At Glued To My Crafts, we are “baking” up a FRESH new idea today, without even turning on the mixer! We are putting our crafty juices to work and sharing a “what would you bake in your oven” kid craft tutorial for the holiday season!!

Keep scrolling to see our Mixed Media Christmas Oven craft tutorial come to life within minutes! There’s even a FREE printable to get you started on this gingerbread cookie themed DIY!

Paper Christmas Oven Craft For Kids – Baked To Perfection!

Who doesn’t love baking cookies? Especially this time of year! So that’s exactly what inspired our latest Christmas craft tutorial but this time we are taking the baking inspiration and making it into a MIXED MEDIA art piece that ANYONE can recreate! No kitchen skills required on this paper DIY!

With today’s simple Gingerbread Cookies In Oven Kid Craft Idea, you and your child can pretend to be “bakers” as you mix up and create some one-of-a-kind cookies to place in your pretend piece. Plus with the FREE OVEN PRINTABLE I’ve provided in this very post, I’ve made it SUPER EASY for you to whip up this craft with ease, meaning more time to play afterwards and perhaps make the real thing in celebration!!!

So what are you waiting for? How will you decorate your paper gingerbread men cookies for this holiday oven craft? I’m sure it’s going to be SWEET! So let’s grab those craft supplies and stir up a great and memorable Christmas by BAKING up this simple craft today! Find EVERYTHING you need to know, in the full tutorial below!

Happy crafting, my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s finished Christmas oven craft creations, on our Facebook page wall. This way we can give them a virtual high five from a far! We can’t wait to see how you decorate those paper Christmas cookies inside! #gluedtomycrafts

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Oven Craft Supplies:

• Free Pretend Oven Printable {GRAB IT ON BOX.COM}
• Color Printer
• White Cardstock Paper
• Tan Cardstock Paper
• Aluminum Foil
• Craft Scissors
• Clear Contact Paper
• Pencil
• Various Colors in Sharpie Markers
• Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter for Stencil {or any other shape you like!}

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Directions:

• First print out the FREE Christmas oven craft template listed above. You will want one printable, per “cookie baking” craft.
• Grab your scissors and the oven printable. Trim out the oven shape, as well as the rectangle center from it. Discard excess paper. Set aside.
• Now grab your cookie cutter shape, pencil and tan cardstock. Trace/cut out a few cookies to be placed inside your oven. Decorate them with the Sharpie markers. Set aside.
• Next up – grab the aluminum foil and cut a thin strip for the “cookie sheet” that the cookie will lay on. Set aside.
• Now grab your clear contact paper. Cut out TWO pieces that are slightly bigger than the oven cutout.
• Remove the backing from one piece of contact paper. Lay it on a flat surface. Place the oven cutout, face down, on the contact paper.
• Next have children add their gingerbread man cutouts and aluminum piece inside.
• Once they are done creating the contents, grab the second piece of contact paper.
• Peel off the backing and place it on top of the other piece of contact paper, moving your hand around to “squish” everything together.
• To finish off the Gingerbread Men Cookies In Oven craft, use your scissors to trim around the oven/remove the excess contact paper.
• Then display proudly for all to see!

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Paper Christmas Oven Craft For Kids - Baked To Perfection!

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We are "baking" up a FRESH new idea, without even turning on the mixer! See how we made our Paper Christmas Oven craft tutorial come to life!

Supplies:

• Free Pretend Oven Printable {GRAB IT ON BOX.COM}
• Color Printer
• White Cardstock Paper
• Tan Cardstock Paper
• Aluminum Foil
• Craft Scissors
• Clear Contact Paper
• Pencil
• Various Colors in Sharpie Markers
• Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter for Stencil {or any other shape you like!}

Instructions:

• First print out the FREE Christmas oven craft template listed above. You will want one printable, per "cookie baking" craft.
• Grab your scissors and the oven printable. Trim out the oven shape, as well as the rectangle center from it. Discard excess paper. Set aside.
• Now grab your cookie cutter shape, pencil and tan cardstock. Trace/cut out a few cookies to be placed inside your oven. Decorate them with the Sharpie markers. Set aside.
• Next up - grab the aluminum foil and cut a thin strip for the "cookie sheet" that the cookie will lay on. Set aside.
• Now grab your clear contact paper. Cut out TWO pieces that are slightly bigger than the oven cutout.
• Remove the backing from one piece of contact paper. Lay it on a flat surface. Place the oven cutout, face down, on the contact paper.
• Next have children add their gingerbread man cutouts and aluminum piece inside.
• Once they are done creating the contents, grab the second piece of contact paper.
• Peel off the backing and place it on top of the other piece of contact paper, moving your hand around to "squish" everything together.
• To finish off the Gingerbread Men Cookies In Oven craft, use your scissors to trim around the oven/remove the excess contact paper.
• Then display proudly for all to see!

On Glued To My Crafts we recently also shared our “outside the traditional” Paper Christmas Cookie Sheet – Mixed Media Kid Craft post that you should check it out as well! It’s very similar to today’s crafty idea but doesn’t have the need of a printer, if this is a struggle for you!

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