Design a Gingerbread Person
Design your very own gingerbread person- Although a little less sugar, equally as sweet!
you'll need Materials
- Template gingerbread
- Felt
- Loose parts (buttons, beads, rick rack, jingle bells etc. Use what you have!)
- Scissors
- Chenille sticks
- Paper/Printer
- Craft tray
- Tape
- Camera
Directions
- Print out the gingerbread person template and cut it out. Even better, you could draw your own!
- Attach your template to your felt, using tape (creating a small tape donut). Cut around your template, forming a felt gingerbread person.
- Using your loose parts, design your gingerbread person. To contain your parts, lay your felt gingerbread person in a craft tray.
- Take a photo of your person if you like, to document your creation and then make another!
Purpose
- This activity lends to the exploration of various math concepts (symmetry, patterning etc.).
- Recognizing symbols of various seasons and celebrations.
Safety Notes
- Use a craft tray to contain items.
- Use scissors with care and direct adult supervision.
- Cord, yarn, rick rack etc. can be a strangulation hazard, therefore be sure to use with direct supervision and for its intended purpose.
- Beads, buttons and other small objects 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.
