Written by Jacalyn Slingerland
Lead Play to Learn Facilitator

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MATERIALS

• Brown construction paper
• Cotton balls
• Pom poms
• Holiday ribbon (Save at least 2 and 1⁄2 feet of ribbon for later!)
• Glue stick (*this will be used again later)
• Scissors

HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE TO DO?

15 minutes

ACADEMIC SUBJECT(S):

Art
VA: CR 1.3.PK-4

DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT AREAS: Fine Motor Skills

• 2 Googly eyes • Plastic gems
• Stickers

Baking cookies together is an amazing family tradition anyone can do! Do you have a favorite cookie to eat or bake? This cookie isn’t something you bake, but it will still be a lot of fun to decorate. Holiday cookies were eaten beginning in the Middle Ages, that’s over 500 years ago! Gingerbread cookies became associated with the holidays because Queen Elizabeth I, had these cookies made for herself and guests.

DIRECTIONS

STEP1 Draw an outline for your gingerbread person.
STEP 2 Cut out your gingerbread person.
STEP 3 Take your cotton balls and begin pulling them apart gently.
STEP 4 You can use the pulled cotton balls as icing on your gingerbread person.
STEP 5 Glue on your googly eyes.
STEP 6 Add a bow, bowtie, and/or a belt to your gingerbread person using the ribbon!
STEP 7 Decorate your cookie however you want!

VOCABULARY

COOKIE CUTTER: A tool used to cut cookie dough into specific shapes and designs.

MOLASSES: A thick dark brown syrup that is made from sugar and is very important in baking gingerbread men cookies.

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Written by, Will Kawalec

Materials:

Mason jar, or any upcycled glass jar with a lid
Baby oil
Water
Glitter
A figurine (can be anything that can fit inside the jar)
Hot glue or stronger (non-glue stick) glue
Optional: Foam or other plastic decorations

Length:

Prep: 5 minutes

Activity: 10-15 minutes 

Academic Subject(s): 

Art VA: CR 1.2. 1,2,3a 
VA: PR 5. 1,2,3a
This lesson supports your student’s 1st – 5th grade curriculum

This lesson supports areas of Elementary Education:

While celebrating this year’s holidays from home, there is a great opportunity to create your own holiday decorations!  This simple craft will allow you to create holiday decorations that can last for years to come! 

Directions: 

Prep: Heat up the hot glue gun

Step 1: Remove the lid from the jar and glue figurine to the lid, (the side that faces in)

Step 2: Decorate the lid with other materials if you would like (this is not required to complete the craft)

Step 3: Fill the empty jar with water and add a tablespoon of baby oil (amount of oil can vary depending on size of the jar) leaving some room (for the liquid displaced by the figurine)

Step 4: Put glitter into the jar, this will act as snow

Step 5: Glue around the jar lid to be sure there will be no leaking and firmly attach the lid

Your snow globe is completed put on display and showcase what you made! 

Vocabulary Word(s)

Figurine– a usually small model or design of an object. 

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