Ingredients:

·1/2 cup cinnamon ·1/2 cup store bought applesauce (homemade sauce will likely be too watery). Or, any equal portions of both ingredients depending on the quantity you desire.

Directions:

· Stir together cinnamon and applesauce with a spoon until the dough becomes stiff, then use your hands to create a ball of dough.

· Place the ball of dough on a sheet of waxed paper, flatten slightly with your fingers.

· Place a second sheet of waxed paper over the top of the dough and roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thick.

· Use cookie cutters or your own template shapes.

· Air dry creations on a waxed paper-covered cookie sheet or a cooling rack for at least 24 hours until they are completely hard.

Creative tips:

· For extra "sparkle," mix in decorative glitter.

· Make your own shapes by trimming the dough with a table knife following around patterns you've cut from cereal box cardboard.

·After cutting out shapes, use a drinking straw to create holes for jewelry or ornaments.

· Use toothpicks to make smaller holes for threading. Leave in dough until dry and remove.

· For a wall hanging, thread a colored ribbon through the shape.

· For a brooch, decorate with fabric paint and glue a metal clasp pin to the back (available at craft stores).

· Decorate creations with acrylic paint or fabric.

· The creations can be used as decorations on a gift box or bag.