Foam Gingerbread Man
Have fun decorating a foam gingerbread man, without the bother of baking and the mess of icing! For the youngest children or a Christmas party, you could cut out a bunch of gingerbread men in advance...
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Whether you are looking for a recipe and inspiration for a Christmas gingerbread house, or some pretend gingerbread and gingerbread men craft ideas, we've got some here!
Have fun decorating a foam gingerbread man, without the bother of baking and the mess of icing! For the youngest children or a Christmas party, you could cut out a bunch of gingerbread men in advance...
These gingerbread house cookies are not only absolutely delicious and great fun to make and decorate, but they are the easiest way to make a gingerbread house with young or groups of children.
Here is a fun way to make a gingerbread house without the baking and eating! This one might last a little longer, too...
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Everyone loves a gingerbread house at Christmas and now you can make your own craft version! Print onto some card, cut out and fold along the lines. Glue along the tabs to make the house, then fold and glue the roof to the back.
These are fun to cut out and decorate and can look very effective hanging over the Christmas mantelpiece or in the classroom!
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Gingerbread men are fun to make, decorate and eat - and they make the house smell deliciously Christmassy too, to there's no excuse not to have a go!
Here's a Gingerbread recipe you can use to make gingerbread men and gingerbread houses (see below) - brilliant for cooking with kids at Christmas. Read online or download the printable version below.
It is definitely a labour of love to make a gingerbread house, but it can become a family Christmas tradition and when the weather isn't great outside, who wouldn't enjoy the smell of baking gingerbread, the sticky fun of the icing and the anticipation of eating your wonderful concoction!