Gingerbread Man Coloring Pages
Make free printable gingerbread man coloring pages from 7 pictures we drew ourselves: a gingerbread person with icing and buttons, one with an iced dress, two cookies holding hands, a gingerbread house, a cookie sheet, a plate of iced cookies, and a rolling pin with cookie cutters. The pictures are our own drawings, not characters from songs, books, films or toys, so the pages suit any home, table or classroom. Print one big picture, a grid of small pictures, a gingerbread village scene, a fold-in-half card, or a cookie mandala. Blank cookies to decorate prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain gingerbread outlines per page, so children can draw their own icing, buttons and faces. The lettering poster spells out “Happy Baking” in hollow letters, with Christmas Day worked out for any year from 2025 to 2035: Friday, December 25, 2026. Add a name page or a class set, and choose simple, medium or detailed lines, never thinner than 0.5 mm. Download a PDF for US Letter or A4, a 300 DPI PNG of every page, or an SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.
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Runs in your browser with our own code; names and words never leave your device, and nothing is saved. Every picture is our own drawing, black lines on white, with no characters, people or logos. The blank cookies are plain outlines for drawing your own icing. The designs are our own drawings: you may use them and anything you make with them, including things you sell, with no credit needed. The lettering fonts keep their own open licenses.
How to make and print gingerbread man coloring pages
- Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the scene, blank cookies to decorate, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
- Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
- Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
- Add a title, set the poster words and year, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
- Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
- Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size); use card for anything you cut out.
What you can use it for
- A calm activity while the real cookies bake
- Blank cookies for children to design their own icing
- Class sets with each child’s name
- A Christmas poster for a door or a display board
- Cards to color and give
- Detailed cookie mandalas for teens and adults
The 7 gingerbread pictures
| Picture | Shapes to color: simple | Medium | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gingerbread person with icing | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| Gingerbread person with an iced dress | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| Two gingerbread cookies holding hands | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| Gingerbread house | 6 | 22 | 30 |
| Cookie sheet | 8 | 21 | 44 |
| Plate of iced cookies | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| Rolling pin and cookie cutters | 5 | 9 | 16 |
Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the cookie outlines; Medium adds icing zigzags, cheeks and candies; Detailed adds an icing outline, bow ties and sprinkles.
Blank cookies to decorate
| Cookies per page | Each cookie fits (US Letter) | Each cookie fits (A4) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 mm square | 181 mm square |
| 2 | 120 mm square | 129 mm square |
| 4 | 89 mm square | 86 mm square |
| 6 | 77 mm square | 83 mm square |
Sizes are for the page with No title chosen; a title at the top makes them a little smaller. The blank cookies are outlines only, so the decorating is up to you.
Simple to detailed lines
| Lines | Outlines | Small details | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | 1.8 mm | 1.4 mm | Toddlers, chunky crayons, big markers |
| Medium | 1.1 mm | 0.8 mm | Most children, colored pencils |
| Detailed | 0.75 mm | 0.5 mm | Older children and adults, fine pens and pencils |
Line widths are measured at print size. The thinnest line on any page is 0.5 mm, so every shape stays open to color.
What you can make
| Page | What prints |
|---|---|
| One big picture | One picture filling the page, with an optional title at the top and an optional frame |
| Several small pictures | Four or six pictures on one page, each in its own box |
| Gingerbread village | The gingerbread house with two cookies beside it; Medium adds a path to the door and two candy canes, Detailed adds stepping stones and stars |
| Blank cookies to decorate | 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain gingerbread outlines to draw on |
| Lettering poster | Two lines of big hollow letters to color, a line with the date of Christmas Day underneath and three pictures; the words are yours to change, and the year runs from 2025 to 2035 |
| Name page | Words such as “Colored by” and a name in large hollow letters, with three pictures |
| Class set | The same picture for every child, each page with one child’s name at the top (up to 40 names) |
| Fold-in-half card | Picture and title on the front, a small picture on the back: 139.7 × 215.9 mm (5.5 × 8.5 in) from US Letter, 148.5 × 210 mm (A5) from A4 |
| Cookie mandala | A symmetric pattern; every pattern number gives a new design |
| Whole pack | Your ticked pictures, one per page, plus the scene, the poster, three mandalas and a name page if you choose |
Titles you can choose: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Sweet Treats, Baking Day, Made with Love, Sugar and Spice, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.
When is Christmas?
| Year | Christmas Day |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday, December 25, 2025 |
| 2026 | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, December 25, 2027 |
| 2028 | Monday, December 25, 2028 |
| 2029 | Tuesday, December 25, 2029 |
| 2030 | Wednesday, December 25, 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, December 25, 2031 |
Christmas Day is December 25 every year; the tool works out the weekday for the poster, for any year from 2025 to 2035. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management lists Friday, December 25 for 2026; in 2027 the day falls on a Saturday, so most federal workers have the holiday on Friday, December 24.
Printing tips
- Every page keeps a 12.7 mm (half inch) margin from the paper edge, on US Letter and A4.
- Plain paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use thicker paper or card for markers, paint and anything you cut out.
- Print one page first and check it before printing a whole pack or class set.
- Choose Detailed lines only with fine pens or sharp pencils, and Simple lines with chunky crayons.
More things to make
- A gingerbread person shape to cut out: Gingerbread Man Template.
- A house to build from card: Gingerbread House Template.
- Your own cookie cutter shapes: Cookie Cutter Generator.
- Turn a family photo into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
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Frequently asked questions
Are these gingerbread man coloring pages free?
Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the pictures are our own drawings.
Can children decorate their own gingerbread man?
Yes. Choose Blank cookies to decorate and pick 1, 2, 4 or 6 cookies per page. Each is a plain outline with no face or icing, ready for drawing. With no title, one cookie fills a 186 mm square on US Letter; six fill 77 mm squares.
Is this the gingerbread man from the story?
No. The cookies are our own drawings of plain gingerbread people, with icing, buttons and a smile, and no figures from books or films.
When is Christmas in 2026?
Christmas Day is Friday, December 25, 2026. In 2027 it falls on Saturday, December 25, 2027 (the U.S. Office of Personnel Management lists Friday, December 24 as the federal holiday that year). The poster can show the date for any year from 2025 to 2035.
Which gingerbread pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?
Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The two gingerbread cookies holding hands and the rolling pin and cookie cutters have the fewest shapes, as the table shows.
Can I make a page for every child in my class?
Yes. Choose Class set, pick a picture and paste the names, one per line, up to 40. Each child gets the same picture with their own name in hollow letters at the top, all in one PDF.
Are there gingerbread coloring pages for adults?
Yes. Choose Cookie mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.
How do I print the coloring pages?
Download the PDF and print it on plain paper. Choose 100% or Actual size to keep the margins and sizes as drawn; Fit to page also works if your printer cuts off the edges.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Names and words are not sent anywhere, and nothing is saved when you close the page.