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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 ... 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 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...

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 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...

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

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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

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Gingerbread Man Books

Gingerbread Man books are great for reading with young children because of the repetition with words and strong picture clues. They are also a great way to celebrate the season in schools that do not celebrate holidays.  Here are our favorite gingerbread man books. Affiliate links to books The Gingerbread Man Books Read a classic Gingerbread Book, Retell the Story  Gain familiarity with the traditional story line by reading and retelling a classic or traditional ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Book List, Christmas, Gingerbread, Gingerbread Man, grade school, Kindergarten, Preschool

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Holiday Bear Easy and Budget Friendly DIY Gift

DIY Gift Wrap for Kids with Bear Design for Chocolate Bars and more!

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...

Filed Under: Arts, Kids Activities Tagged With: Bears, Christmas, Gift Ideas, grade school, Preschool, Winter

By Kim Vij

7 Quick Tricks for Prepping for Holiday Guests

Quick Tips for Prepping for Holiday Guests with Kids

The holiday season is officially here! You made plans probably months ago for what will happen in the next few weeks but are you ready? Using these 7 quick tips for holiday prep you'll be ready to celebrate and make memories with your family and guests. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kimberly Clark®. All opinions are entirely my own. #holidaynecessities The holidays are a busy time, especially for moms preparing their homes for kids on winter break and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Christmas, grade school, Holidays, Parenting, Review

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Kid-Made Felted Bear Ornament for Christmas

Felted Bear Ornament for Christmas

Come in from the cold and warm up with a delightful Christmas tale and kid-made ornament craft. Snuggle under blankets with the book Bear Stays Up for Christmas. Then pour yourself some hot chocolate and make this adorable felted bear ornament to hang on your tree. Affiliate links to supplies. Best for ages 5 and up. Always be safe with needle felting! Materials Needed  Have a little one that wants to learn to sew instead? You could sew a tiny teddy bear with this ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Activities for School Ages, bear, Bears, Christmas, Creative Crafting, grade school, Holidays, Ornaments, Winter

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Christmas Roll Sugar Cookies

Christmas Roll Sugar cookie Recipe with red and green sprinkles

Christmas Roll Sugar Cookies with sprinkles! A super simple recipe for Christmas Cookies this holiday season with your child! Here's how to bake. I love spending time with the kids in the kitchen during the holiday season, I especially love when I find a recipe that they can mostly do on their own. This holiday cookie recipe is one that turned out so colorful and super fun for the kids to make to share with someone special. Disclosure: This post contains amazon affiliate ... Read more...

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

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Stocking Themed Sight Word Activity

Sight Word Stockings for Christmas Activity for Kids

Create a Christmas themed sight word activity for your child for hours of fun.  Using Stockings can be a playful way to practice sight words at home this holiday season.   We're sharing with you a special story and sight word activity to create special memories at home.  This post contains affiliate links  Stocking Themed Sight Word Activity  Sight words are so important to your child's success in reading. You can research the words your child should be ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Christmas, Kim, Love Books Basket, Sight Words

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