GINGERBREAD MEN ACTIVITIES FOR CHRISTMAS
SCENTED GINGERBREAD MEN SENSORY PLAY
We were inspired to have an afternoon of gingerbread fun after we pulled out a favorite Christmas book called the Gingerbread Mouse! This was a particular favorite last year and it appears to be a favorite again this year. A very simple book about a little mouse, a new gingerbread house and a little girl who befriends her and gives the mouse a gingerbread cookie. We don’t tend to do much baking around here until Christmas Eve, but I told Liam we would come up with some of our own gingerbread play. I put together three ideas. The first is felt gingerbread cookie pretend play cookie decorating.ÂHomemade Gingerbread Man Play Dough Tray
Our second activity today was this wonderful tray filled with my favorite Christmas scents. We haven’t done a lot with scenting dough as he has never really taken an interest in smelling things. However, I couldn’t resist the urge to make something that smelled so delightful. I found the recipe over at The Imagination Tree. I added some more scented items to our tray including pieces of our real balsam fir Christmas tree, cranberries (leftover from our sensory bin), whole cloves and cinnamon sticks. Of course you need a gingerbread man cookie cutter and a rolling-pin to add to the fun!



ICY GINGERBREAD MEN SCIENCE IDEAS
Liam loves icy experiments with salt, baking soda, food coloring and vinegar! I found a great silicone gingerbread man baking tray at a thrift store for $1 and picked it up last year. I wasn’t sure quite what I would do with it, but yesterday I finally figured out a cool activity. Icy gingerbread men. Â



OIL AND WATER SCIENCE WITH GINGERBREAD MEN!
Do oil and water mix? This is a classic science activity with our gingerbread men twist!
EASY GINGERBREAD MEN ACTIVITIES FOR CHRISTMAS
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Ooh, what a fantastic collection! I can see my kids making these and then chasing each other around the house screaming, “run, run, fast as you can. You can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man!”
My kids will love that play-dough! Thanks!
The ice one is cool! I made one of felt for our daughter and she loves it.
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