3 Christmas Scent Recipes

There is nothing as wonderful as walking into a home literally smelling of Christmas!  These can even be used as a gift-in-a-jar present and are cheaper then buying Christmas oils for burners.

If you can’t spare a burner on your hob to keep these going, then why not make them in a fondue pot. Just remember to keep it out of reach of children!

This part your little one can help with…

Christmas Scent Recipes

Spicy Christmas

• 3 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon of anise seed
• 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
• 1 quart of water

1. Mix dry ingredients together.
2. Add water.
3. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally, then simmer on low with the lid off so that the scent permeates throughout your home.
4. The dry mix can be used as gift, with instructions for use.

Citrusy Christmas

• Peels of 2 oranges
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 12 whole cloves
• 2 1/2 cups of water

1. Combine in a pot.
2. Simmer, adding water as needed. Leave the lid off the pot.

Yuletide Yum!

• 30g of pickling spice
• 30g of whole cloves
• 30g of stick cinnamon
• 1 jar of apple juice

1. Put in pot.
2. Fill to top with water.
3. Bring to boil, put on simmer.

Carla

I am a preschool and primary school teacher and mum to 3 children. I have been involved in education since 1997 and have trained in a variety of educational specialist areas. It is with this expertise that I write articles to help parents and educators provide quality learning experiences for the children in their care.