GINGERBREAD MAN CHALLENGE BADGE Hello, and welcome to 2nd Spixworth Brownies (near Norwich) Gingerbread man Challenge Badge. This challenge was the idea of Robin, one of our leaders who is simply Gingerbread man mad!! There are plenty of activities that can be completed in your unit meeting or why not incorporate the whole badge as part of your next holiday/camp or sleepover. There is no set amount of challenges you need to complete in order to gain the challenge badge its up to you to decide if you feel you have done enough. We suggest about 5, complete section 1 and a further 4 challenges from sections 2, 3 & 4. Badges cost 1 each plus postage, any profit made will go to our packs fund's to help in future costs of holidays and outings. We hope you enjoy our badge, thank you for your Support. If you have any queries please feel free to contact me at Wardrope62@Tiscali.co.uk 1
Section 1 The Gingerbread man This challenge needs to be completed to gain your badge Cook Gingerbread men and decorate them Recipe and design ideas available at the back of this booklet If you don t have Cooking facilities, Try decorating some shop bought Gingerbread Men Recipes are available at the back of this booklet 2
Section 2 - Bake it Bake a ginger cake Bake ginger biscuits Find out about Stem Ginger. Where it grows, you could try to grow some or eat it. Make Ginger snaps Make Ginger cupcakes Make Gingerbread men Recipes are available at the back of this booklet 3
Section 3 - Make it Make a Gingerbread man from Fimo or clay Make a funky foam Gingerbread man and turn him into a badge or fridge magnet Complete the Gingerbread man dotto-dot Complete the Gingerbread man word search How many words can you make from Gingerbread man Make a Gingerbread man from felt and turn him into a bookmark Design a Gingerbread man Make a friendship ring of Gingerbread man Make a Gingerbread man greetings card Complete the colour by numbers Gingerbread man Templates and instructions are available are the back of this booklet 4
Section 4 - Play it Read the Gingerbread man Story Hold a film evening and watch one of the Shrek films (The gingerbread man is in all the films) Play the run-run as fast as you can - Relay Race! Play roll-a-gingerbread Man Instructions on how to play the games are available are the back of this booklet 5
Section 1 Make and Decorate a Gingerbread Man Gingerbread man recipe Ingredients 125g butter 95g soft brown sugar 115g syrup 1 egg 250g plain flour 40g self raising flour 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda To decorate Jelly tots or chocolate beans (for buttons), chocolate drops, raisins Tubes of different coloured icing Line baking tray with greaseproof paper and preheat oven to 180 C (350 F/Gas 4). Using electric beater beat, butter, sugar, syrup in a large bowl until light and creamy. Add the egg and beat well. Sift the flours, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into the bowl and mix with a palette knife until well combined. Gather the dough up into a ball and knead gently with a well floured hand until smooth, but not too much or the dough will become tough. Roll out the dough until about 5mm thick (1/4 inch) on a piece of greaseproof paper on a board. Place the board and dough into the fridge for 15 minutes until firm enough to cut, cut the dough into shapes using a gingerbread man cutter. Press remaining dough together and re roll and cut into more shapes. Place cut out shapes onto the prepared baking tins and place in the oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow them to cool. The comes the fun part, decorate your gingerbread men however you like! Eat the gingerbread man.which part do you eat first? 6
Section 2 - Bake it Ginger Cake Ginger cake Ingredients 175 g butter 175 g soft brown sugar 175 g golden syrup 200 ml milk 2 eggs, whisked 325 g self-raising flour 2 tsp ground ginger 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda Method Heat oven to Gas 2, 150 C, 300 F. Butter and line a 1kg (2lb) loaf tin with baking paper. Melt butter, sugar and syrup in a pan on a low heat, mix so that the sugar has melted into the butter and syrup. remove from the heat, add the milk and blend until smooth, add the eggs and mix in. Finally fold in the flour, ginger and bicarbonate of soda, pour into the prepared loaf tin. Bake for 1 hour, then cover with baking paper and bake for another 30 minutes. To check that the cake is cooked insert a knife into the middle and it should come out clean. Remove cake from the oven and leave for 5 minutes, then turn out of the baking tin and cool. If possible, wrap cake in greaseproof paper and leave it in a tin to enrich for a week as it improves with age. 7
Section 2 - Bake it Ginger Biscuits Ginger Biscuits Ingredients 2 cups (225 g) 8 oz flour 2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons baking powder 4 oz (100 g) margarine 1/2 cup (100 g) 4 oz sugar 1/2 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda (Baking soda) dissolved in 1 teaspoon hot water 2 large tablespoons golden syrup (substitute light corn syrup), warmed Method 1. Sift the flour, ginger and baking powder into a bowl. 2. Rub in the margarine. Add the sugar, then mix to a dough with the bicarbonate of soda mixture and syrup. 3. Roll the mixture into walnut-sized balls and place them on greased baking sheets. 4. Press down the centre of each ball with your thumb. 5. Bake in a preheated moderately hot oven 200 C (400 F) Gas mark 6 for about 10 minutes. 8
Section 2 - Bake it Ginger Snaps Old-Fashioned Ginger Snaps Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups self-rising flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1 cup brown sugar, packed 3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened 1 egg 1/4 cup light molasses Preparation: Combine flour, soda, and spices in a bowl and set aside. Cream sugar and margarine. Beat in egg and molasses until light and fluffy. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Chill for 2 hours or more. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar, and place on lightly greased baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake about 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Makes 8 dozen cookies. 9
Section 2 - Bake it Gingerbread cupcakes Ingredients 150 g butter, room temperature 150 g soft brown sugar 3 eggs 150 g self-raising flour 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground cinnamon pinch freshly grated nutmeg (optional) 1 tbsp milk For the frosting 200 g butter, at room temperature 50 g soft brown sugar 3 tbsp milk 200 g icing sugar pinch ground cinnamon Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. 2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 3. Sift the flour together with the spices. 4. Gradually mix the eggs into the creamed butter and sugar alternating with the flour to stop the mix from curdling. Finally, stir through the milk. 5. Place 12 paper cupcake cases into a muffin tin and divide the mixture between them. 6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. 7. For the frosting: while the cupcakes are cooking place 50 grams of the butter in a pan with the brown sugar and cook over a low heat until melted. Add 2 tablespoons of the milk and stir to form a thick glossy toffee sauce. Leave to one side to cool to room temperature. 7. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until smooth, then start to sift in the icing sugar, stirring regularly. Add the toffee sauce and stir until thoroughly incorporated. Add a splash more of milk if the mixture seems too thick - the frosting should be light and creamy. 8. Put the frosting in a piping bag and pipe onto the cupcakes. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon before serving. 10
Section 3 - Make it Funky foam Gingerbread Man 1. Cut out the Gingerbread man template 2. Draw round the template onto some ginger coloured funky foam 3. Add some eyes 4. And decorate using different coloured funky foam, pens, paints or even glitter 5. Add a magnet to make a fridge magnet or a pin to make a badge 11
Section 3 - Make it Join the Dots! 12
Section 3 - Make it Gingerbread Man Word search K O V M X T K J S E R I V E C B R V H I I P B A M S I I N U G I N G E R B R E A D K T U T D R T M Z B B B S S O E S T T W D Y M F A C Y U O U N U M E S L R B K S R O C T I G N E R D P B E Y U Q D A S T E A G F Q E O U P P B V I L V E Q R L U I C R T G O A E O W U R T O L Y J O D T R G I N G E R I U W X N X R M O T G Q C S C X R F C Z P A A U N E H H I H S Z J Y P D X R T G S O N Z L Y B R X H I G M Y E M G T I P E T A O K B N A H Q H S Q T Q O G BAKE BUTTER BUTTONS COOKIE CUTTER DECORATE FLOUR GINGER GINGERBREAD GUMDROPS ICING NUTMEG OVEN RAISINS SUGAR SYRUP 13
Section 3 - Make it Gingerbread Man Greetings Card You will need 1 x card blank or 1 sheet white A4 Card folded in half. 1 x gingerbread man template Some coloured papers for the background. Brown card or brown funky foam. Beads, small pom-poms or small buttons for eyes and buttons. Anything you can use to decorate your gingerbread man with. Glue and scissors. Felt tip pens. 1. First cut out your background paper and glue onto the card. 4. Decorate your gingerbread man, using beads or buttons for the buttons. 5. Make a bow tie by making a small fan, with some left over paper. 6. Draw on a face using felt tips. 2. Draw around your template onto the brown card/foam and cut out the gingerbread man 3. Stick the template onto the middle of the card 14
Section 3 - Make it Colour by Numbers 15
Section 3 - Make it Gingerbread Man felt bookmark 1. Cut out the Gingerbread man template 2. Draw around the template onto some ginger coloured card and felt, you will need two of each 3. Glue one felt gingerbread man to each piece of card 4. Add some eyes, and decorate using different coloured felt, pens, paints or even glitter 5. Glue the head of the card sides of the gingerbread man together To use as a bookmark slip the page of the book between the two gingerbread men 16
Section 3 Make it Design your own Gingerbread Man 17
Section 3 - Make it Gingerbread Man friendship ring 1. Draw around a plate or use a compass to draw a circle on a piece of paper 2. Cut out the circle 3. Fold the circle in half, 3 times to create a triangle shape 4. Draw a ginger bread man on the triangle (see above) 5. Cut out the shape, remember to keep the gingerbread man joined at the hands and feet 6. Unfold and decorate. The gingerbread men can be the same or all different 18
Section 4 - Play it Run, run as fast as you can relay race 1. Print and cut out 1 gingerbread man per team and cut along the lines as indicated. 2. Place puzzle pieces at far end of allocated running distance for each team. 3. Place a marker halfway along each teams track (this is where each team member has to put together the puzzle) 4. Ready, steady, run.. one at a time in relay style they run to the end, pick up one piece of puzzle, stop at the marker match up the piece and then tag the next team member. The first team to finish and put the puzzle together correctly wins the game. 19
Section 4 - Play it Roll a Gingerbread man 20
Thank you for completing the Gingerbread man challenge To order your badges, please complete the below Unit County No. of badges @ 1.00 each = plus postage @ 1.50 = Total Contact Name and Address: PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK CAPITALS POSTCODE Email: Please make all Cheques payable to 2 nd Spixworth Brownies. Post to 2 nd Spixworth Brownies, 62 Arthurton Road, Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3QX 21