Came across the tutorial for making these adorable ornaments. What a fun project for any age!
Modifications:
-adult cuts out fabric and allow younger children to decorate
-use glue instead of the sewing elements
-dress up a cardboard gingerbread man with clothes
-make career outfits--fireman, astronaut, etc. Each child could make the attire of the career they think they'd like when they grow up....would be fun to look back on!
-use paper (magazine pages, construction paper, scrapbook paper, etc.) instead of fabric
-add fun embelishments--sequins, glitter, buttons, rick-rack, yarn, etc.
-I taught my first graders to use a low-temp hot glue gun. They did great and LOVED the world of gluing opportunities this opened up for them! We did have VERY serious rules--they had to ask first, we had a special "gluey mat" which was the only place they were allowed to glue (a sheet of posterboard), I plugged it in and took it out, and they had to tell me what they were gluing where and what their final project would look like. I have found if you just let them go after it with no plan the entire project ends up being covered in glue because it's just SO much fun squishing glue out of the gun! Sidenote....it's great to always have children sketch their "plan" ahead of time whenever they do a project. Helps to teach the scientific model and also requires a little more thought and "accountability" on their part.
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