With the kiddos out of school until Christmas, there will be plenty of time for making and baking! Anything to keep them happy and entertained, right?!? Here are some ideas off Crafty Crow I have been eyeing... Gingerbread Man garland! So fun! Our kiddos each have a small Christmas tree by their bed that they get to decorate and they would just LOVE adding this fun and festive decoration to their tree. They love kneading dough, rolling it out, and cutting out shapes, so this is right up their ally...
A simple and fun version of "gingerbread" men. It's magical for kids to see one cut out gingerbread man transform into a whole row with "paper dolls."
This would be a fun and easy ornament craft too- just pick up some polymer clay and let the kiddos go to work on rolling it out and making fun shaped ornaments! They can even experiment with textures on the shapes using material or other objects which would be fun. Just make sure to cut a small whole in the top to hang the ornament- a straw usually works great for this...
How cute are these?!? They could even make cute table decor if you stuck them in floral blocks in a cute little bucket with cotton at the base for snow or something! Provide the kiddos with marshmellows, a marker, skewers, and misc. candy and they will get pretty creative I am sure. I love the cloves for arms!
The girls loved this project- we just cut out gingerbread men shapes out of colored paper and they decorated them with candy. What kid doesn't LOVE getting to use lots of glue and candy?!? They got really creative and melted laffy taffy's in the microwave for the gingerbread girls hair! You could even use beans, rice, yarn, whatever crafty things you have around to decorate them with...
Colby had a blast doing this project at school so I thought I would post it too- another great gluing project! Lots and lots of cotton balls- so fun.
Here are the pics of the real gingerbread men we decorated! They loved getting creative with all the candy.
And lastly, here's a pic of Colby and JJ working so hard on their candy canes made out of beads! Colby has literally made like 6 or 7 of these and even gave one to his preschool teacher, Miss Kerry and even made one for Mr. Kerry! So thoughtful. Colby and the girls have hung all of the rest of them on their little trees and they look so cute! A classic Christmas craft that never seems to get old.
Best of luck keeping your kiddos entertained this week before Christmas!
A simple and fun version of "gingerbread" men. It's magical for kids to see one cut out gingerbread man transform into a whole row with "paper dolls."
Colby had a blast doing this project at school so I thought I would post it too- another great gluing project! Lots and lots of cotton balls- so fun.Here are the pics of the real gingerbread men we decorated! They loved getting creative with all the candy.
And lastly, here's a pic of Colby and JJ working so hard on their candy canes made out of beads! Colby has literally made like 6 or 7 of these and even gave one to his preschool teacher, Miss Kerry and even made one for Mr. Kerry! So thoughtful. Colby and the girls have hung all of the rest of them on their little trees and they look so cute! A classic Christmas craft that never seems to get old.
Best of luck keeping your kiddos entertained this week before Christmas!
2 comments:
Wow--You guys live in the fast lane! Love the crafts--you are definitely a busy bunch! We'll have to try some!
Love Jenny
Looks like fun! Do you have a good recipe for gingerbread man cookies? I would assume so, but would you mind posting it? I am looking for a good one for Christmas Eve. Thanks Kim! You all look great and festive by the way!
Love, Emily
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