It’s Christmastime, and we’re so excited about all the extra time together as a family! Build some great memories with the kids when you make this paper plate gingerbread man craft.

We love Christmas crafts for kids and this one may be one of our easiest ones to make!

Also, check out our gingerbread man activities for more Christmas ideas!

Gingerbread Man Paper Plate Craft For Kids

gingerbread man paper plate craft image collage with the words paper plate gingerbread man in the middle

Let the kids paint, cut, and glue their gingerbread girl or boy craft or use a brown party plate to skip the painting part. This simple craft is ideal for preschoolers, pre-k, and kindergarten-aged children at home (or in the classroom).

Make sure you download the free template by entering your email in the form at the end of this page. It will make it super simple to create your own gingerbread man!

Supplies

Paper plates
Brown paint
Paintbrush
Black marker
Glue stick
Scissors
Gingerbread template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Click here to see our favorite kids’ craft supplies.

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. 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 to life!

hands holding paper plate gingerbread man template

First, guide your child to paint the paper plate with 1-2 thin coats of brown paint. If you want to skip this step, use brown party plates instead.

Place the icing hair on the top of the paper plate and glue it into place. Make sure you use enough glue on the ridges to make it stick.

hands gluing icing hair to girl paper plate gingerbread craft

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Glue the eyes just beneath the hair.

hands gluing bow to eyes paper plate gingerbread craft

Next, help your child to glue the cheeks below the eyes on both sides.

hands gluing cheeks to girl paper plate gingerbread craft

To make a gingerbread boy, glue the bow tie at the bottom of the plate. To make a girl gingerbread, glue the bow on her hair.

hands gluing bow to girl paper plate gingerbread craft

Finally, encourage your child to draw a smile between the two cheeks with the black marker.

hands drawing smile onto paper plate gingerbread girl craft

That’s it! It’s a simple Christmas craft that’s great for young children to make!

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Christmas Ideas For Kids

Do you want a whole bunch of fun Christmas ideas for kids? Kind of like a week-long Christmas camp with the kids at home? We share some of our favorite Christmas crafts, activities, printables, and more! Do a few or all of these ideas for festive and easy fun!

Christmas Children’s Books

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!

Kids’ Christmas Crafts

One of the best ways to get into the holiday mood is to make Christmas crafts with your kids. Not only is it a fun way to spend some quality time together, but it also helps to boost your child’s creativity and imagination.

It’s also a great way to get them excited about the holidays. Try out some of our most popular ideas!

Snowman Gingerbread Man Disguise Craft – With this fun craft, you can disguise the gingerbread man as a snowman to keep him from being eaten! Print the template, cut the pieces, and glue them together. Now, he’s ready to fool anyone who tries to take a bite out of him!

Paper Plate Grinch – If you are looking for a holiday craft that is both fun and easy to make, then look no further than the paper plate Grinch. This project is perfect for kids of all ages and can be completed in just a few simple steps.

Collage image of the Kids' Christmas Crafts

Handprint Reindeer Card – Bring extra cheer to your loved ones this holiday season by sending them a homemade card featuring a reindeer! This easy Christmas craft is fun for kids of all ages; best of all, no messy paint is involved.

Santa Paper Bag Puppet Craft – This Santa puppet is the perfect craft for pretend play! Just add a jolly voice, and he will come to life. The kids will love creating him, and they can even put on a little puppet show! Crafting doesn’t get any more festive than this!

Christmas Kids’ Activities

If you want educational Christmas activities for kids, try these Christmas color by number printables. They’ll help kids with fine motor skills, number recognition, and more! They’re the perfect way to celebrate Christmas while learning and having fun.

Try this Reindeer Tissue Paper Craft

These Christmas coloring page bookmarks are fun to color in and use with young readers! They’ll be a magical addition to any book and are free to download. Coloring these bookmarks is also the perfect activity for a cozy holiday night!

Collage image of the Christmas Kids' Activities

Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners will have so much fun playing this Christmas matching game. It would be a fun activity for a Christmas party or to keep the little ones entertained during holiday gatherings. Plus, it helps with memory and concentration skills!

These Christmas gnomes activity pages are so cute and perfect for kids to color in and complete. This is another great activity for fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Print them out, gather some coloring supplies, and let the kids have a blast with these festive gnome worksheets!

We know your kiddos will have a blast doing any of these Christmas activities!

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Did you make this project with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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Gingerbread Man Paper Plate Craft

Author: Sam

Prep Time: 6

Active Time: 8

Drying Time 15

Total Time: 29

Build some great memories with the kids when you make this paper plate gingerbread man craft.

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Materials

Instructions

Download the gingerbread template, print, and cut out the pieces you need to make the craft.
Begin by painting the paper plate in 1-2 thin coats of brown paint. If you want to skip this step, use brown party plates instead.
Place the icing hair at the top of the paper plate and glue into place. Make sure you use enough glue on the ridges to make it stick.
Glue the eyes just beneath the hair.
Next, glue the cheeks below the eyes on both sides.
Now, to make a boy gingerbread, glue the bow tie at the bottom of the paper plate. To make a girl gingerbread, glue the bow on her hair.
Finish by drawing a smile between the two cheeks with the black marker.

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Free Gingerbread Man Paper Plate Craft Template

photograph of found of Simple Everyday Mom, Sam

Meet Sam

Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump, and more.

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ann says:

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free gingerbread man craft template

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  Of course! To get the template, you’ll need to have a free Grow account. If you are a free SEM+ Grow subscriber, please login (by clicking the “login or sign up free to unlock” button on the image) and it’ll unlock the download image. If not, you can sign up for free and it’ll also unlock.
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Free gingerly man craft template

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  Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.
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Hello Like ginger bread templates thank you

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  Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈
Mona Barnes says:

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Nice, clean and cute craft

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  Thank you 🙏
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May I have the gingerbread man craft. Please and Thank you

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  Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈
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May I please have the template. Thank you.

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Hello. I have in home childcare and I’d love a template of the gingerbread man

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Please can i have this

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Hello! I have entered my email but still have not received the template. Is there something else I should be doing? Thank you!

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  Hi Becky! I checked my email provider and it shows me that you received the email and clicked the link that takes you to the download page. If you can find the email and click it again, you’ll find the download button. You can also just put your email in the form again and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.
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Please send me this template

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I would like to have it

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Kristen says:

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I am a subscriber and I entered in 2 of my emails and it still hasn’t come yet. Can you please respond with how to get this template? Thanks.

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  Hi! I checked my email system and it shows you have unsubscribed, so that is why you’re unable to get the templates. If you sign up via the form, then you’ll receive the template ◡̈
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Hi, I can not find the gingerbread man template. Thanks

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I CANT DOWNLOAD CAN YOU SEND IT TO ME PLEACE

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  Hi! I just checked your email and it’s listed as “unconfirmed” which means you didn’t click the link in the first email. If you didn’t see it, my best guess is it landed in your junk folder. If you can check that folder for my email ([email protected]) and click the link, you’ll be set ◡̈
Felicia says:

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I really love the way the paper plate gingerbread turned out it looks like it would be fun to do it with my kiddos.

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