Homemade Ornaments.

I had the kids help make homemade ornaments last week. Basically it is similar to making cookies....only it doesn't taste as good. We mixed the dough, we rolled the dough, we cut the dough, then we cooked the dough. Finally we painted the ornaments. They turned out super cute. Sawyer and Porter got bored after one, but Danner painted all the rest. She is quite the artist.

The recipe if anyone is interested in trying.....

One cup salt, two cups flour, five teaspoons of cinnamon, and 3/4 cup water (with maybe a bit more). Mix the dry ingredients together, then add the water slowly. Mix it together until it forms a ball. Use cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes, then use a straw to make a small hole on the top of the ornament shape. Then, bake until dry at 325 F – this usually takes about an hour. Let them cool, then paint.