Almost every ornament on my Christmas tree has a story behind it. There’s our first baby ornaments, an ornament we got in London, and vintage ornaments from our Grandmothers. Whenever Ryan’s sister had her boys, we started a tradition of making ornaments with them every year. It’s fun to take the decorations out of their boxes and remember the little laughs they had from the first time they used glitter, or the creativity they had from painting them. It’ll be fun one day to eventually include our kids in our yearly tradition!

Their first ornament – pinecones with glitter paint!

Cinnamon and Apples gingerbread men (the most amazing scent!) – One part cinnamon, one part applesauce mixed well until it’s dough-like. Roll with rolling pin and cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Use the tip of a straw or toothpick to poke hole for hook. Set shapes aside to dry!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – Made with three clothes pins (this is one of my favorite ornaments!)

Snowflake  - Made of popsicle sticks (they are hard to find in a craft store, so I’d look online. Sorry, I can’t remember where I bought them!)

Angel’s Feather – This year’s ornament! We bought empty glass balls at Pearl Arts & Crafts and sprinkled about 2 teaspoons of white glitter “angel dust” and one white feather.

I figure I only have a few more years of making ornaments with the kids until they’re “too cool” for their Aunt and Uncle. Although, Tyler, 8, says he’ll still want to make them with us when he’s married. So sweet!