Shape Gingerbread Men

This month our Play Group session was at the Markleeville Library. We found a great gingerbread man activity on No Time For Flashcards. We also read "The Gingerbread Man" and ate gingerbread men who didn't run away from us.

You will need:
brown card stock paper, a paper grocery sack or brown construction paper
glue sticks
googly eyes
bright paper cut into shapes
small circle craft punch

We printed out a gingerbread template we liked on the web, traced and cut our gingerbread men using brown stock card paper.

We cut 1 inch squares, 1 1/2" x 1" rectangles and obtuse triangles.
We used craft punches to cut the circles, flowers and hearts.

Children glued shapes on their gingerbread man allowing plenty of conversation about colors and shapes and body parts.

Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man!