Several days ago, I promised more about our family Christmas traditions. But then a study was released about temper tantrums in toddlers. So I wrote a post about that.  And Michelle Duggar had a miscarriage, so I wrote a post about losing a baby.

So, back to family Christmas traditions. We made Christmas ornaments almost every year.  One year we used a baked dough, with red and green macaroni pieces in the white dough. Those lasted for about 10 years, before they completely crumbled.  I wish I had at least one  of them, to photograph, so I could show you what they were like.

Another year, we "baked" stained glass ornaments, from a kit. The children sprinkled little beads into the metal frames and we popped them in the oven.  The beads melted and formed what looks  like stained glass.

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But, for a number of years, we made cinnamon ornaments.

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dough:
1 cup cinnamon
1/4 cup wood glue
3/4 cup warm water
1 tsp vegetable oil

Mix all the above.  It will form a stiff dough.

Sprinkle work surface with more cinnamon and knead the dough until it is pliable. If the dough crumbles, add more water, at little at a time.
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Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.  Poke a hole in the top, with a drinking straw.
Dry naturally or in an oven at very low temperature.  Turn periodically to prevent curling.  Ornaments will shrink to 3/4 original size.