Kids crafts tutorial

Make your own gingerbread house paper

We had some small gifts to wrap today so we thought we would make our own wrapping paper – gingerbread house style, of course!

GINGERBREAD HOUSE PAPER

Equipment needed to make gingerbread house paper:
sheet of styrofoam (we used a piece from a pizza box)
cookie cutter
brown paint and brush
sheets of white card
rolling pin

How to make your own gingerbread house paper:

Use a cookie cutter to impress your chosen shape into the piece of styrofoam. We did this several times with a gingerbread house cutter.

styrofoam printingCover your styrofoam sheet with brown paint.

gingerbread house printingNext, carefully place a sheet of white paper or card over the top of the painted styrofoam. Gently press down with a rolling pin.

styrofoam printingCarefully peel off the paper to reveal your gingerbread house shapes!

gingerbread house wrapping paperWe think this makes super cute wrapping paper or gift tags for little gifts!

4 Comments

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    Tiny Tang
    December 23, 2014 at 10:09 am

    Ginger bread house paper? I’ve never heard or seen anything like it before actually, and it’s turned out so well! Going to give it a try – at least i’ve still got some time until the big day haha x
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    Lilinha Espindula
    December 23, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Such a lovely idea to make gingerbread house paper. And I love the fact you can make matching gift tags too! 🙂 x

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    we3three
    December 23, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    what a brilliant idea, love this. will try this with my little boy, he will be amazed! #LetKidsBeKids

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    Karen Bell
    December 28, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    That’s a great idea and very personalised paper, lots of fun and creative too.
    Thanks for linking #LetKdsBeKids

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