The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature; The NCCIL

Children's Art Activities - Robert Sabuda

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"Pop-Up Gingerbread House"

Based on Cookie Count

Materials:
Brown paper (construction paper, paper bag, brown envelope), gel markers, scissors

Instructions:
Begin with a piece of brown paper approximately 9 x 12 inches. Fold the paper in half like a hamburger fold, not a hotdog fold. Make about a 3” cut on the fold. The length of the cut should be about 1/3 of the way from the edge of the paper. Make another 3” diagonal cut on the fold toward the center of the paper. This cut should be about 1/3 of the way from the opposite edge. Unfold the paper and push the cut out area towards you so that you have a pop up house shape. This will be your gingerbread house. Draw a door and windows. Decorate your house with candy shapes—gumdrop or jellybean shingles, peppermint stick shutters, gummy bear trees, skittles or m&m sidewalks, cotton candy clouds, etc. Use your imagination. The gel markers will show up well on the brown paper and look like bright, delicious candy colors!
Based on the books of...
Donald Crews
Nina Crews
David Diaz
Ann Jonas
William Joyce
Betsy Lewin
Ted Lewin
Robert Sabuda
Peter Sis
David Small