You will need:
- gingerbread
men cookies one for each child (available
at most bakeries at this time of year)
- assorted
colors of icing (use
storebought icing with food coloring)
- assorted
edible decorations (i.e.
chocolate chips, licorice bits, chocolate sprinkles, gum drops cut
up, cinnamon hearts, etc.)
- plastic containers
to put icing in
- a popsicle
stick for each child
- egg carton
trays to contain assorted 'goodies' for decorating
What to do:
- pass out a cookie
to each child
- explain that
they are going to decorate gingerbread men
- encourage children
to smear icing over top of cookie using popsicle stick as a knife
- use assorted
goodies to make the eyes, nose, mouth, buttons, etc. and press them
into the icing.
- clean up