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DIY Stained Glass Gingerbread Man Ornament

Gingerbread House Ornament with DIY Stained Glass effect for kids

Gingerbread Men are a symbol of the holidays. Here's a beautiful way to create your very own DIY Stained Glass Gingerbread House Ornament with your child with plastic crystal beads.  So easy to make to add to your Christmas Tree this holiday season.  This post contains affiliate links.How to Make Pretend Stained Glass Gingerbread Man Ornament for Kids Do you have a favorite Gingerbread story? Jan Brett has illustrated a beautiful book with one very special baby gingerbread ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Christmas, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man, grade school, Kim, Ornaments, Preschool, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

How to Make a Hand-Sewn Gingerbread Man Ornament With Your Child

Hand-Sewn Gingerbread Man Ornament with Your Child

Create an adorable Hand-sewn Gingerbread Ornament with your child with a simple technique. Teaching your child to learn to sew can be a special time during the holidays for gift giving.  Here's a tutorial on how to make this special handmade ornament.It's not secret we adore the Gingerbread Man at The Educators' Spin On It.  In fact when I was looking while writing this ornament idea, we've shared over 10 Gingerbread Man Crafts on our site.  Our most popular Gingerbread ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Christmas, Fine Motor, Fine Motor Skills, Gingerbread Man, grade school, Ornaments, Preschool, Sewing, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Gingerbread Man Gift Wrap

Gingerbread Man Gift Wrap Idea for Kids

Looking for a last minute idea for gifts? We're sharing our love of the Gingerbread Baby with others this holiday season. Reaching out to our neighbors, teachers, friends, and coworkers with a little Gingerbread Love.; You can join us too!Gingerbread Man Gift WrapGrab a piece of brown paper, some leftover scrapbook paper or buttons, and a yummy chocolate bar and let's go!First cut the brown paper and wrap your chocolate bar. The best part is that this can work on boxes and books ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Study, Christmas, Gingerbread Man, grade school, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool, Virtual Book Club

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Giant Gingerbread Cookie Writing Activity for Kids

Life Sized Gingerbread Art Project for Kids

Grab your brown butcher paper (or the packing paper from your last big box delivery) and make this Giant Gingerbread Cookie Writing Activity with your children.  Best for ages 3-6Giant Gingerbread Cookie Writing Activity for KidsWe got our new chicken watering container in the mail this week and the kids took one look at the paper wrapped around it and screamed - GINGERBREAD KIDS!  They ran to get the Kwik Stix and got to work writing right away. They have been on a gingerbread kick ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, Christmas, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Make Your Own Life Size Gingerbread House for Kids

How to Make Life Sized Gingerbread House with Kids

Making a life sized Gingerbread House can be so much fun for kids! We're sharing our secret tips to build your own Gingerbread house that can be used over and over again with kids each holiday season.   Let's make a Gingerbread House!  We can make one with Candy and Graham Crackers with Friends!Or maybe two with wood at Lowe's Build and Grow Workshop!Or three when we add our Foam Gingerbread House that get's built every year.Confession....Our four and five are houses ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Christmas, Gingerbread Man, grade school, Jan Brett, Kim, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club, Winter

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Candy Free Gingerbread House Ideas for Kids

Gingerbread House Ideas for Kids using Recycled Cardboard Box

Love decorating gingerbread houses, but don't want to have all the sweets in your house? Here are some candy free Gingerbread House Ideas for Kids!Candy Free Gingerbread House Design IdeasA bonus is that all of these ideas are great ways to bring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math into your play and learning.Affiliate links to gingerbread house supplies. 1. PLAY-DOUGH Gingerbread Houses Ideas for KidsUsing play-dough is a great way for children to practice constructing a basic house ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Kids Activities Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Activities for School Ages, Amanda, Christmas, Creative Crafting, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man, Winter

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Easy Gingerbread Man Ornament

Gingerbread Man Ornament with Pasta

Get crafty this Christmas with items you already have around your house!  This Christmas gingerbread man ornament is a great way to strengthen your child's fine motor muscles and math skills! Easy Gingerbread Man OrnamentRead on to find out how to incorporate a little math learning too! Affiliate links are used in this article.Directions to make an Easy Gingerbread Man Ornament1. ADULTS: Cut a shape out of the box.Make a hole near the edge using the hold punch.2.Use the permanent marker and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Christmas, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man

By The Educators Spin On It

DIY Gingerbread Man Ornament – Christmas Kid Craft

Gingerbread Man Ornament Handmade by Kids

This little Gingerbread Man Ornament have been in our lives for many, many years. A retired teacher I know showed me hers and I have tweaked it and have made a class set each year for my students and children. They make sweet little parents or grandparents gift, even package toppers! I pre-make the gingerbread and they decorate.  I set out ribbon, buttons, markers, and sometimes glitter glue.  Their creations are so much more creative and interesting than ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Christmas, Creative Crafting, Gingerbread Man, Ornaments, Sewing, Tutorial

By Kim Vij

Fingerprint Train Ornament for Kids

Fingerprint Train Ornament inspired by Freight Train for Kids

Keepsake ornaments are my favorite thing to make with my kids. This fingerprint train ornament is so adorable and inspired by one of our favorite train book Freight Train by Donald Crews.If your child loves TRAINS, see how much fun this train ornament is to make!Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. This train ornament craft was inspired by our featured book at The Virtual Book Club for Kids called Freight Train by Donald Crews.  In the story the author uses simple but ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Christmas, Ornaments, Trains, Transportation, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Hot Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Hot chocolate cookie recipe with christmas background for holiday cookie exchange

Easy Hot Chocolate Cocoa Cookies Recipe! Plus they are a fun holiday cookie recipe to go along with your favorite holiday movie... Polar Express. These delicious cookies are perfect to bake for a holiday cookie exchange or a special treat for Santa on Christmas eve. Here's how to make this recipe with your child this holiday season. Hot Chocolate Cookie Recipe There's something that happens this time of year with the kids, perhaps it's the change in weather to cooler nights but we become a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, cookies, Cooking with Kids, Recipe

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