Gingerbread Activities to Keep Youngsters Busy While You Bake



Gingerbread Sort and Snap
Snap Together Gingerbread People for toddlers and pre-schoolers.

If you need to keep small children occupied while you mix, bake, and assemble gingerbread houses, it's fun to provide a gingerbread themed toy or activity. Older children may enjoy coloring books, but toddlers may prefer a hands on activity. It's fine to let a very young child help, but the attention may waver. TheGingerbread Sort & Snap snap together gingerbread people shown above are a fun way for an active pre-schooler to stay busy!

All Things Gingerbread...even your Countdown, with a Gingerbread Advent Calendar

If you love the theme of gingerbread, and go all out to decorate gingerbread houses and gingerbread men, then a gingerbread themed advent calendar is another fun touch.  Not only does it allow the kids to tick of the days to Christmas, but with a special notation on significant gingerbread house activity days, they can see how soon the fun times will arrive!

You can make your own gingerbread advent calendar, and it can be as simple as printing out a December calendar and tracking down Gingerbread Men stickers.  Or, you can look for a gingerbread advent calendar, like the one displayed below.



Kim Jacobs Gingerbread House Advent Calendar