Use popsicle sticks to craft your own adorable and delicious looking gingerbread house! Decorate your popsicle stick gingerbread house with icing, I mean, glue, colourful pom poms and more! A fun Christmas craft for kids of all ages!
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How to Make A Popsicle Stick Gingerbread House
- Line up 10 popsicle sticks. Cut another one to the exact length and use a hot glue gun or craft glue to glue it to the back.
- On the front glue another whole stick on the very top.
- Measure and glue to two more sticks to form the roof. Glue the ends to the top popsicle stick.
- Glue additional sticks all along the roof triangle to form the roof.
- Use strong kitchen scissors to cut the ends of the popsicles sticks to create the triangle for the roof.
- Paint the front of the popsicle sticks brown and set aside to dry.
Time to Decorate Popsicle Stick Gingerbread House
- Use a muffin tin to display all your different craft supplies for decorating your gingerbread house.Â
- Cut a door out of sparkly gold foam sheets
- Use pom poms, snowflake stickers, cotton ball, red and white paper straws, sequins, gems, buttons and beads to decorate your house.
- Once everything has dried, use a hot glue gun to attach a string on the back so that you can hang your gingerbread house on your Christmas tree.
Age Suitability
This activity is good for toddlers, and preschoolers, kindergarten aged children 18 month old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old. Adult supervision is required.
Mess Level
The mess level for this activity is medium. Use a tray to help protect table or lay newsprint or craft paper on the table.
Difficulty to Create
Easy.
Skills Developed
Gross motor skills, language development, number recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Materials
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- Popsicle sticks
- Hot glue gun
- Glue bottle
- Brown Paint and brush
- Pom poms
- Snowflake stickers
- Cotton balls
- Red and white paper straws
- Sequins
- Gems
- Buttons
- Beads
- String
Books, TV Show & Play Kits!
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
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TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to finally share my new crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched July 1 at on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
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WILL YOU MAKE THIS POPSICLE STICK GINGERBREAD HOUSE CRAFT WITH YOUR KIDS? PIN IT FOR LATER!
