Ornies, Ornies Everywhere!

We spent the day making ornies yesterday - cute little ornaments for our Christmas tree. It was an entire family affair and we had a great time. My hubby & I baked them in the morning before the kids woke up, then after some breakfast we dug into the painting. We've now got an entire pile of ornaments ready to be given as gifts, and still have enough for our own tree this year.

In case you're curious, here's the recipe we used:
4 cups of flour
2 cups of salt
1 bottle of cinnamon
2 cups of water

Mix dry ingredients together, then add water and stir. Its like a very thick pastry crust. If its not wet enough, wet your hands and use them to knead in the extra moisture. Take out in large hand-sized balls and roll flat on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch. Use cookie cutters or a knife to make your ornaments. Poke a hole in the top for an ornie hanger (I'm going to use red, white and green striped pipe cleaners) Place on baking sheet and bake for about 45 mins at 375. You want them to be rock hard and dry, even in the middle.

Once they're cool you can paint them - we used water based acrylic - the cheap stuff from the craft store.

It was great fun had by all and amazing to put all of us around a table at the same time again. I love doing fun and crafty things with the kids - especially when it means we can make memories together during these busy days.