Sweet-smelling spices, glittering gumdrops, and snowy swirls of frosting come together in these 26 gingerbread house coloring pages, free for you to download and print. This whimsical collection celebrates the cozy magic of holiday baking, capturing the charm of these delightfully edible winter wonders!
These pages bring the magic of festive baking right to your fingertips, from images of simple candy-striped cottages to scenes of elaborate multi-story gingerbread estates, cheerful gingerbread characters, and more!
To begin coloring, just click on any image or link below to view the free PDF. Once open, feel free to download and print to your heart's content.
All pages are designed for US Letter paper but scale flawlessly to A4. Happy coloring!
10 Craft Ideas to do With Gingerbread House Coloring Pages
Once those coloring pages start piling up, don't just tuck them away! These easy, budget-friendly crafts put your kids' finished gingerbread masterpieces to work as festive holiday decorations, toys, and keepsakes.
1. 3D Pop-Up Candy Village
Turn flat coloring pages into a standing holiday display. Cut out the colored gingerbread house and glue it to the front of an empty toilet paper roll so it stands upright on its own. Kids can cut out small paper candy canes or pipe cleaners to tuck inside the tube, creating a festive, tabletop neighborhood.
2. Sweet Treat Gift Box
Create a whimsical gift container that looks good enough to eat. Wrap an empty square tissue box in brown construction paper, then glue your cut-out gingerbread house to the front. Fill the top opening with real gingerbread cookies or holiday candies to create a cozy, handmade gift for teachers or neighbors.
3. Baker's Gingerbread Crown
Let your little one wear their art while helping out in the kitchen. Cut a thick band of brown construction paper to fit around your child's head, stapling the ends together. Glue the colored gingerbread house to the front, adding cotton balls along the roofline for fluffy 3D “snow.”
4. Cinnamon-Scented Window Cling
Bring the cozy aroma of holiday baking into your home. Lightly rub the back of the coloring page with a cotton ball dipped in baby oil to make the paper translucent, then dust it with a pinch of ground cinnamon. Sandwich the page between two sheets of clear contact paper, cut it out, and tape it to a sunny window to let the light shine through the scented “stained glass.”
5. Candy Counting Board Game
Transform your coloring page into an interactive family game night. Glue the colored gingerbread house to the center of a piece of poster board, and draw a winding path of colorful square “stepping stones” leading up to the front door. Grab a die and use real gumdrops or colorful buttons as game pieces, racing to see who can reach the house first.
6. Gingerbread Welcome Wreath
Greet holiday guests with a burst of sweet creativity. Cut the center out of a paper plate and let kids glue green tissue paper squares around the rim to make a holiday wreath. Glue the finished gingerbread house directly in the center opening, and hang it on a bedroom or front door.
7. Puppet Show Play Castle
Encourage imaginative play with a homemade holiday theater. Paste the colored gingerbread house onto a piece of sturdy cardboard or a flattened cereal box to act as a backdrop. Kids can glue small cutouts of paper gingerbread men onto popsicle sticks to perform their own sweet stories in front of the house.
8. Christmas Eve Cookie Mat
Design a special landing pad for Santa's yearly visit. Glue the colored gingerbread house to a large sheet of construction paper, and write “Cookies for Santa” next to it in festive markers. Cover the entire mat with clear contact paper so it can be wiped clean after Santa leaves his crumbs.
9. Paper Plate Snowglobe
Capture the magic of a winter wonderland in a shakeable craft. Glue your cut-out gingerbread house to the center of a blue-painted paper plate, and sprinkle a spoonful of white sequins or faux snow over it. Cover the scene with a second paper plate rim that has clear plastic wrap stretched over the opening, then staple the rims together to trap the snow inside.
10. Candy Cane Pencil Holder
Keep the holiday homework station organized and festive. Wrap an empty, clean tin can with red and white yarn to mimic a giant candy cane stripe. Glue your colored gingerbread house to the front of the wrapped can, and fill it with colored pencils, markers, or real holiday candy canes.