Christmas Crafts for Kids: Foam Gingerbread Ornaments

Nothing gets your child into the spirit of making Christmas crafts for kids quite like the first snowfall of the season. My daughter made this Christmas Crafts for Kids on our first snowfall: a Foam Gingerbread Ornaments

Nothing gets your child into the spirit of making Christmas crafts for kids quite like the first snowfall of the season! When my daughter woke up and found snow on the ground, she got into Christmas spirit and wanted to make a Christmas tree ornament. Our tree is not set up yet but she was adamant: it is snowing, we need to decorate.

She went to her room and came up with the following Christmas ornaments. My daughter is 7 and loves crafting. I make sure I have craft supplies in her room. I usually get them at Dollar store or find great deals on Amazon. The following craft took her around 30 minutes to make. Since our tree was not up yet, she wanted to hang them somewhere so I could take nice pictures. She took a red box and hung them up.

Let’s take a look at what she made and what you need to make this easy Christmas craft for kids!

Foam Gingerbread Ornaments Christmas Crafts for Kids

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Supplies:

  • Foam sheets
  • Cookie cutter in different shapes
  • Sharpie
  • Scissors
  • Foam decorations
  • Strings

Make it

Nothing gets your child into the spirit of making Christmas crafts for kids quite like the first snowfall of the season. My daughter made this Christmas Crafts for Kids on our first snowfall: a Foam Gingerbread Ornaments

  • Put the foam sheet on a dry table
  • With the cutter, draw the shapes
  • Cut the shapes. My daughter is old enough to do it by herself but younger ones need help with this part. Even if it is not cut even, it is ok. Scissors are great to exercise fine motor skills
  • Let the child decorate as he or she wishes. After all , it is about the decorations and fun.
  • With the tip of the scissor, make a hole at the top. My daughter needed help with this part.
  • Then thread the string inside the hole. Since she has little hands she could manage by herself.

Nothing gets your child into the spirit of making Christmas crafts for kids quite like the first snowfall of the season. My daughter made this Christmas Crafts for Kids on our first snowfall: a Foam Gingerbread Ornaments

Christmas crafts for kids don’t have to be expensive or complicated. Few basic craft items and you are all set.  My daughter was so excited about her craft that she brought to it school the following day. Then she stored it in her Christmas box (she stores all her crafts and ornaments in there).

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41 thoughts on “Christmas Crafts for Kids: Foam Gingerbread Ornaments

  1. These are such sweet little crafts for kids. I love the little gingerbread man 🙂

  2. I love making crafts with the kids and these are really sweet handmade ornaments. Thanks for sharing, when they are out for holiday and driving me nuts, lol, I’ll see if they can make them.

  3. I think these are such adorable ornaments. My kids would love these.

  4. I haven’t thought about doing foam crafts in years! But I have a little niece who always wants to o a project when she comes to visit. This would be great to have on hand and I love the Christmas crafts!

  5. This is a great artwork for kids to enjoy this Christmas. I like seeing crafts like this hanged in our house to add up to the spirit of the holiday season.

  6. Cute crafts! I can’t wait to start doing the crafting with the boys and the lil’ guy I babysit. They have been pestering me to do Gingerbread houses again this year.

  7. This is so cute! What a great kids craft 🙂 looks like so much fun too!

  8. These are great ideas! My kids are grown ups with kids of their own I still put all the ornaments up that my kids made me. It’s my favorite part!

  9. These are adorable ornaments. So easy to make. We used to make snowflakes when the kids were younger.

  10. I have made so many ornaments with the kids over the years. Now that they are teenagers i can not get them to make anymore with me. At least i have all the ones we made.

  11. How cute! Much as my son enjoys crafts and DIY projects, I know that he’d enjoy doing something like this.

  12. These are some awesome craft ideas to do with the kids indeed. It is so much fun to see the creativity come out of the kids. Thanks for sharing.

  13. This is a great crafting project for kids. I could likely get all of the supplies at the dollar store as well so a very inexpensive project.

  14. I remember making these when I was little. I think they might have been real though i’m not sure how or if that’s too safe???

  15. This is such a cute craft and I agree- when it snows it is definitely time to xmas life away! I’m definitely in the holiday cheer this year

  16. These are such cute ideas for the kids to do! I love home made ornaments and I love gingerbread men so this is a win win for my family. Appreciate you sharing it!

  17. My kids love making crafts & I just know that they would enjoy making these. As long as my almost three year old doesn’t try to eat them. LOL

  18. What super ideas! She’s a clever girl! I might see if I can make some gingerbread earrings like this but on a smaller scale!x

  19. G’day Thx for stopping by and sharing this at our #SayGdayParty Pinned
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  20. I’m totally in love with this! So cute. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party, and I hope to see you on tonight at 7 pm. We love partying with you!
    Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

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