Create a memorable keepsake with our tutorial for a popsicle stick gingerbread man ornament, featuring a special scarf that matches your child's height
The holiday season is filled with magic, from the scent of baking cookies to the sparkle of lights on the tree. Creating handmade ornaments adds a personal touch to your decorations and builds lasting memories. This year, capture a sweet moment in time with a craft that is both adorable and deeply personal: a popsicle stick gingerbread man with a very special scarf.
This isn’t just any scarf. Its length will match the height of your child, creating a unique keepsake you can hang on the tree year after year. As you watch them grow, this little gingerbread man will serve as a charming reminder of how small they once were. Let’s gather our supplies and make a decoration that’s full of love and holiday cheer.
Craft Supplies & Directions:
- To recreate this gingerbread man child height ornament – simply download our FREE PRINTABLE and print it in color on some white cardstock paper.
- Trim out the gift tag{s} from the printable. Laminate it if desired.
- Add a hole punch to one side of the tag and set it aside till later.
- Now take your jumbo popsicle stick and decorate one side to look like a GINGERBREAD MAN. Pull out the craft paints, markers, sequins – whatever you might have on hand to bring them to life. Just keep in mind to remind children that they need to leave room for the scarf element in the center.
- When they are done decorating the craft stick, take some THIN craft ribbon and measure your child with it from head to toe. Using scissors, trim down the ribbon {or craft yarn} to the same exact height of them your child.
- Now take that very ribbon and wrap it around the decorated stick, to make his scarf. You can either tie it so doesn’t come loose {but parents can still remove it if they choose} or go ahead and hot glue it in place for safe keeping.
- The last step is to make a hanging loop {possibly from your remaining ribbon} and add the finished gift tag through it, so you can hot glue it in place on the back of the gingerbread cookie ornament piece.
- And that’s it! Then display and/or gift away or gingerbread man cookie keepsake ornament!
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Whether you craft one each holiday season or just once, this ornament serves as a tangible reminder of precious moments shared together. We hope your Popsicle Stick Gingerbread Man Ornament brings warmth, joy, and a dash of nostalgia to your family’s celebrations for years to come! Happy holidays, and happy crafting!
Gingerbread Man Scarf Keepsake Ornament
Create a memorable keepsake with our tutorial for a popsicle stick gingerbread man ornament, featuring a special scarf that matches your child's height
Here’s your checklist of supplies to bring this craft to life:
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Directions:
- To recreate this gingerbread man child height ornament - simply download our FREE PRINTABLE and print it in color on some white cardstock paper.
- Trim out the gift tag{s} from the printable. Laminate it if desired.
- Add a hole punch to one side of the tag and set it aside till later.
- Now take your jumbo popsicle stick and decorate one side to look like a GINGERBREAD MAN. Pull out the craft paints, markers, sequins - whatever you might have on hand to bring them to life. Just keep in mind to remind children that they need to leave room for the scarf element in the center.
- When they are done decorating the craft stick, take some THIN craft ribbon and measure your child with it from head to toe. Using scissors, trim down the ribbon {or craft yarn} to the same exact height of them your child.
- Now take that very ribbon and wrap it around the decorated stick, to make his scarf. You can either tie it so doesn't come loose {but parents can still remove it if they choose} or go ahead and hot glue it in place for safe keeping.
- The last step is to make a hanging loop {possibly from your remaining ribbon} and add the finished gift tag through it, so you can hot glue it in place on the back of the gingerbread cookie ornament piece.
- And that's it! Then display and/or gift away or gingerbread man cookie keepsake ornament!
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