Cinnamon Applesauce Christmas Ornaments

Easy Cinnamon Scented - Applesauce Ornaments are a must make this holiday season. They're perfect for hanging throughout the house, on the tree, to make garland or used as scented bowl fillers.

It has been quite some time since we did a craft post on Mommy's Kitchen! Several years ago, I made some Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments, but we only have a few left. Old fashioned cinnamon ornaments are my absolute favorite and a fun activity for the kids. My daughter asked me what the ornaments were made of and I told her cinnamon and applesauce, she couldn't believe it. 

I told the kids since we only have  couple left how about making a batch together?  The kids loved mixing up the cinnamon scented dough and cutting out all the festive shapes. My son said the dough smelled so good that you could almost eat it. I had to explain to him that these were not edible ornaments, but craft ornaments for our Christmas tree. 

When the ornaments are dry, you can leave them plain or get creative and decorate the with puppy paint and glitter. I like to keep them plain the old fashioned way.  These cute little ornaments also make wonderful garland and beautiful bowl fillers along with some fresh dried orange slices and cinnamon sticks. 

Another festive, old fashioned idea is to run raffia through one of the ornaments and tie it onto Christmas gifts for a homemade touch. 

These cinnamon ornaments make beautiful teacher, co worker or gifts for a friend. Just place a variety of ornament shapes in a pretty box for a nice homemade gift. I don't know about you but homemade presents are my favorite gifts to receive. Cinnamon ornaments are my favorite way to celebrate and old fashioned Christmas and they are simple to make. 

Here are some picture of my kiddos making the Christmas ornaments. They had so much fun. 

Mr. handsome giving me a pose.

Don't forget to add the holes while the dough is still wet. A straw works great for this. Lay ornaments on foil-covered pan and place in the oven on 170 degrees for about 2 hours, remove from oven and let dry for 24-48 hours.

Add some holiday ribbon or jute twin to hang your cinnamon ornaments on the Christmas tree. Your house will smell so good while the ornaments are baking. 

This was originally posted in 2010 - updated in 2023 with new photos. It's so fun to look back at how small my kiddos were. Time is a thief and I miss my babies being young. Now I have grandbabies, so I need to keep the tradition going. 💗