This adorable cardboard gingerbread man in his craft stick gingerbread house is an easy Christmas ornament for kids of all ages to make. It’s guaranteed to be one of the sweetest homemade ornaments on your Christmas tree this year.
Around this time of year, I become a little obsessed with gingerbread crafts, so the kids and I have made a lot of them over the years.
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As you know, the inspiration for many of the Christmas ornaments we make here in my daycare come from the store-bought ornaments hanging on my Christmas tree.
One of my favourite store-bought ornaments is the gingerbread man in his gingerbread house pictured below. I’ve always thought that would be a fun ornament for the kids to make using basic craft supplies.
Last week, we did it, and I think the results were pretty darn awesome.
We used craft sticks to make the gingerbread house, and cut the gingerbread man out of a cereal box. Then we added texture with paint and some sweet details with cotton balls, craft gems, yarn and buttons.
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I’m just tickled with the way these ornaments turned out. I think I actually prefer them to the store bought ones that inspired us!
Let me show you how we made them.
Supplies:
- glue
- 5 popsicle sticks
- paint (we used 3 shades of brown)
- paintbrushes
- scissors
- gingerbread man cookie cutter (not pictured above)
- thin cardboard (cereal box)
- yarn
- craft gems
- buttons
- cotton ball
- thumbtack
- glue gun
- string for hanging
Instructions:
Hang your adorable gingerbread ornament on your tree!
Isn’t he just the sweetest?
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
