If you’ve been looking for a free printable Gingerbread Man Template for kids to decorate, color, or use in crafts this holiday season, you’ve come to the right place!
Today on Fireflies and Mud Pies, we are sharing small, medium, and large gingerbread man patterns for you to download, print on paper, and share with kids at home, school, or in the community. They are perfect for Christmas crafting!
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Gingerbread Man Template
Kids of all ages can use this gingerbread man coloring page template for so many fun projects! Some ideas include:
- Homemade Christmas cards
- Christmas puppets
- Felt boards
- Retelling the story of The Gingerbread Man
- Tracing and cutting practice
- Punch holes around the border for threading
- Christmas art
- Paper Christmas ornaments
Or pair it with a heartwarming Christmas story, such as Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett, for a sweet keepsake craft.
Follow along with our step-by-step directions and video tutorial so you can make your own.
Supplies for Gingerbread Man Craft
- Free Printable Gingerbread Man Template
- Colored cardstock, brown cardstock
- White chalk marker
- Buttons
- Ribbon
- Pompoms
- Tacky craft glue
- Scissors
- Sharpie markers
- Washable paint
- Paintbrushes
- Fabric paint (for frosting)
Directions for Gingerbread Man Craft
1. Download and print the free template from the supply list shared above. If kids will be painting or coloring their gingerbread men, or you will be tracing the pattern onto felt, craft foam, or another material, print the pattern on white cardstock.
If kids will be decorating their paper gingerbread men directly, print the template on brown cardstock.
Tip: When you are printing this template, be sure to have “actual size” checked in your printer menu.
2. Invite kids to cut out their gingerbread man pattern with scissors, then decorate it with markers, bows, buttons, pompoms and more! The opportunities for creativity are endless!
If desired, glue the gingerbread men onto colorful cardstock.
Related: Gingerbread Man Glitter Jar
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Gingerbread Man Template
Small, medium, and large Gingerbread Man Templates for you to download, print on paper, and share with kids at home, school, or in the community. They are perfect for Christmas crafting!
Materials
- Free Printable Gingerbread Man Template
- Colored cardstock, brown cardstock
- White chalk marker
- Buttons
- Ribbon
- Pompoms
- Tacky craft glue
- Sharpie markers
- Washable paint
- Paintbrushes
- Fabric paint (for frosting)
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- Download and print the free template from the supply list shared above. If kids will be painting or coloring their gingerbread men, or you will be tracing the pattern onto felt, craft foam, or another material, print the pattern on white cardstock. If kids will be decorating their paper gingerbread men directly, print the template on brown cardstock.
- Invite kids to cut out their gingerbread man pattern with scissors, then decorate it with markers, bows, buttons, pompoms and more! The opportunities for creativity are endless!
- If desired, glue the gingerbread men onto colorful cardstock.
Notes
When you are printing this template, be sure to have “actual size” checked in your printer menu.
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