Nutcracker Handprint Craft For Kids With Template

One craft that kids can do this year is make this printable gingerbread man craft!

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You may have seen these adorable little guys in your local bakery or grocery store around Christmas time but now you can make them from paper at home too!

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– Colored cardstock – White cardstock or art paper – Scissors – Glue stick – Paint, crayons, or markers (if using the color in version) – Gingerbread man template

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Download the gingerbread man template and print it out.

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Create the gingerbread man by gluing the eyes to the middle of the head, just above the mouth.

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Take the icing hair and glue it to the top of the gingerbread man’s head.

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