Cinnamon clay

Ok all you mommas out there who are about to have kids at home on Christmas break....

This is a good one....

You'll need Cinnamon and Applesauce and that's IT!

 For those of you who need "exact" measurements I don't have 'em....dump out some cinnamon into a bowl.

 *BEFORE* you let your 4 year old dump it out explain that ground cinnamon DOES NOT taste like cinnamon rolls....

 Start adding your applesauce in a little bit at a time and mixing it up...

Your house will smell like a picture out of Country Living or Martha Stewart :)

Yes I said it will smell like a picture.....

 You might want to save back some of your cinnamon (we had two jars) to use in case you add too much of the applesauce.  It also works well as your playing with your clay to keep the clay from sticking to everything...think flour on cookie cutters or your hands...

It should look something like this.....you'll know when you've got it right it will work just like clay.

 We used the nonstick silicone cooking mats and our mini cookie cutters 

 And of course just PLAYED!  Don't forget to use a toothpick to make holes if you want to be able to hang them...

They make great little ornaments.  They also smell really great if you sit them on your stove top ~~~ of course you have to actually use your oven to warm them up so they smell good :)

 The beautiful ornaments below were made by Doodlebug who got a little stressed that his hands were getting dirty... This from a child who LIVES in the dirt all summer....

But it reminds me to tell you that it will stain your towels if you don't get it all washed off your hands.  I'll let you decide how I learned that one....