Gingerbread Man Paper Chain

Spruce up your room for Christmas with this easy-to-make paper gingerbread man chain.	Safety Tips Small materials like buttons or beads are choking hazards. Not suitable for use by kids below the age of three. Watch out for this sign . It means an adult's help is needed for the particular step
Materials Any brown-colored paper Scissors White glue Paper clips or masking tape Various coloring and decorative materials (markers, glitter glue, puffy paint, ribbon, lace, small buttons, beads, sequins, stickers, pompoms, etc.)

Steps

	1.	This craft can be done by either using a gingerbread man template or drawing your own gingerbread man. If you prefer to work with a template, print out this gingerbread man template on A4 or Letter size paper. * If you'd rather draw your own, fold any brown-colored paper accordion-style (back-and-forth folding) as shown in Steps 4 and 5. Draw half a gingerbread man along the paper's folded edge then cut along the outlines as shown in Step 6.
	2.	Cut out one gingerbread man template.
	3.	Align the template along the left edge of any brown-colored paper. Tape or clip the top and bottom edges of the template onto the paper.
	4.	Using the template's width as a guide, fold your paper accordion-style (back and forth folding). The template will divide an A4 or Letter size paper into 6 equal folded sections. A larger sheet of paper can be folded into 8 or more even number of sections.
	5.	If there's an excess area of paper after your last fold, you may either trim it off or fold that small section of paper.
	6.	Cut the folded paper following the outlines of the gingerbread man template. *Note that the thicker the paper you use and the more folds you make, the harder it will be to cut. Younger children may need adult help in cutting. Brown craft paper or paper grocery bags are excellent options for easy cutting.
	7.	Carefully unfold the paper to reveal a chain of gingerbread people.
	8.	Trim off any excess paper after the last gingerbread man. You may also round out the corners of the first and last gingerbread man.
	9.	Decorate each gingerbread man with a variety of coloring and decorative materials such as markers, glitter glue, puffy paint, ribbon, lace, small buttons, beads, sequins, pompoms, stickers, small paper shapes, and other notions. You can do a classic gingerbread design...
		Or be adventurous and come up with interesting gingerbread people! You may glue the chain of gingerbread people onto background paper to create a picture or you can put up the paper chain up on the wall. To create a Christmas garland, connect several gingerbread man paper chains together.

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Gingerbread man paper chain craft

If you used construction paper or any type of paper that is thick enough, you can position the two outer gingerbread people at an angle so that the paper chain can actually stand on its own.

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