Cinnamon Ornaments

Students were eager to get started on our latest ornament. The cinnamon has filled our room with the most wonderful fragrance. "It smells like cookies in here," they say.

We turned our craft into math and reading review. We measured, counted and read the recipe together. Students took turns photographing, combining ingredients, measuring, and stirring.

We each used Ms. Pace's cookie cutter to cut out our own gingerbread man. We will have to wait several days for the dough to dry so we can put them on our tree. In the meantime, we'll be sniffing the aroma of cookies. {grin}

We're really excited to get these on the tree!

Icicles

We used pipe cleaners, laundry soap, and warm water to make sparkling icicles.

This was an easy ornament to make... all we did was swirl our pipe cleaner around our pencil. Then, we hung our swirls in warm soapy water to sit all weekend long. When we came back to school this morning to our surprise we had beautifully, sparkly icicles.

Our tree looks wonderful! We have so many ornaments already.

We are still working like elves once we finish our schoolwork. Today we are wrapping up a project we've been working on for several afternoons. We won't reveal too much, because there's a surprise involved. {grin}

Our project started with homemade salt dough. We made an impression in the dough using our handprints. The lunch ladies baked our creations while we worked hard in the classroom. Next, we borrowed paint from Ms. Walter in the art room and added some color. The rest is a secret. We can't wait to share these ornaments with you, parents!