I'm NOT a Gingerbread Man!

This homework assignment was so fun!  Last week was all about Gingerbread Men so I sent home a family activity.  Each student had to decorate a Gingerbread Man so that it didn't look like a Gingerbread Man!  The goal was to decorate the gingerbread man so that the fox wouldn't recognize and eat him!  I was so excited to see how they turned out when I got to school today!  I shared them with the whole class and we decided if the fox would recognize them or not!  :) 

Run, Run as fast as you can, you can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man!

 I'm NOT a Gingerbread Man I'm a....Ninja Turtle, Cowboy, and a Doll. 

I'm NOT a Gingerbread Man I'm a....Christmas Tree, Cutey Pie, and a Cowboy!

I'm NOT a Gingerbread Man I'm a....Pirate, Zebra, and Batman!

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Gingerbread Ornaments~

One of my favorite things we do this time of year is make Christmas tree ornaments for our class tree!  We make an ornament that I actually made when I was in 1st grade!  

Recipe

1 Cup Cinnamon

3/4 Cup Applesauce

2 Tbsp White Elmers Glue

Mix all together and roll out.  Then we use cookie cutter to make the gingerbread man design.  It takes a few days for the ornaments to completely dry.  Then we decorate them with hot candies, puffy paint, and googly eyes. 

The Gingerbread Man

We started our Gingerbread Unit by Reading "The Gingerbread Man" on the smartboard.  This was an interactive read aloud story that I purchased from Really Good Stuff.  Then we made our very own gingerbread men and women!

 

They turned out fantastic!

 

Gingerbread Play-Doh~

It's gingerbread week!  This week is all about the gingerbread man!  I made gingerbread play-doh for 1 of our centers!  It smells so good!

The Recipe:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp cream of tartar

About 1/2 cup spices

(cinnamon, nutmeg etc.)

1 cup water

1 tsp oil

Mix dry ingredients. Next, mix water and oil together then add to dry ingredients.  Put in sauce pan and cook on medium for 2-3 minutes.  Stir constantly until dough pulls away from sides.