DIY Cinnamon Christmas Tree Ornaments

This Christmas, we decided to make a few homemade ornaments. And, we got the girls involved! Alexie was happy to get messy and Zoé thought the dough tasted pretty good.

Using a mix of applesauce, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, we mixed up a little spicy dough that smells wonderful. We rolled it out and cut it out with some cute cookie cutters. Baked in the oven until they are hard, we strung them up with some string and placed them all over our Christmas tree.

This is a great hands-on activity for kids. It’s a great way to practise fine-motor skills, and baking is just real life chemistry! We love making our own ornaments as a little Christmas tradition and this was such a fun activity.