Every year I look forward to making ornaments out of cinnamon and
applesauce with my class. Once again our 4th grade buddies were able to
join us for a morning of measuring, math, and really messy ratios! The
recipe called for one cup of applesauce for every one cup of cinnamon.
Once the two ingredients were mixed together, we added in two
tablespoons of glue to keep the ornaments together...and to keep the
daring little ones from eating them! Students got their hands messy
rolling out their dough and cutting out their ornaments with cookie
cutters. To make the hole in the ornament for hanging, students twisted
a straw back and forth. We let the ornaments dry for over 48 hours
then tied a ribbon on them for hanging. My classroom smelled amazing
for weeks!!!! I pulled out 2 ornaments from last year and they still
retained their wonderful smell. I hope my students had as much fun as I
did!
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