A step by step tutorial of decorating oranges cloves pomander balls is a Christmas project that children love to do. This Christmas tradition that can actually be traced as far back as Colonial times is the Pomander Ball.

These decorations could be found in drawers, hanging from fireplace mantels and even directly on the Christmas tree. These Pomander Balls would be made using a variety of different fruits and cloves. However the most favored fruit used was the orange, mainly because it is quite aromatic to begin with. A string would be attached after the orange dried and when hung in the room the combination of the clove and orange would fill the room.