you could have one with a gingerbread man type shape and googly eyes, different coloured yarn for hair and glue you can tint for each child to choose their own skin colouring to pain on the body.

a bag of lacing cards

(I'm new to this and gathering ideas myself). I asked if other mothers/childcare providers wanted to have a busy bag exchange and we all make 5 for each other and get 5 back from each mom....nobody wanted to participate I thought it was a great idea