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Holiday Bear Easy and Budget Friendly DIY Gift

Need a quick gift idea? Try this DIY Bear Gift Wrap Tutorial for Kids! A fun way to share a personalized gift with someone you love. Perfect for teachers and neighbors! DIY Bear Gift Wrap Tutorial for Kids We want our children to learn to think of others during the holiday season, with the ultimate goal of teaching the concept that "giving is better than receiving." We are trying to stay on a budget, but are so fortunate to have so many wonderful friends, neighbors, and teachers to ... Read more...

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50+ Gingerbread Activities for Kids

There's something quite magical about Gingerbread Men and Kids. In this article, we're featuring our favorite Gingerbread Activities for Kids. You will discover Gingerbread Crafts, Recipes, Reading, Writing, Math and MORE. Celebrating the holidays with Gingerbread Men can be so much fun. Gingerbread Activities for Kids Here's where the Gingerbread fun begins! We were inspired by Jan Brett's Virtual Books Club for Kids to find more Gingerbread Activities. We have searched many of ... Read more...

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DIY Stained Glass Gingerbread Man Ornament

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 ... Read more...

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How to Make a 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 ... Read more...

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Gingerbread Man Gift Wrap

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 Wrap Grab 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 ... Read more...

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Giant Gingerbread Cookie Writing Activity 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 3-6 Giant Gingerbread Cookie Writing Activity for Kids We 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 ... Read more...

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Make Your Own Life Size Gingerbread House for 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 ... Read more...

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Candy Free Gingerbread House Ideas for Kids

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 Ideas A 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 Kids Using play-dough is a great way for children to practice ... Read more...

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Easy Gingerbread Man Ornament

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 Ornament Read 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 Ornament 1. ADULTS: Cut a shape out of the box. Make a hole near the edge using the hold ... Read more...

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DIY Gingerbread Man Ornament – Christmas Kid Craft

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...

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