~ 1 container of ground cinnamon
~ 1/2 cup to as much as needed unsweetened applesauce
Mix together with your hands until you have a thick clay-like mud. This works great in large quantities in a sensory table. The cinnamon smells great, and the "mud" will dry into breakable clumps and lumps that are equally fun to crumble, mash, and pour in the sensory table for the next week or so. The mud can also be cut with cookie cutters and let dry into brown clay-like cinnamon-smelling ornaments.
We made Cinnamud in my class this week, producing some great cinnamon holiday ornaments, as well as hours of sweet smelling sensory table fun. Whenever the cinnamon in the sensory table became too dry and powdery (and liable to go flying through the air and on the floor and in the kids' eyes), I added more applesauce or water to wet it down, and stick it together again. During the week, we also added glitter and dry oats to the mix to add sparkle and texture. The kids loved using dishes from the kitchen center and a rolling pin I provided to measure, pour, and "bake" a variety of imaginary culinary perfections.
As with all sensory table activities in a four year old class, make sure the sensory table is out of the regular flow of classroom traffic, and expect to be sweeping the floor on an hourly basis.
Here are a few pics of the ornaments and sensory table set-up. I'll try to take some of the kids playing in it tomorrow if I remember.
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