Gingerbread Theme

Four Gingerbread Men

Four gingerbread men sat on a tray.
The first one said, “Let’s run away!”
The second one said, “Where will we run?”
The third one said, “We’ll have some fun!”
The fourth one said, “We’ll be eaten if we stay.”
So the gingerbread men all ran away!

5 Gingerbread Men

Five little gingerbread men lying on a tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
Shouting "Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can
I run really fast, I'm a gingerbread man!"

Four little gingerbread men lying on a tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
Shouting "Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can
I run really fast, I'm a gingerbread man!"

Three little gingerbread men lying on a tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
Shouting "Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can
I run really fast, I'm a gingerbread man!"

Two little gingerbread men lying on a tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
Shouting "Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can
I run really fast, I'm a gingerbread man!"

One little gingerbread man lying on a tray,
He jumped up and ran away.
Shouting "Catch me, catch me, catch me if you can
I run really fast, I'm a gingerbread man!"

No more gingerbread men lying on a tray,
They all jumped up and ran away.
Oh, how I wish they had stayed with me to play.
Next time I'll eat them before they run away.

1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Gingerbread

1 Little, 2 Little,
3 Little Gingerbread,
4 little, 5 Little,
6 Little Gingerbread,
7 Little, 8 Little,
9 Little Gingerbread,
10 Little Gingerbread Friends!

Gingerbread Men

Stir a bowl of gingerbread
Smooth and spicy brown
Roll it with a rolling pin
up and up and down

With a cookie cutter,
make some little men.
Put them in the oven
'til half past ten!

Crafts

Sandpaper Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man Crafts

Gingerbread Cookie Ornament

Science, Discovery, and Math

Gingerbead Man Button Counting
Cut 10 gingerbread men from construction paper. Number 1 to 10. Provide buttons for children to place the correct number of buttons on each gingerbread man.

Gingerbead Man Skip Counting
Cut 3 sets of 10 gingerbread men from construction paper. Number to 20 by 2's, 50 by 5's, and 100 by 10's. Have children place the gingerbread men from each set in order.

Dramatic Play

Baking Centre
Add gingerbread man cookie cutter, spatula's, oven mitts, cookie trays, felt gingerbread man cookies, chef hats and aprons to the dramatic play area.

Games and Party Ideas

Where Is The Gingerbread Man?
Cut out a felt gingerbread man and decorate him with fabric paint. Hide him in the room. Play hot/cold or provide clues to his hiding place.