Here's a crafty way to make a batch of gingerbread people this holiday season, no mixing bowls required.
For a simple, printable pattern of this craft, try our fauxgbread.pdf. Note: This is a .PDF file. So if you don't see the pattern after clicking on it, install a copy of Acrobat Reader (free download).
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Scissors
Brown felt Fabric glue Uncooked rice Lentils or beans White and colored puffy paints | |
| Seasons: Christmas | |
| Materials: felt | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | For each beanbag, help your child cut two matching gingerbread shapes from the brown felt. |
| 2. | Use the fabric glue to seal the two shapes together at the edges, leaving an inch-wide opening along the seam. Fill the beanbag with the rice, lentils, or small beans, then glue the opening shut. |
| 3. | When the glue has dried, help your child decorate each one
with puffy paint outlines, buttons, and facial features.
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