After we made the gingerbread people, we had a request for a few more Christmas-y things to explore with loose parts! We hope you find them fun in your classroom or home too!
GINGERBREAD HOUSE
Materials
- Felt sheet
- Template house
- Scissors
- Tape
- Loose parts (we went with beads, jingle bells, felt circles, rick rack, buttons & pom poms, but use what you have!)
Directions
- Print and cut out the gingerbread house template, or draw your own!
- Tape your house template to your felt and cut out the felt house.
- With your loose parts, design the “candies” on your house.
CHRISTMAS TREE
Materials
- Felt sheet
- Scissors
- Tape
- Template tree
- Loose parts (We went with rick rack, beads, felt circles, buttons & jingle bells, but use what you have!)
Directions
- Print and cut out the Christmas tree template, or draw your own!
- Tape your template to your felt and cut out the felt house.
- With your loose parts, design your decorations for your tree.
Purpose
- Learning about symbols of various celebrations.
- Manipulating loose parts lends to developing design making and fine motor skills.
Safety Notes
- Use scissors with care and adult supervision.
- Small parts such as beads and buttons can be a choking hazard, therefore be sure to keep them out of the reach of children ages 0-3 years of age or those that tend to put things into their mouths.
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