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    Home » Holidays » Christmas

    Paper Bag Gingerbread Man Garland

    Modified: Jun 7, 2025 · Published: Dec 22, 2010 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Paper Bag Garland! I saw this on several different sites and it looked so cute! All you need is 1 paper bag, and a bunch of fun stuff to glue on! You can make the garland out of any Christmas cookie cutter you'd like. It'd be fun to use a Christmas tree one and decorate the trees. They suggested using a cookie cutter as a pattern, that's the route I took since I can't draw!

    table with brown bags and craft supplies

    You'll need to cut the brown bag open and lay it flat. Then cut it in half so that you have two long strips of brown paper. Fold it like an accordian, the width of the cookie cutter, then trace the cookie cutter on the paper. Make sure that if the cookie cutter doesn't reach all the way to the sides to add length like I did below. Then cut it out! Don't cut around the hands, or else your gingerbread man won't all be attached together!

    brown bag laid flat with gingerbread cookie cutter
    folded paper bag with gingerbread outlineThen open the folded paper and decorate!!toddler decorating brown bag gingerbread manThe boys named each of their little men. They had so much fun decorating them!

    child gluing pom poms on garlandLet dry completely, tape the two sections back together and hang!garland hanging in window

     

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    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Kaleidoscope of Colors says

      December 01, 2011 at 2:31 pm

      I love it, and each gingerbread man is different but adorable. Thanks for Sharing!

      Reply
    2. Eva Scott says

      November 14, 2011 at 2:21 am

      I'm here from {Uncommon}. Super cute!!! I'll be doing this with my son this season!

      Reply
    3. Jen @ Creating with the J's says

      November 10, 2011 at 3:02 pm

      Too cute! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    4. Zaira says

      November 10, 2011 at 1:19 am

      this is awesome, such an easy craft for the kiddo and I to do together! we have lots of brown paper!

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