once the ornaments are dry, you can use string, twine or ribbon to hang the ornaments from your tree.
I love making these ornaments and they smell so good! I’ve got some I made a few years ago and when I’m unpacking my ornaments to decorate the tree, I get a whiff of them. They haven’t lost their smell at all. I need to make some more.
I love to pull these ornaments out every year! I am always amazed that they still smell so good.
I know this smells so good. My kids would try to eat it I would have to put it high up on the tree.
Definitely not for eating! But they do smell awesome!
This is such a cool craft project! I’ve never seen this before. Very creative.
Thank you Katherine! They are fun to make and smell so good!
Wait! You had a chance to make these lovely crafts in elementary school. 🙁 I was so deprived. I know the classroom smelled heavenly. These could be used outside of Christmas as potpourri.
So sorry! I love your idea of using them as potpourri! I am going to have to give that a try!
What a cool craft! I never heard of this and they didn’t do this with us when I was in school. 🙁 My girls would probably eat it before it is made, lol!
It is a lot of fun to make, but no eating it! 🙂
Wow this is so cool! I am always learning stuff here 🙂 This year we did a different type of tree so I am not sure if this ornament will work. But you can bet your sweet bottom dollar I am going to try!!
Thank you Nancy! It’s great that you can make an shape you want with the dough!
Now this is unique! I love all the different DIY ornaments.
Homemade ornaments are always so much fun!
I’ve made starfish ones like this before 🙂 They smell fabulous for a LONG time!
I love how long the smell lasts!
What a fun idea for ornaments- we love making homemade Christmas ornaments and decorations.
We enjoy the homemade ornaments too!
I’ve never heard of making this type of ornament – how clever! I can almost imagine how wonderful your house must smell after you unpack the ornaments year after year. Thanks for stopping by our Happy Holidays Link Party – be sure to join us again this week, beginning on Saturday at 7 pm ET.
Thank you Laura! They smell so yummy!
This is so cute! I have really been wanting to make some DIY Christmas ornaments, so I’m collecting ideas. Thanks for sharing this with Hump Day Happenings.
Thank you Jenna! I hope you make some ornaments – it’s always fun to make DIY ones.
I remember making something like this as a kid but couldn’t remember how we did it. Pinned it so I can make them with my own kids :). Thanks for sharing the tutorial!!
Thank you Amy! I hope you and your kids have fun making the ornaments!
I’m totally in love with this! Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party, and I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We love partying with you!
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Thank you so much Kimberly!
OMGosh. This is so brilliant and so simple and I’m so excited. Seriously. I always say that I suck at the crafty stuff but I think it’s a patience/time thing. But these. OMGosh. Totes adorbs and with the smell factor?!!! The kiddo and I are going to do this pronto. THANK YOU! <3
They are so easy to make! I hope you and the kids have fun!
We are doing this tonight 🙂 I’m so excited 🙂 Hubs is hanging lights and I’m about to mix up the stuff and have it all prepped for when she gets home from school. I’ve been drooling all weekend over this. Oh, and I included you in my last minute ideas guide (trackbacked below). Thanks again for this! <3
Thank yo so much Sandra! I hope you enjoyed making the ornaments!
LOVE these ornaments!
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Thank you so much!
I can’t decide if I want to hang these on the Christmas tree or just drop them in a cup of warm milk! I would love to try and make these since I’m addicted to the scent of apples and cinnamon. Thanks for inspiring me and sharing this wonderful idea!
They smell amazing! A great addition to your tree or place in a dish 🙂