Gingerbread House Template Craft (Free Printable)
We love Christmas crafts for kids and we love gingerbread houses! Kids enjoy making and decorating real gingerbread houses and gingerbread men, but sometimes we need a simple gingerbread house template to let the kids design and decorate with crayons instead of a sugary mess. Don’t misunderstand, I love sugary messes but sometimes it’s better to take the easy clean-up route and this printable gingerbread template will work for those times.
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Make a Fun and Easy Gingerbread House Craft
This is an easy gingerbread house template that you can print out and let the kids decorate to display at the kids table for Christmas or gift to family members. This is a hands on project that most kids will need very little assistance making. Make these houses as simple or ornate as you prefer and the kids will thoroughly enjoy this activity.
Free Printable Gingerbread House Template
Making gingerbread is a fun tradition for many families at Christmas time. The scent of gingerbread and the spices in it brings back happy memories of Christmases with family and time spent with people we love. Gingerbread men, houses, cabins, or really any shape you would like can work and making these gingerbread displays is a fun family activity every Christmas. This house template is a great substitute for a real gingerbread house. For more on the history ad tradition of gingerbread at Christmas, check out this article.
Supplies needed for this simple Gingerbread House:
Gingerbread House Printable Template PDF (Download link is below)
Crayons, Markers, watercolor paint or something similar
Scissors
Glue, decorations such as jewels, glitter etc if desired.
Card stock (preferred) or white paper
Print this template out on cardstock and cut out.
Decorate as desired. The wonderful part about this craft is there is no right or wrong way to decorate the gingerbread house. It can be as ornate or as simple as the child would like.
A gingerbread house is a fun and festive craft project for kids of all ages. And with a little help from a gingerbread house template, it’s easy to create a beautiful and intricate design. Start by printing out a template on cardstock or heavy paper. Cut out the pieces of the template, then assemble the paper gingerbread house according to the instructions. For an extra touch of holiday cheer, add a string of lights around the perimeter of the roof. With a little planning and creativity, a gingerbread house template can help you create a truly unique and stunning holiday decoration.
Fold the labeled tabs in to form the paper gingerbread house.
The finished product is adorable and would look great displayed by itself or with several gingerbread houses displayed on a table together.
