Gingerbread Man Templates (Free PDF Printables)

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Get ready to add a sweet touch to your holiday crafts with our delightful gingerbread man templates! Perfect for Christmas decorations, festive cards, classroom projects, or family activities, these templates let you design and decorate your gingerbread characters without the baking.

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Fun Activities with Gingerbread Man Templates

From colorful frosting and candy buttons to silly faces and unique outfits, each gingerbread man is a blank canvas ready for your imagination! Our Gingerbread Man Templates are also the perfect companion for fun crafts and activities. The following ideas will get you started!

Gingerbread Math Counting Game

Objective: Practice counting and number recognition.

Instructions:

  • Ask them to place the correct number of decorations on each gingerbread man to reinforce counting skills in a festive way!
  • Print out gingerbread man templates and number each one.
  • Give children small buttons, pom-poms, or stickers to match the number on each gingerbread man’s tummy.

Gingerbread Man Story Time & Puppet Show

Objective: Encourage storytelling, language skills, and creativity.

Instructions:

  • Let children color and decorate their gingerbread man templates, then glue each one to a craft stick to make a puppet.
  • Read a classic story like The Gingerbread Man and encourage children to act out scenes with their puppets, or let them create their gingerbread adventures.
  • This activity promotes imagination, language skills, and helps children connect storytelling to their creations.

Gingerbread Shape Match-Up

Objective: Teach shape recognition and sorting.

Instructions:

  • Print and decorate gingerbread man templates with different shapes for features (circle buttons, triangle hats, square presents, etc.).
  • Provide cut-out shapes in matching colors, and have children place each shape in the correct spot on their gingerbread man.
  • This activity helps young children with shape recognition, spatial awareness, and fine motor skills, all while adding a touch of holiday fun.

These activities bring creativity, learning, and holiday cheer together, making gingerbread man templates perfect for engaging young children!

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How to Get Started

To download any of the printables below is as easy as 1-2-3:

  1. Download: Choose the printable design that resonates with you. Click on the image.
  2. Print: The PDF file will automatically open. Print the PDF file on your printer.
  3. Start creating and/or using the PDF printable. Enjoy!

Each PDF download is created for standard US letter size; however, they also fit perfectly onto A4 paper sizes.

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Gingerbread Man Templates (PDF Ready to Print)

Running gingerbread man templates

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Basic gingerbread man template

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Cute gingerbread girl with a bow in her hair template

Large detailed girl gingerbread man templates
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Smiling gingerbread man templates

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While you’re here, grab our Gingerbread House Coloring pages!

Gingerbread man with long legs templates

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