Gingerbread Man Shape Craft for Kids [Free PDF Template]
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Kids will light up at the chance to do a fun holiday project, and this adorable gingerbread man shape craft will bring lots of cheer! They’ll use basic shapes like circles, rectangles, and triangles to build their gingerbread man with fun accordion arms and legs. This festive project will boost shape recognition skills and create holiday decor they’ll be proud to show off.
Keep the creative momentum going during the holidays with even more of our fun and sweet gingerbread man activities.
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Gingerbread Man Preschool Craft
Preschoolers and kindergarteners will learn their shapes through this creative holiday craft. The project invites them to create a gingerbread man out of circles, triangles, and rectangles that come together in the sweetest way.
This easy activity helps build confidence while building fine motor skills, early geometry skills, and creative expression. Kids will love seeing how art comes together when you break it down into the simplest of shapes.
Download the gingerbread man template, gather up some colored paper, scissors, and glue, then check out our easy to follow instructions below to start the fun.
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Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- White Paint Pen or Crayola Bold & Bright marker
- Gingerbread Man Shape Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this gingerbread man to life!
Glue the circle head piece onto the top of the rectangular body piece, then glue the circle button shapes to the center of the body.
Find the triangle bowtie pieces and glue them together to form a bowtie right under the head.
Next, find the circle eye pieces and glue them onto the head.
Grab a white marker and decorate the ends of your rectangle arm and leg pieces with wavy icing lines.
Take each rectangle strip and fold it back and forth like an accordion.
Glue two folded rectangle strips onto the sides for arms. Spread the arms out like your gingerbread man is ready for a hug!
Now, glue the last two folded rectangle strips at the bottom for legs, then open the folds so they look springy and fun.
Use the white marker to add a little icing swirl on the top of the circle head piece. Let your child add extra curls if they want their cookie to look extra sweet.
Don’t you just love how this gingerbread man shape craft helps kids learn shapes while having fun? We know your little ones will be proud of what they create. While you’re here, be sure to check out our other Christmas crafts for kids for more festive projects that make learning feel like play.
Gingerbread House Paper Plate Craft
Christmas Books for Kids
Dasher: This wonderfully illustrated Christmas book for kids gives you the back story on one of Santa’s favorite reindeer, Dasher! Girls will especially love to read this since Dasher is a girl.
Construction Site On Christmas Night: Fans of the fun characters of the construction site books have to add this Christmas-themed story to their collection. See how the trucks get ready for Christmas!
How To Catch An Elf: Kids everywhere love the silliness of this Christmas story. The rhymes and the illustrations will draw the kids in as well. This is a Christmas book kids will want to read every year!
Simple Christmas Crafts For Kids
Santa Handprint Craft – Santa Claus is coming to town with the help of your little ones! They’ll have a hand in creating his fluffy beard out of handprints. This simple and clever holiday project comes together easily with the help of our free template and a few supplies.
Gingerbread Man Paper Bag Puppet – A brown paper sack becomes the cutest and sweetest puppet around with the help of our free gingerbread man template! Have kids decorate their puppet with rosy cheeks, colorful buttons and bows, and icing details, then bring it to life with a fun puppet show!
Reindeer Headband Craft – When kids don their new reindeer headband, they’ll turn into little holiday helpers! Our free template makes creating this merry reindeer simple with ridiculously cute results. They’ll be excited to wear their headband to a Christmas party or any festive moment this December!
Elf Headband Craft – Kids will love slipping on an elf hat they made themselves to instantly become cheerful holiday helpers. After choosing some bright colors, a few snips, and a dab of glue, they’ll be ready for toy making missions, reindeer games, and festive fun. They’ll be excited to wear their new headband and spread joy all season long!
Christmas Preschool Activities
Math turns into a fun puzzle when kids play with their pattern blocks to fill in these Christmas pattern block mats. The festive characters and hands-on fun will make patterning, symmetry, and fractions feel more like a game than a lesson!
These mats will sprinkle in a bit of holiday cheer into learning time that strengthens their fine motor skills and spatial thinking. You’ll receive 13 pages including full color Christmas tangram puzzles that feature Santa, Mrs. Claus, a penguin, an elf, Rudolph, and a snowman.
Kids will happily jump into completing these Santa worksheets! They’ll turn learning time into merry fun. The pages help little ones recognize the letter S, build fine motor skills, practice early reading, and sharpen handwriting in a cheerful way.
They’re a lifesaver when you need a quick, no prep activity for preschoolers, pre k, or kindergarten kids. This free set includes a Santa handwriting practice page, a letter S maze, and a label-a-Santa page to keep your young learners smiling as they work.
Related: Reindeer Tracing Worksheets
Bring some holiday cheer to your day with these adorable gingerbread man coloring pages. All your little ones will need are a few crayons and a cozy spot at the table to color these sheets.
This simple and festive activity will build fine motor skills, and a bonus is it’s no mess and no stress! Just print the free pages and let the kids color in a gingerbread boy, gingerbread girl, and a gingerbread Santa.
Have kids trace and snip through these Christmas cutting strips to secretly build up their fine motor skills! These festive strips are a simple and low prep way to add holiday fun to your December activities for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
Since you use materials you already have on hand, you can set this activity up in minutes, and watch little hands stay busy, focused, and cheerful. Grab the free printable for some festive cutting!
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Gingerbread Man Shape Craft
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- White Paint Pen or Crayola Bold & Bright marker
- Gingerbread Man Shape Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by gluing the circle head piece onto the top of the rectangular body piece.
- Glue the circle button pieces to the center of the body.
- Next, grab the triangle pieces and glue together to form a bowtie, right under the head.
- Glue the eye pieces onto the head, above the mouth.
- Now, use a white marker to draw wavy icing lines on the ends of the rectangle arm and leg shapes.
- Fold each rectangle strip back and forth like an accordion.
- Next, glue two folded strips to the back and sides of the body for arms.
- Glue the last two folded strips to the back and bottom of the body for legs.
- Finish by using the white marker to add a small icing hair swirl on top of the head.
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