An manageable contrivance to receive your kids involved with Christmas decorating is to let them brew their own ornaments. These stained glass sweet ornaments are beautiful, witty and effortless to arrange in an afternoon. Using items you hog on fist and purchased sweet, succeed these steps to unabridged this project.
Instructions
1.2. Contour the backside and up the sides of the cookie cutters with aluminium foil. Accomplish firm the backside lays Apartment lodgings with no creases.
Let the kids pick absent metal cookie cutters for their ornaments. Stars, hearts and angels are crack, however they can advantage any invent that appeals to them. Plastic cookie cutters cannot be used for this project thanks to they melt in the oven. Lightly spray a cookie sheet and the insides of the cutters with oil. Place them slightly apart on the cookie sheet.
3. Unwrap the hard candy and place in a single layer inside each cookie cutter. For a solid color ornament, use a layer of one color candy. For a stained glass effect, crush several colors, mix, and place in a single layer. The colors will blend when the candy melts.
4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes until the candy melts.
5. Use oven mitts to remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Immediately add candy sprinkles on the top of each Christmas ornament, if desired.
6. Cool 2 minutes, then use a toothpick to carefully poke a hole through the top of each ornament.
7. Cool completely. Peel off the foil and carefully remove each ornament from the foil. Hang with a narrow ribbon and let the kids admire their handiwork.
