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December 18, 2014 By Sarah Halstead

Cinnamon Ornaments with Essential Oils

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Tutorials Tagged With: Christmas Decorations, collective bias, Craft, Disney Planes, DIY, Ornament, sponsored

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PlanesToTheRescue #CollectiveBias

Cinnamon-Ornaments

Looking for a last minute craft idea to do with the kids next week? I have a solution. Make these cinnamon ornaments and your house will smell amazing! I used Christmas Spirit essential oil, but you could use cinnamon, clove, orange, or anything else you would like.

Cinnamon-Plane-Ornament

Carsyn absolutely loves anything that flies through the air. If he even hears a slight noise of something flying his eyes are turned to the sky. One of his favorite movies is Planes.  Don’t tell him but he is getting Planes Fire & Rescue for Christmas.  He will also be receiving these adorable Planes Fire & Rescue toys to go with the movie.

Planes-Pack

The Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Die-Cast Vehicles are on Rollback at Walmart along with the Disney Planes Flight to the Finish Speedway and the Disney Planes Fire & Rescue Deluxe Talking Vehicles.

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I shared how I made the cinnamon ornaments below.  The original recipe I found called for 2 cups cinnamon 2 cups applesauce but it was waayyy too sticky. I ended up added twice as much cinnamon and some flour. I did measure the applesauce with a dry measuring cup. Maybe that is why it was sticky.

Planes-Ornaments
Cinnamon Ornament Directions

I thought I would share step by step photos of the process. Once I figured out a good ratio for everything I laid the dough out on wax paper and sprinkled with flour. Note: You could use cinnamon so that your ornaments aren’t white, but I planned to add glitter to these so I wasn’t too worried.

Cut-Ornament

Take a straw and poke a hole in the ornament towards the top. Just don’t get too close to the edge.

Straw-Hole

Place them on a cookie sheet covered with parchment or wax paper. Bake them at 200 for one hour, flip, then continue baking for one more hour. Or until they are dry and hard.

Baking-Ornaments

Transfer to a cooling rack. Once they are cooled the kids can get crafty.  They could paint them, or add different colors of glitter, or draw lines with the glue and then sprinkle the glitter on. I went simple and covered the whole plane with craft glue.

Craft-Glue

Next sprinkle with glitter.

Glitter

Let that dry for about 10 minutes, then add another layer of craft glue. This will seal in the glitter.

2nd-Layer-Craft-Glue

Let that dry completely. Now if you want you can add extra oil to the back of the ornament. Next year you can refresh your ornaments by adding fresh oil on the back.

Christmas-Spirit-Oil

Tie a ribbon on and you are done!

Ribbon

Cinnamon Ornaments

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cinnamon apple sauce
  • 4 cups ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 15 drops of essential oils
  • cookie cutters
  • straw
  • ribbon
  • Optional:
  • craft glue
  • glitter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200
  2. Mix apple sauce, cinnamon, flour and oil together in mixing bowl until if forms a ball.
  3. Roll out onto parchment paper until about a 1/2 inch thick.
  4. To keep it from sticking use extra cinnamon or flour on the rolling pin.
  5. Use your cookie cutters and cut out your dough.
  6. Take your straw and poke a hole in the dough towards the top, but not too close to the edge.
  7. Place piece on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  8. Bake for about 2 hours or until the dough is completely dry. Flip once while baking.
  9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  10. Spread craft glue over the ornament then sprinkle with glitter.
  11. Let dry for about 10 minutes.
  12. Add another layer of craft glue.
  13. Let dry completely.
  14. On the back of the ornament you can add a few extra drops of essential oils for added smell.
  15. Insert ribbon through the hole and tie.
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Comments

  1. Sue M. says

    February 19, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    Very nice ornaments, I've never heard of cinnamon ornaments before, just heard of store bought ornaments! :)
  2. Stephanie C. says

    December 24, 2014 at 11:05 am

    I love that you've added essential oils to these. I love this idea - h omemade ornaments are the best!
  3. Julie @MomFabulous says

    December 23, 2014 at 10:06 am

    These are so beautiful! I bet they smell amazing.
  4. Hezzi-D says

    December 23, 2014 at 9:29 am

    These are awesome! I love cinnamon tree ornaments but yours are super adorable!
  5. Kristin @littlemamajama says

    December 23, 2014 at 8:01 am

    We use essential oils for just about everything in our household. I love the idea of making your own ornaments with them. And Planes? My 3yo will LOVE this! Thank you for the idea.
  6. Mary says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    I knew there was a holiday tradition I hadn't thought of yet! We may still have some time to make some of these for the tree!
  7. Julie says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    What a great idea! I love that you used essential oils...I bet your house smells amazing!
  8. Michelle says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    I haven't made cinnamon ornaments in a long time, but they're so much fun. And YES a 1:1 ratio is way off. You definitely need more cinnamon than that. I love the idea of making them glittery - so cute!
  9. Carly says

    December 22, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    The glitter is such a nice touch!
  10. Cassie @ Southeast by Midwest says

    December 22, 2014 at 10:26 am

    I'm loving those ornaments! They are so gorgeous.
  11. Heather {Brie Brie Blooms} says

    December 21, 2014 at 9:43 am

    Such fun! I'll be making these with my daughter today to celebrate the beginning of her holiday break from kindergarten! #client
  12. Laura MyNewestAddiction says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    THis is a great idea! You are so smart!
  13. Jess Scull says

    December 20, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    These are the coolest things ever!!
  14. Jennifer Salter says

    December 20, 2014 at 11:59 am

    I love cinnamon ornaments! They smell amazing!
  15. Gwyndolyn says

    December 20, 2014 at 8:01 am

    What cute ornaments! I bet they smell delicious. I think I may try making some this weekend. Thank you for posting!
  16. kristine foley says

    December 20, 2014 at 2:56 am

    The airplane theme is so darn cute! I need to try these since I would love my house to smell like cinnamon + bonus with the glitter!
  17. Jennifer @ Made to Nurture says

    December 20, 2014 at 1:56 am

    I used to love making cinnamon ornaments with my kids when they were younger. Homemade/handmade ornaments are the best! And I love your idea of adding glitter and essential oils :)
  18. Summer says

    December 19, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    What a cute idea!
  19. Bianca @ The Pierogie Mama says

    December 19, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    This is really cute. I've been using EO for about a year and am diving into all the different ways of using them around the home. I love how you glammed them up too! Definitely pinning onto my EO board. :)
  20. Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says

    December 19, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    These are so cool! I haven't tried making these cinnamon ornaments before, but they look like a lot of fun. :)
  21. Kendra says

    December 19, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    These turned out awesome! Love the glitter on them too.
  22. Phyrra says

    December 19, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    I love the color!
  23. Bri @ Simple Delights says

    December 19, 2014 at 11:55 am

    I love the cinnamon ornaments! I don't have kids yet, but this could even be fun with friends (and wine). :)
  24. Shell says

    December 19, 2014 at 11:44 am

    I want to make these! Thanks for sharing the how to!
  25. Summer Davis says

    December 18, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    Woah, these sound AMAZING. I absolutely love the smell of cinnamon. Cinnamon brooms and cinnamon pine cones are my favorites. This might have to be our next Christmas craft! Fun times! #client
    • Sarah Halstead says

      December 19, 2014 at 8:07 am

      Me too!

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