Christmas Gingerbread House Area & Perimeter Name Craft Winter Math Activity

Christmas Gingerbread House Area & Perimeter Name Craft Winter Math Activity

Bring math to life this December with this Gingerbread House Area & Perimeter Math Craft!
Students design and build a festive gingerbread house using grid letters, then calculate the area and perimeter of each part—creating a colorful and educational display for your Christmas or winter bulletin board.

This hands-on holiday math project combines STEM, measurement, fine motor skills, and creativity. Perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade, math centers, early finishers, or December review lessons.

What Teachers Get
Gingerbread house craft templates (black-and-white)
Grid pages for building letters (names)
Area & perimeter recording sheets ( 2 Versions )
Example preview for easy modeling
Display-ready craft layout

What Students Get
Build and decorate a gingerbread house
Create letters on a grid using square units
Calculate area and perimeter for each letter
Practice measurement, counting, and spatial reasoning
Strengthen scissor skills and fine motor development
Produce a festive math project to display

Perfect For:
Christmas & winter math lessons
Area and perimeter practice
December STEM projects
Math centers & small groups
Early finishers
Winter bulletin boards
2nd, 3rd, 4th Grade