Gingerbread Man Coloring Pages
Gingerbread man coloring pages show the classic cookie person with icing smiles, gumdrop buttons and frosted trim. Big simple shapes suit toddlers, and gingerbread houses or whole cookie families suit older kids.
Very simple gingerbread man coloring pages ages 2-4
Easy gingerbread man coloring pages ages 3-6
Medium gingerbread man coloring pages ages 6-10
Detailed gingerbread man coloring pages ages 10+ and adults
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Many kids know the folk tale of the gingerbread man who jumps out of the oven and runs away, shouting that no one can catch him. Retell it while coloring and ask how your child thinks the story should end. Realistic colors are warm brown for the cookie, white for icing and red, green or pink for candy buttons. The theme fits December baking and winter story units.
Color the cookie light brown, then go over the edges with a darker brown so it looks baked. Leave the icing lines white, or trace them with a white gel pen on top of the brown.
Fun facts to share while you color
- Gingerbread is a sweet cookie or cake flavored with ginger, a spice that comes from a plant root.
- The runaway gingerbread man is an old folk tale that is told in many different versions.
- Gingerbread houses became a holiday tradition in Germany long ago.
- Gingerbread cookies are often decorated with white icing and small candies.
Ways to use these gingerbread man pages
- Retell the folk tale, then hide a colored gingerbread man somewhere in the room for kids to find.
- Count the buttons on each cookie and add icing buttons to match a number card.
- Decorate a colored gingerbread man with real buttons, sequins or yarn for a mixed-media craft.
- Make a gingerbread family by coloring one cookie for each person who lives at home.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What is the gingerbread man story about?
In the old folk tale, a freshly baked gingerbread man runs away from the people who made him and is chased until a clever fox tricks him. Many versions exist.
What colors should kids use for a gingerbread man?
Warm light brown for the cookie, white for icing, and bright red, green or pink for candy buttons. A darker brown at the edges makes it look baked.
