Description
Make December crafting fun and easy with this Gingerbread House Craft! Students color, cut, and glue their own gingerbread house using fun candy decorations, windows, doors, and rooftops. With 30 different gingerbread house templates, every student can create a unique house for an adorable holiday classroom display!
And the best part for teachers? This no-prep gingerbread craft can be made with brown paper lunch bags OR the included printable house base. No paper bags? No problem! Just print and let students create.
What’s Included:
30 Gingerbread House Craft Templates: Each design includes different gingerbread house decorations so students can create their own special house.
- 30 different gingerbread house designs
- Each template has a Roof, window/s, door, and candy decorations
- Color, cut, and glue craft pieces
- Printable house base for use without paper lunch bags
- Great for fine motor practice and creativity
Optional Gingerbread Writing Activities: Turn your gingerbread house craft into a writing activity with three different options!
- Drawing Page: Blank space for students to illustrate their gingerbread house.
- Drawing & Writing: Picture space with writing lines for students to describe their house.
- Full-Page Writing: Extra writing lines for longer responses.
Students can write about their gingerbread house, describe the decorations, or tell a fun gingerbread story. Simply attach the finished writing to the back of the house!
Create An Adorable Gingerbread Village!
Turn your students’ creations into a fun gingerbread house classroom display! With 30 different designs and plenty of decorating choices, every house will look a little different. Display them together to create an adorable gingerbread village for your December bulletin board or classroom.
These activities are perfect for:
- Gingerbread house crafts
- Christmas crafts for kindergarten
- December classroom activities
- Holiday crafts and writing
- Gingerbread-themed classroom activities
- Fine motor practice
- Winter bulletin boards and classroom displays
- Preschool, kindergarten, and first grade
Gingerbread Crafting Made Easy!
Students will love choosing their decorations and creating a gingerbread house that’s all their own! This gingerbread house paper bag craft combines creativity, fine motor practice, and optional writing in one easy-to-use December activity.
With 30 different templates, two ways to build, and three writing options, you can choose what works best for your classroom without spending extra time preparing materials.
Choose, color, cut, and create your gingerbread village!
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