Gingerbread Man Coloring Pages
This gingerbread man coloring page has a bow tie, three buttons and wavy icing. Bold lines for ages 3 to 5, finer lines for 6 to 8, on A4 or Letter.
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Arms held out wide, a classic gingerbread man stands on these gingerbread man coloring pages with a round head, two solid dot eyes and a wide smile. A bow tie with a round knot sits under his chin. Three round buttons run down his oval body. Wavy icing lines cross each arm near the hand and each leg at the foot.
Twelve spaces, two line weights
Twelve spaces make up the cookie on both versions. They are the head, the body, two arms, two legs, the two sides of the bow tie, its knot and the three buttons. The easy sheet is for ages 3 to 5. Wobbly crayon strokes hide well inside its heavy outlines. The standard sheet thins the lines for ages 6 to 8, with room for shading and tiny patterns on the buttons. Turning scaling off and printing the A4 or US Letter PDF at 100 percent keeps those icing lines easy to follow.
Baking topics and fridge doors
In December a few colored copies can turn into gift tags or brighten the fridge door. In class the page fits a baking topic, a winter display or a story time about a runaway cookie, and children can draw a plate, sprinkles or a name label in the open space.
What to color
- A round head with two solid dot eyes and a wide smile
- A bow tie under the chin, two pointed sides joined by a round knot
- A tall oval body with three round buttons in a column
- Two chunky arms with a wavy line of icing near each hand
- Two short legs with a wavy band of icing across each foot
Tips
- Choose a warm brown or tan for the cookie and press a little harder near the edges for a baked look.
- After the brown is done, go over the wavy icing lines with a white or light pink pencil.
- Give the bow tie one color and the knot another, such as red sides and a green knot.
- Make the buttons look like candy by switching between two bright colors.
- Add sprinkles, a plate or a name label in the empty space around him.
Gingerbread Man fun facts
- The spice ginger comes from a thick underground stem of the ginger plant, called a rhizome.
- Queen Elizabeth I of England is said to have had gingerbread figures made to look like some of her guests.
- A folk tale about a runaway gingerbread boy was printed in an American children's magazine in 1875.
Classroom ideas
- Preschool (ages 3 to 5): color the bold page during a baking or five senses week and talk about how warm spices smell.
- Kindergarten: count the eyes, arms, legs and buttons together, then write each total beside the drawing.
- Grades 1 and 2: read a version of the runaway cookie story, then color the page and write where he might run next.
- Grade 3: build a winter bulletin board where each child names their cookie and adds one fact about ginger.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there room for a pattern on the buttons?
Yes, on the standard page for ages 6 to 8: its thinner lines leave room for shading and tiny patterns on the buttons. The easy page, for ages 3 to 5, has thick outlines. Both show the same cookie with 12 spaces to fill.
What are the wavy lines on the arms and feet?
Icing. One wavy line crosses each arm near the hand and one crosses each foot. They look best gone over in white or light pink once the brown is done.
Can I use the page as a gingerbread man template for crafts?
Yes. Use light card instead of paper, color it and cut along the outer line. The shape is simple enough to trace onto brown paper or felt.
Where else does this gingerbread man appear?
The same cookie is a 7-step drawing guide, a dot to dot with 30, 45 or 63 dots, two tracing worksheets and a maze in his shape.
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