Are you the kind of person that puts up her Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving?

I’m not. I’m usually trying to recuperate from all of the standing-on-my-feet-fixing-the-Thanksgiving-meal instead of decorating for Christmas.

Well, regardless of whether or not you have your tree up, you can still have an activity with your grandchildren and make tree ornaments out of homemade play dough.  (If you need the recipe, you can find it here.)

To make your tree ornament, simply roll out your Christmas colored play dough and cut out shapes using Christmas shaped cookie cutters.  Use a straw to punch a hole at the top.  Decorate your ornaments by sprinkling glitter on them or pressing small beads or rhinestones or sequins in the dough before baking.

Bake the ornaments in the oven for an hour at 250 degrees Fahrenheit. When cool, thread a ribbon through the hole and voila! You have an ornament that your grandchild can hang on your tree or take home and hang on his tree.