It’s a home anyone would want to come home to after a long night of working! Keep scrolling to see how I made this Paper Envelope Gingerbread House tutorial come to life within minutes.
It’s sure to bring some awesome crafty memories your way this Christmas season!
This easy Christmas craft is perfect for when you need a break from all of the holiday decorating.
It’s simple, quick, and sure to bring a smile to your face. Plus, it’s a great way to use up those scraps of paper lying around your house.
This Christmas paper craft idea is actually an expansion on our super popular {and unique to us!} paper handprint ghost in haunted house tutorial that I shared a few months back on Glued To My Crafts. I recently decided to give it a new spin for a more festive and non-spooky look!
Today we are making an award-winning gingerbread house for Santa’s workshop, made of a simple paper envelope, painted royal icing, candy stickers and of course – lots of fun colored paper! I even added the “extra step” of having my son make a red handprint on paper so we could add Santa himself inside the pocket of the craft!
If you would like to recreate this simple and delicious looking craft with your child, you can find all the details below in our paper envelope Santa’s gingerbread house tutorial. I even have a few links to craft supplies on Amazon, that will kick-start the fun in your home!
Happy crafting, my dear friends! I can’t wait to see what you and your little crafty elves come up! Maybe you can even change things up with how you customize it! From switching out the color of the envelope to skipping certain materials I used – I’m sure you are going to BUILD some epic paper envelope gingerbread houses that Santa will be happy to land on the rooftop of!
So on that note, be sure to share pictures of your Handprint Santa In His Gingerbread House creations with us. You can ALWAYS find us on Facebook or use our special branded #gluedtomycrafts hashtag for us to see from! I can’t wait to see what custom workshop and home you create for Santa!
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Envelope Gingerbread House
This gingerbread house craft is made out of paper envelopes! It’s a quick and easy way to get into the Christmas spirit. All you need are some basic crafting supplies and a few minutes to spare. Come see how it’s done!
Craft Supplies:
- Colored Cardstock Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Red Craft Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Small Paper Plate
- Baby Wipes
- Square Envelopes
- Paper Craft Scissors
- White Tulip Puffy Paint
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Christmas Themed Stickers
- Tiny Craft Pom Poms
Directions:
- The directions are simple but we will start with the handprint Santa cutout first. Gather your white cardstock, red craft paint, foam paint brush and small paper plate.
- Squirt the red craft paint on your paper plate.
- Pick a hand {any hand!} and paint your palm completely red, so you can press it down on a single sheet of white cardstock.
- Carefully lift up your hand to reveal the stamped design underneath.
- Remove excess red paint from your hand with a baby wipe and a quick trip to the sink.
- Use scissors to trim out the painted shape you just made. This will be Santa’s body.
- Discard excess paper and set aside the handprint to allow it to dry completely. We will come back to it later towards the end of the craft.
- Now grab your blue and another sheet of white cardstock, along with kraft colored square envelope.
- Go ahead and tear your white cardstock to make the “snowy ground” to set the screen of your craft. It doesn’t need to be that big. Maybe half the page.
- Use adhesive to secure the white piece in place on the blue piece of paper.
- Now grab the blank envelope.
- Open the lid up of the envelope and lay it flat so it looks like a house.
- Next glue it in place, on the decorated blue sheet of colored cardstock, with the opening of the envelope facing you. This way you can slip the handprint “Santa” cutout from earlier, inside the opening.
- Now the embellishments for the paper gingerbread house! Go to town on decorating it however you like. You can add a few circular window cutouts, a door, a chimney etc – whatever your craft heart desires! I highly encourage you to go to town with the white “royal icing” tulip puffy paint and then add some candy stickers & small pom poms on the roof, as well.
- When done decorating the house, set it aside side to dry completely.
- Now grab your painted handprint from earlier.
- We are going to decorate it to look like Santa. So grab some skin tone paper and the cotton balls to make his face. Bring him to life as you see fit!
- When ready – slip your handprint Santa in the fully decorated paper gingerbread workshop and stand back to admire the hard work you just did!
- When done – snap a few pictures to share with us of your Santa’s gingerbread house creation and then display your masterpiece proudly in your home, for ALL to see! #gluedtomycrafts
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We want YOU to have the craftiest Christmas EVER with the help of us at Glued To My Crafts!
Before you leave our Santa’s Gingerbread Workshop & House kids craft tutorial post, be sure to check out our super popular Christmas Palm Trees, Christmas Bear and Caravan Ornament craft posts!
All three are super fun, extra easy and great for ANY skill level to conjure this season! Plus they would pair nicely with today’s Handprint Santa idea – hint hint!
Paper Envelope Gingerbread House Craft
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