How to make Clove Orange Pomanders

You will Need:
1 Small bored Child (Optional)
Oranges
Whole Cloves (They are much cheaper to buy from our local Asian Store)
Elastic bands
Ribbon
Ground Cinnamon

Method:
Poke cloves into oranges and tie with ribbon.  Rub with ground cinnamon for extra festive scent.  That is basically it.  Euan used cocktail sticks to pierce his orange before sticking in the clove.  I just poked the cloves straight in.  I used the elastic bands to leave space for the ribbon.

I would like to say I am proud of my son for making this one...it is a fantastic little festive activity for children...sadly though this is my messy Pomander.  I would really like some narrow red ribbon to tie neatly around it, I will also use a make up brush to brush excess cinnamon away.  It is a bit of a rush job!  Tut tut.  My son is disgusted and says it is a mess!  It smells really good hidden at the back of the Christmas Tree though  Euan is still working on his 24 hours later...

His is very neat and his approach is really methodical.  I have told him I would like to show his neat Cloved Orange on my blog when it is finished, as mine is such a scruffy example.  Now he is working extra carefully on it!   Henry and I are pretty slap dash and scruffy...Euan and his Dad are very neat and meticulous...it can often make for 'fireworks' in the house!  It takes all sorts to make a world.  I can remember my Mom making these Pomanders when I was a child and she would make them a few weeks before Christmas.  I think they lived in paper bags in the airing cupboard where they dry out nicely.  They will keep for months dried, but they are an instant hit of 'Orange and Spice' aroma fresh.  You can also make them with Lemons too, which I might try next year.