With a few simple ingredients, you can make these 2-ingredient cinnamon ornaments for a fun and easy holiday craft to do with the kids. This easy cinnamon ornament recipe is easy to make and a must add to your Christmas craft fun that you are doing with the kids.
Cinnamon Ornaments
If you are looking for an awesome Christmas activity to do with the kids that will also make for fun Christmas decorations then you are going to love making adorable homemade cinnamon ornaments! Using apple sauce and cinnamon to make the dough and your favorite cookie cutters in holiday shapes you can add a new fun tradition to your holiday celebrations.
I don’t know what it is about the holiday season but it makes me want to get super crafty. I pull out all the craft supplies I can and hit up the dollar store for supplies and plan a fun project just about daily to do with the kids. It totally gets us in the holiday spirit and everyone in my house loves making Christmas crafts so it is a total win win.
These handmade ornaments are so easy to make, they make a great gift for family and friends and have an amazing scent of cinnamon that lasts forever. We have been making these easy handmade ornaments for years. I love that they are simple to make and that the look of them when finished is kinda rustic.
These little ornaments are perfect for having quality time with the kids while listening to Christmas music getting us all ready for celebrating the holidays. Because we are making them at Christmas time we use Christmas cookie cutters, including candy canes, gingerbread men and Christmas trees but you can use any of your favorite cookie cutters to cut out the shapes.
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What are Cinnamon Ornaments?
This handmade ornament couldn’t be simpler to make! Ground cinnamon and applesauce form a dough that you then use cookie cutters to make the shapes. Cut holes in the tops of the ornaments, bake them in the oven and then leave them as is or decorate if you want to.
What is the best applesauce to use for Cinnamon applesauce ornaments?
You want to use smooth applesauce, a chunky applesauce will not work for these ornaments.
How long does it take for Cinnamon Ornaments to dry?
It will take 2.5 hours in the oven at 200°F to dry them out fully.
What kind of paint do you use on Cinnamon Ornaments?
You can use any paint including spray paint, acrylic paint, puffy paint, or washable paint to decorate the ornaments. Paint pens are great if you are wanting to have less mess, but I prefer setting up a plate with different colored paints so the kids can decorate the ornaments however they want to. You can use glitter glue on top of the paint to add some sparkle if you want to. To protect the paint after it has dried I like to put on a clear coat sealer. You can also leave these easy homemade cinnamon ornaments unpainted. I like how they look either way.
Do Cinnamon Ornaments go bad?
No. Cinnamon ornaments do not rot, mold or go bad which makes them perfect keepsakes to make. They will keep for years and years and you can bring them out year after year as your Christmas decorations.
How to Store Cinnamon Ornaments
After making the ornaments and then having them out as decorations if you are like me you will want to keep them for years. Wrap the ornaments in bubble wrap and store in a box where they will not be exposed to moisture or be bumped around in the box.
Tips for Making Cinnamon Dough Ornaments
- Mix ingredients thoroughly. When you are mixing the cinnamon and applesauce to form the dough make sure everything is mixed well.
- Even thickness of the dough. You want the thickness of your ornaments to be the same thickness when you make them so they all dry out evenly when in the oven. You will know they are done when they are hard to the touch without any give when pressed on. If the ornaments are thicker they may need a longer time in the oven.
- Dry fully. Allow the cinnamon dough to dry out thoroughly (baked in the oven) before you paint them. It is very important to dry the dough ornaments fully before painting them.
- Dry paint fully. Allow the paint to dry completely before putting on a protective spray coating or packaging them up in a storage box.
- Use twine or ribbon for making them into ornaments. You can also use ornament hooks to hang these DIY ornaments on your tree.
- Poke the hole in the top of the ornaments before baking if you are wanting them to an ornament where you can put a ribbon or twine thru the top hole.
- Make the ornaments last longer by spraying them with a polyurethane spray or a coat of mod podge after they are done drying from being painted. Normally I spray ours the next day after painting them.
Cinnamon Ornament Supplies and tools
- 2 cups ground Cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups Unsweetened Applesauce
- ¼-inch Wide Ribbon in Varying Colors
- Cookie Cutters
- Bowl
- Measuring Cups
- Rolling Pin
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Oven
- Spatula
- Straw
How to Make Cinnamon Ornaments
Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the cinnamon and the applesauce and stir the mixture to combine cinnamon and applesauce until it forms a thick dough.
Remove the dough and place it on a hard surface (countertop or table) and knead with your hands until the dough is fully formed.
Sprinkle a small amount of cinnamon onto your work surface. Using a rolling pin roll the dough out to a 1/4 inch thickness.
Use cookie cutters of your choice to cut out ornaments in the shapes that you want to make.
If you have any leftover dough repeat the process and roll dough again and cut more shapes out with the cookie cutters.
Use a drinking straw and poke a small hole in the top of each ornament. (This is where you will string the ribbon when they are done)
Place the cinnamon handmade ornaments on to the prepared cookie sheet.
Smooth the rough edges of the ornaments if you want to, or you can leave them having a rustic look.
Bake the ornaments for two and a half hours.
Remove the ornaments from the oven and allow them to cool completely. You can place ornaments on to a wire rack to finish cooling if you want to.
Decorate with paint if desired or leave them as it is.
Cut the ribbon and place it thru the hole at the top of the finished ornament and tie it in a knot.
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Cinnamon Ornaments
With a few simple ingredients you can make these 2-ingredient cinnamon ornaments for a fun and easy holiday craft to do with the kids. This easy cinnamon ornament recipe is easy to make and a must add to your Christmas craft fun that you are doing with the kids.
Materials
- 2 cups ground Cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups Unsweetened Applesauce
- ¼-inch Wide Ribbon in Varying Colors
Tools
- Cookie Cutters
- Bowl
- Measuring Cups
- Rolling Pin
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Oven
- Spatula
- Straw
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the cinnamon and the applesauce and stir the mixture to combine cinnamon and applesauce until it forms a thick dough.
- Remove the dough and place it on a hard surface (counter top or table) and knead with your hands until the dough is fully formed.
- Sprinkle a small amount of cinnamon onto your work surface. Using a rolling pin roll the dough out to a 1/4 inch thickness.
- Use cookie cutters of your choice to cut out ornaments in the shapes that you want to make.
- If you have any leftover dough repeat the process and roll dough again and cut more shapes out with the cookie cutters.
- Use a drinking straw and poke a small hole in the top of each ornament. (This is where you will string the ribbon when they are done)
- Place the cinnamon handmade ornaments on to the prepared cookie sheet.
- Smooth the rough edges of the ornaments if you want to, or you can leave them having a rustic look.
- Bake the ornaments for two and a half hours.
- Remove the ornaments from the oven and allow them to cool completely. You can place ornaments on to a wire rack to finish cooling if you want to.
- Decorate with paint if desired or leave them as it.
- Cut the ribbon and place it thru the hole at the top of the finished ornament and tie it in a knot.
