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Craft Foam Gingerbread Man

designed by Jane Lake

You can make these little gingerbread men from a variety of materials; we used craft foam as a base, but the pattern would work equally well with felt or card stock.

If you wanted to make a lot of gingerbread men to use as gift tags, I would suggest cutting them out of a manila folder.

To make the printable gingerbread man pattern into a long lasting template, print it on card stock, or print and trace onto cereal cardboard before cutting out.

Gingerbread Man Ornament


Supplies:

  • Printable Gingerbread Man Pattern
  • craft foam, manilla file folder, felt, or card stock
  • foamie bow or thin ribbon to tie a bow
  • small amount of embroidery floss thread or gold cord to make the hanger
  • scissors
  • pencil with eraser
  • white glue
  • dimensional or fabric paint
  • paper punch and red paper to make small, round buttons (or use real buttons)
  • embellishments - buttons, bows etc.
  • tapestry needle with large eye

What You Do:

1. Print and cut out the Gingerbread Man Pattern.

gingerbreadman3 (8K)2. Place the pattern onto the material that you are using as a base, trace around it and cut out the ornament shape.

3. Decorate the gingerbread man as you wish; we used white dimensional paint to make wavy lines on the arms and legs. Paint on two simple dots for eyes. The mouth can be done in white or red paint, or you could draw it on with pen or marker.

4. Use white glue to attach a foamie bow shape, or tie a bow from a small piece of ribbon placed around the gingerbread man's neck.

5. Glue on the buttons.

6. Thread needle with a small length of embroidery floss or gold cord and draw it through the top of the ornament. Remove the needle and tie ends of thread together to finish.


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DONNA DUNCAN – CYPRESS, CA
Jan 21, 2010 - 19:10

I like theme Christmas Trees and decided to re-do a 3 ft tree into a Gingerbread men and women tree. I want to hand sew some and paint some blank clay ones I found amazing items in the after Christmas sales.. I will work on this during the year.. The patterns are perfect. I am enlarging to various sizes by computer print shop.

sally – philippines
Dec 20, 2009 - 14:27

your site helps a lot, thank you

someone I am not telling – SOMEWHERE
Dec 15, 2009 - 12:09

sorry i ment selling them but thanks for the craft!

someone i am not telling – ID
Dec 15, 2009 - 12:07

I think that this is awesome. I am swlling ornaments and this is just what I needed

fuchyujnrhb
Nov 27, 2009 - 16:46

this is fab

teacher – Canada
Nov 19, 2009 - 17:32

Maybe I can't spell very well. HA! Correction on the word "speek", SPEAK.

teacher – Canada
Nov 19, 2009 - 17:30

The template was perfect for what I needed. I would like to comment on the reply sent to Shanhava. Whoever replied to her, maybe stop to consider that she can't speek English that well. Loosen up!

Sammantha
Nov 16, 2009 - 17:42

I would like the gingerbread man patterns a little bitbigger

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Angi
Dec 09, 2009 - 18:17

you could just copy it and paste it on microsoft word and make it bigger. Thats wat me did

Dragoness
Oct 12, 2009 - 19:30

Thank you - 2009 another Christmas project to share - as a lady previously I am using mine for Gingerbread ingredients in a decorated jar - really should buy a die cutter - but your template is great.........

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