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9 Free Printable Gingerbread Templates & Coloring Pages | PDF, SVG & PNG

Use these free printable templates as coloring pages or craft patterns. Choose Black and white for detailed line art to color on paper, or Outline for a simple shape to trace onto paper, card or felt and cut out. Set your size, save a PDF, and print at 100% or Actual size.

Free templates · Commercial use welcome

Free for personal and commercial use, including shop decorations, classroom activities and promotional displays.

Choose from nine gingerbread characters, including a gift bearer, baker, carol singer, waving cookie, icing dress, heart hug, dancer, candy cane and seated star design. Set a size and download a PDF, SVG or transparent PNG for Christmas paper crafts.

No sign-up · Made in your browser · PDF · SVG · Transparent PNG · Tiled printing

1. Choose a design

2. Set illustration size and style

Size details

Width starts at 1 cm, with no fixed 100 cm limit. Height keeps the original proportions. Large designs can span up to 100 printed sheets. In free arrangement, use Fit all designs after enlarging a design; adding sheets alone does not enlarge it.

Outline: outer contour for tracing and cutting out. Black and white: detailed line art for coloring pages and craft templates. Color: ready-made decorations.

Place multiple illustrations wherever you like, at any size.

Paper, line thickness and mirror

Tiled printing

Applies when printing across multiple sheets. With no overlap, trim the blank margins and align the image edges.

Save / load settings

Save a settings file to reuse later on this template page. Includes automatic arrangements, free layouts, paper, sizes and line thicknesses. Loading replaces the current settings; Undo restores them. Files are processed on your device.

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Save / Print

Print at 100% / Actual size.

Gingerbread paper craft ideas

Make a gingerbread family for a classroom display, decorate handmade Christmas cards, or turn the characters into gift tags and a paper garland. The collection includes standing, dancing and seated poses with different icing details and accessories.

Choose ready-colored artwork, line art for coloring, or an outer outline to decorate yourself. Print small characters for cards or enlarge them across several sheets for a festive wall display. These are paper-craft illustrations, not edible cookie cutters or baking templates.

9 illustrations to choose from

Select a name to open that illustration.

How to make your printable templates

  1. Choose an illustration and set its width in inches or centimeters.
  2. Choose Color for ready-to-cut decorations, Black & white for coloring, or Outline for tracing.
  3. Select US Letter, A4 or A3 paper, choose a layout, and download the PDF.
  4. Print at Actual size or 100%. Measure the 50 mm check line after printing.

Save a transparent PNG

Choose Transparent PNG in the save menu. PNG uses the same sheets, sizes, quantities, styles and arrangement as PDF, with a transparent paper background. White areas inside the artwork stay white. One sheet downloads as a PNG; multiple sheets download together in a ZIP file.

Print large decorations across multiple sheets

Choose a width of at least 1 cm (about 0.4 inches). Larger sizes are supported within the 100-sheet limit. Oversized illustrations are split across pages using the overlap setting you choose. Match the ROW and COL labels and trim the blank margins. With overlap, align the repeated artwork in the 5 mm strip; with no overlap, place the image edges together without overlapping them. Tape the pages from the back. Small illustrations can fill a sheet, or you can choose a quantity.

Arrange different illustrations together

Choose Arrange different illustrations, add the images you want, and select each placed image to change its size and style. Drag to move an image. Use the canvas controls for larger projects. Artwork outside the canvas is clipped in exported files. Expand the canvas to fit all designs when you want to include them fully. Selection borders do not appear in the downloaded PDF, SVG or transparent PNG.

Frequently asked questions

Are these templates free for commercial use?

Yes. You can use these illustrations in personal and commercial projects, including shop displays and classroom crafts. No sign-up is required.

How do I print at the size I entered?

Match the PDF paper size to your printer paper. Choose Actual size or 100% and turn off Fit to page and borderless enlargement. Check the 50 mm ruler after printing. SVG files include a small margin that increases with thick outlines, so the file dimensions are slightly larger than the illustration.

Can I use a phone or tablet?

You can choose an illustration and save a PDF in your browser. Open the PDF in your printer app or a local print service, then check the paper size and scale. Printing options depend on that service.

Can I download a transparent PNG?

Yes. Choose Transparent PNG to save the same sheets and settings as PDF with a transparent paper background. Multiple sheets are saved in one ZIP file.

Are my settings uploaded?

Previewing and generating PDF, SVG and transparent PNG files happen in your browser. Your tool settings are not sent to our server.

Which gingerbread characters are included?

There are nine designs: a gift-bearing gingerbread character in a Santa hat, a baker with a star cookie, a carol singer, a waving bow-tie cookie, a character in an icing dress, a heart-hugging cookie, a dancer with a scarf, a candy-cane holder and a seated star holder.

Can I print a gingerbread man or girl to color?

Yes. Choose the character you like and select line art. You can also select an outer outline for a simpler decorating activity. The white icing areas remain white in the colored designs.

Can children use these for Christmas cutouts?

Yes. The characters have broad rounded shapes for paper crafts. Younger children may need help around the candy cane and the spaces between arms or legs. An adult should supervise cutting.

Are these cookie cutters or baking patterns?

No. These are printable illustrations for paper crafts, cards and decorations. They are not food-contact tools or baking instructions.

Which file formats can I download?

Download a printable PDF, an SVG or a transparent PNG in color, line art or outline. Print the PDF at 100% to preserve the selected size.

These are flat paper cutouts. Adults should help children with scissors or craft knives.