Christmas in July Gingerbread Man Craft [Free PDF Template]

Sunny days and holiday traditions meet in this cute Christmas in July gingerbread man craft. Parents and teachers of preschool through 2nd graders will love how this activity combines summer fun and Christmas to get kids thinking creatively.

Kids will create a beach scene featuring a gingerbread man in his swim trunks and Santa hat ready to build a sandcastle. The activity takes about 20 to 30 minutes and offers a fun mix of imagination and hands-on learning. They’ll strengthen their fine motor skills and use creative expression making their gingerbread man beach craft.

Creative ideas like this make Christmas in July crafts a fun addition to any summer day.

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Make A Beach Gingerbread Man

Kids will love bringing this gingerbread man’s beach trip to life. Sand, sunshine, and a festive hat come together as children design a unique beach themed Christmas craft. The bright colors and simple shapes will make this project exciting and easy to follow.

Time spent creating also supports important developmental skills like cutting, arranging pieces, and gluing. They’ll help build fine motor coordination and hand strength. Creative choices encourage problem solving and boost confidence, so this kids summer art activity is both fun and educational.

Keep things simple by starting with our printable template and a few basic supplies. Colored paper, scissors, and glue are all it takes to complete this engaging project with your kiddos. A little creativity goes a long way in turning a summer afternoon into a festive Christmas in July celebration.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Markers
• White Paint Pen or Crayola Bold & Bright Markers
• Pom poms
• Gingerbread Man Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this gingerbread man to life!

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Let’s create the beach background. Take the ocean piece and glue it across the lower section of the blue background paper. This instantly starts transforming the page into a sunny seaside setting.

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Glue the sand piece along the bottom of the page, slightly overlapping the ocean. Kids will love watching their beach scene come together before adding the main character.

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Use a brown marker to add tiny dots and speckles across the sand. This simple detail gives the beach extra texture and personality.

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Grab the sandcastle piece and glue it onto the sandy area of the beach. Place it on either side of the page to create a fun summer vacation vibe.

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Let’s work on the gingerbread man! Take the swim trunks piece and glue it onto the lower part of the gingerbread man’s body.

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Glue the Santa hat onto the gingerbread man’s head. This is where the Christmas in July theme really comes to life. It’s the perfect mix of summer fun and holiday cheer!

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Take the pom pom buttons and glue them down the center of the gingerbread man’s body.

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Using a white marker, draw icing details on the gingerbread man’s arms and legs. This classic gingerbread decoration helps tie the whole character together.

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Grab the sun piece and glue it near the top corner of the background. A bright sunny day is exactly what this Christmas in July beach scene needs.

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Use a marker to draw rays around the sun. Kids can make short lines, long lines, or even wavy rays to personalize their summer sky.

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To finish the craft, glue the completed gingerbread man onto the beach scene near the sandcastle. This Christmas in July Gingerbread Man Craft is a playful activity that encourages creativity, focus, and fine motor practice. Kids will love bringing their sunny beach scene to life.

Be sure to explore the related crafts and activities below for even more seasonal fun. You’ll find plenty of beach, ocean, summer, and holiday-themed ideas that work well for lesson plans, classroom themes, and homeschool units.

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Summer Books for Children

How To Catch A Mermaid is the summer version of the classic “How To Catch” series! It’s perfect for mermaid fans and summer lovers alike!

Gorilla Loves Vanilla is all about, you guessed it – ice cream! This silly book will have kids laughing and asking for you to read it again and again.

Goodnight Pirate is a fun bedtime book to read to kids all summer long! They’ll love the illustrations, story, and rhyming words.

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Festive Summer Crafts

Summer Santa Craft – Instead of bundling up at the North Pole, Santa is catching waves on a surfboard under the summer sun. Kids will love creating this Christmas in July activity of a summer scene where Santa relaxes at the beach. Grab our free template and few common supplies to get kids started.

Reindeer Beach Craft – Rudolph is trading snow for sand and snapping a Polaroid selfie on the beach. This Christmas in July project will inspire kids to use their imaginations to envision how a reindeer might go on vacation. It’ll also develop fine motor control and scissor skills while they’re creating.

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Beach Snowman Craft – Kids will love imagining a snowman beach vacay where Frosty escapes winter for sunny shores. This Christmas in July snowman scene builds fine motor skills and creativity while kids design a beach scene with a beach ball and summery details.

Grinch Photo Craft – A photo and our free template will turn kids into the Grinch! They’ll love making this keepsake, and you’ll love that it gives them a chance to work on creative expression, storytelling, and developmental skills. Seeing themselves transform into the classic holiday mischief maker will add laughs.

Christmas Learning Activities

Our gingerbread man mazes will give preschoolers a fun challenge. These free printables are great to use at home, in classrooms, or during family gatherings.

The set includes three unique gingerbread designs where kids will trace winding paths and discover the right route. These worksheets also build early handwriting skills, pencil control, and problem solving in a fun and engaging way.

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Christmas sight word coloring sheets turn learning into a festive art kids will love. This set includes eight holiday designs to give little artists plenty of variety to complete. Children will read sight words, match them to the color key, and bring holiday scenes to life.

They’ll improve word recognition, strengthen focus, and practice visual discrimination with each sheet. Coloring also supports fine motor skills that help small hands grow stronger and more confident for writing.

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Kids will love these Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh printables that are packed with holiday fun. They’ll label the pigeon, trace festive lines, finish patterns, and match character cards featuring Santa and reindeer, plus a fun “Dot the S” page.

These activities build vocabulary, fine motor skills, coordination, and early problem solving while keeping kids happily engaged.

Bring festive practice to little learners with this set of elf tracing worksheets. Kids will trace the letters in “elf,” follow curvy and zigzag paths, and outline elf characters before coloring them in.

These pages work on fine motor skills, handwriting readiness, patience, and focus. Simply print for home or classroom use to keep children engaged while strengthening coordination and early writing confidence.

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Free Christmas in July Gingerbread Man Template

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