Gingerbread Man
Introduction
I love Christmas and there are so many crafts you can do with the kids from toddlers and up like paper gingerbread men!
Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You'll Need
- brown constructions paper
- red construction paper
- hole punch
- stickers
- markers or crayons
- glue
- glitter
- yarn
Steps
Step One
cut out a gingerbread man shape with brown construction paper.
Step Two
cut out a larger gingerbread man with red construction paper with scissors that have zig zag or deckle edges.
Step Three
Have the kids glue the brown gingerbread man on top of the red gingerbread man
Step Four
Bring out different craft pieces like googly eyes, stickers, piper cleaners and buttons.
Step Five
You can also cut out eyes or pieces to make a vest and shorts or color with markers.
Step Six
Decorate and get creative! You can add glitter, cut a hole on top and make yarn loop and hang on the tree or window.
Overall Tips & Warnings
- When doing crafts with toddlers this is a great time to encourage independence and creativity and simple crafts like this gingerbread man give you just that opportunity to let them go on their own.
- Make sure you are using safety scissors if you allow them to cut any part of the craft.
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