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<p style="text-align: center;">I think we all probably remember making cinnamon-applesauce dough when we were kids.  Of course, for most of us, it becomes a dormant memory for, oh, I don't know, 20 years.  Then, one day, when scrolling Facebook (Yes, I have a problem, but as far as my problems go, it's pretty low on the list &amp; I have many more things to fix before I limit my stalker/ screen time.)  you see something that vaguely resembles cinnamon ornaments &amp; something clicks.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">O &amp; I made these in early December at a time when our house really needed a festive smell and the weather was already not cooperating with our desire for wagon walks and afternoons in the park.  (Note the picture: the girl can't do anything without being properly accessorized.)  But, actually, now that I am thinking about it, these decorations could totally work for Valentine's Day as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I chose to use a <a href="http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2012/12/how-to-make-cinnamon-applesauce-ornaments/">recipe</a> from The Frugal Girl.  Mostly, I chose it because she said you could leave out the glue, and I didn't have any in the house.  She made a wonderful suggestion to buy the cinnamon at Aldi.  You can get a big bottle for $0.99 -- it would cost $4-$10 elsewhere.  You'll need at least 2 bottles.  I also picked up inexpensive applesauce there.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cinn-do-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-840" alt="cinnamon ornaments" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cinn-do-2.jpg" width="500" height="454" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Love her face in this one!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The girl can really work a rolling pin.  I've seen industry veterans with worse form than this!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cinn-do-4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-842" alt="cinnamon ornaments" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cinn-do-4.jpg" width="500" height="374" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We used stars and hearts for our ornaments because that is all O wanted to make.  When they were finished, we strung them up with red and white baker's twine (found in the $1 bin at Target).  We hung them on the tree, of course, but we also used them for small teacher gifts, package decorations, and hung them from the cabinets in the kitchen.  They were really too cute for words; I'm only sad I didn't take better photos of the finished product.  I just wasn't thinking of blogging them at the time.  All said, this is a nice way to pass the hours with a little one, and an inexpensive trinket for the relatives.  What grandmother or aunt could resist one of these from their favorite toddler?</p>