If you have a young child at home, you’ll want to make this photo gingerbread man paper craft with them!

It’s such a fun preschool Christmas craft, and a great way to take a photo of your child and turn it into something entirely new.

We also love this project because it’s simple to make, super festive, and non-messy!

This craft is great for preschoolers, kindergarten, and elementary-aged children. Watch our quick video tutorial to see just how easy it is to create.

Also, browse through all of our gingerbread man activities for kids for more holiday ideas.

Gingerbread Preschool Craft

Supplies

• Colored cardstock
• 1 cm pom poms
• Glue
• Scissors
• 2″ photo of your child’s face
• Gingerbread man template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link emailed to you)

Directions

Download the gingerbread man template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Cut out the photo of your child and glue it to the middle of the gingerbread man’s head.

Place the icing hair on the top of the head, glue it in place, and cut off any paper that hangs off the top of the head.

If you’re making this with a girl, glue the bow to the side of the head. If you’re making this with a boy, glue the bow to the neck.

Place the icing decorations on each of the limbs and glue them in place. Use the scissors to cut off the extra paper.

Finish off by gluing 2 pom poms to the center of the gingerbread body.

That’s all there is to it! Isn’t your child the cutest gingerbread ever?!

Gingerbread Man Themed Activities

Chances are if you have a preschool or kindergarten child at home, they’ve read and loved The Gingerbread Man book.

It’s a classic winter book that children enjoy and read around Christmastime! If your child can’t get enough of it, why not make a whole gingerbread theme set of activities?!

If you’re looking for crafts, there’s not only this photo craft, but also this gingerbread man puppet craft, this gingerbread man headband craft, or this paper plate gingerbread man craft.

All of them are easy to make and only require a few common supplies!

Get a little messy and have tons of fun when you make this gingerbread play dough for your kiddos. Kick the sensory aspect up a notch with this gingerbread slime or this gingerbread puffy paint recipe.

This gingerbread play set is great for imaginative play year after year!

If you’ve got a few hours to spare to make the awesomest gingerbread house ever, check out this amazing lifesize tutorial.

All of these activities are fun ideas to keep the kids learning and engaged during the holiday season!

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More Fun Christmas Craft Ideas

• Gingerbread Man Headband Craft
• Buddy The Elf Ornament Craft
• Paper Rudolph Reindeer Craft

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