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 Make a Pomandour

Make something that will smell like Christmas. Make a pomandour.

You will need:

  • an orange
  • cloves
  • cinnamon
  • a pin or toothpick

Make small hole in the skin of your orange with the pin or toothpick.

Put a clove in the hole.

Keep making holes and putting cloves in them until you have a nice pattern on your orange like this.

orange with cloves in it

Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the orange.

Put the orange in a paper bag somewhere cool to let it dry out.

After a few days it should smell lovely.

You can use string or a ribbon to hang it up if you like.

We hope you are enjoying the run-up to Christmas

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