Gingerbread Man Coloring Pages
Updated October 2026 · 6 free printables
Smiling gingerbread men and girls with icing zigzags, candy buttons and bows, plus striped candy canes.
A perfect pairing with reading "The Gingerbread Man" story or a holiday cookie-baking afternoon.
All 6 Gingerbread Man Coloring Pages, One by One
Here is a closer look at every page in this collection, with who it's best for and a coloring idea for each one.
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1. Gingerbread Man
This printable shows a smiling gingerbread man with icing zigzags and candy buttons between two striped candy canes. The bold outlines are easy to stay inside, even with chunky crayons. Light brown cookies with white icing and colorful buttons look sweet.
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2. Gingerbread House
This printable shows a gingerbread house with an icing-trimmed roof, gumdrops, candy windows, candy canes and lollipops. There is plenty to color here, which makes it a good longer project. Light brown cookies with white icing and colorful buttons look sweet.
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3. Christmas Cookies
Here you get a tray of 14 cut-out Christmas cookies: stars, hearts, trees, sprinkle cookies and gingerbread men. Grab colored pencils or fine-tip markers for all the little details. Make the candy canes red and white.
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4. Gingerbread Man Running Away from the Oven
Here you get a cheeky gingerbread man running away from the open oven and shouting Catch me!, with fresh cookies still on the rack. Every page in this set is a different drawing. The bold outlines are easy to stay inside, even with chunky crayons. Make the candy canes red and white.
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5. Gingerbread Man Peeking out of a Cookie Jar
This page features a gingerbread man with a bow tie climbing out of a big cookie jar labeled COOKIES, with the lid and a star cookie on the table. Every page in this set is a different drawing. Simple shapes keep it relaxing for little hands, roughly ages 3 to 7. Light brown cookies with white icing and colorful buttons look sweet.
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6. Gingerbread Man Decorating Cookies with Icing
On this page you'll find a gingerbread man squeezing a piping bag of icing onto a sprinkle cookie, with a shelf of sprinkles and cookie cutters. Every page in this set is a different drawing. Big, open spaces and thick lines make it a great pick for preschoolers and kindergartners. Make the candy canes red and white.
Tips for coloring gingerbread
- Use light brown for the cookie and white for the icing zigzags.
- Make the candy buttons bright: red, green and yellow.
- Color candy canes with red stripes on white.
Fun facts about gingerbread
- Gingerbread houses became popular in Germany after the Brothers Grimm published Hansel and Gretel.
- Queen Elizabeth I of England is said to have had gingerbread figures made to look like her guests.
- Ginger is a root that has been used in baking and medicine for thousands of years.
Fun ways to use your printables
- Read The Gingerbread Man story, then color the characters.
- Color the cookie page while real cookies bake.
- Cut out the gingerbread people and use them as gift tags.
How to print
Click Download PDF on any page and print it at 100% on US Letter or A4 paper. Use regular printer paper for crayons and pencils, or cardstock for markers and paint. Every page here is free for home, classroom and party use, so feel free to print as many copies as you need.
Frequently asked questions
What story goes with gingerbread man pages?
The classic folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" ("Run, run, as fast as you can!") is a favorite for preschool and kindergarten.