With the holidays coming up, and christmas trees being decorated, I wanted to share two different recipes for homemade ornaments that my family has made for a long time. These are good to know for a cold snowy day, a snow day, or just when you have a few hours to kill.

SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS:

These ornaments are great for imprinting a pet’s paw print, or another item of significance. The recipe is as follows:

• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ½ cup water (or add until a dough consistency)

For imprinting an object, like a pet’s paw print, do the following:

• Use a cup, stencil, or freehand cut out a shape
• Press whatever it is you are imprinting into the cut out dough
• Place on a sheet with foil and use a straw or some object to get a hole to hang the ornament by
• Bake the ornaments at 200 degrees for 2-3 hours (or until hard)

Cinnamon Ornaments:

These ornaments smell great, and can hold up for years. They only take a few ordinary household items and look like true gingerbread! The recipe is as follows:

• 1 cup cinnamon
• ¾ applesauce
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground clove
• 2 tablespoons glue