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Gingerbread Man Paper Doll Decorations

December 7, 2015 By Terri Thompson

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Did you ever make a chain of paper dolls? My girls have been making paper dolls for weeks now and I’m finding them all over the house. I decided to capitalize on their interest and added a Christmas twist. We made gingerbread man paper dolls. It was so much fun and the process was so easy!
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Supplies Needed:
Brown wrapping paper
Pencil
Gingerbread man cookie cutter
Scissors
Sharpies (markers or crayons would also work)
In all of our paper doll experiments, we learned that the longer the piece of paper, the better chain of paper dolls you will get. Since you only get a few paper dolls out of a regular sheet of paper, I tried to think outside the box. What could we use? Luckily I remember the roll of brown wrapping paper we had. It was perfect! I used our cookie cutter to measure out the height of the strips that we needed, then cut a few long strips of paper.

 

Fold your long strip of paper accordion-style. Once folded, you’ll want it to be exactly (or close to) the width of your cookie cutter. Trace around your gingerbread man on the top of your folded paper.
Keeping the paper folded, cut around your traced lines. Remember, the arms need to stay connected so do not cut around the hands.

 

Once you’ve cut out your gingerbread men, unfold them. I was able to get a chain of seven gingerbread men. If you want to make a longer chain, just tape a few chains together at the hands.

 

Once you have them cut out, it’s time to grab the Sharpies and decorate! We spent a fun afternoon creating our gingerbread men. You can make an entire chain that looks like cookies or you can let your imagination run wild. The girls made entire gingerbread man families. They were all dressed differently and each one had a name. Needless to say, their gingerbread men never became decorations. The girls were too busy playing with them! So much fun!

 

I’ve teamed up with a great group of bloggers to bring you a lot of fun Christmas decoration ideas. Please check out all the links below for some more great ideas.
Crystal Snowballs at Rainy Day Mum
Jolly Kid Made Salt Dough Ornament Garland from Crafty Mama in ME
Fine Motor Egg Carton Snowman Craft from Sugar Aunts
Kid Made Pom Pom Garland from Spark & Pook
How to Make a Simple Jingle Bells Christmas Ornament from Peakle Pie
Bubble Wrap Holly Wreaths from Crafty Kids at Home
Nativity Lantern from Sun Hats and Wellie Boots
DIY Gift Wrap – Potato Print Penguins from Mum in the Madhouse
Glitter Glue Gingerbread Man Decoration from Adventure of Adam
Gingerbread House Photo Frame Ornament from Teach Me Mommy
Tissue Paper Christmas Wreath from 3 Dinosaurs
Kids Art into Christmas Decoration from Non Toy Gifts
Pom Pom Santa Hat Decoration from The Gingerbread House
The Little Blue Truck Handmade Christmas Card Holder from My Bright Firefly
Make a Snowman Decoration Using Recycled Lids from The Creative Pair

 

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Terri is a writer and mom of two elementary-aged girls. She has a passion for learning and is always looking for ways to make learning fun. You can find her here writing about fun learning activities, art, craft, and family fun ideas.

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