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Looking for a fun and festive activity for your preschooler? Look no further than the Gingerbread Man Felt Board Free Printable Template. This gingerbread man craft is the perfect holiday-themed project for little ones. With this free template, your kid can create their very own sweet gingerbread man felt board and even try the role of decorator by adding decorations and embellishments. Not only does this project provide a fun and creative outlet for preschool-aged kids, but it also serves as a great way to get into the holiday spirit. So gather the family and get ready to enjoy a holiday craft that the little ones will love. With this Gingerbread Man Felt Board, you'll be all set for a fun and imaginative activity that will bring joy and holiday cheer to your home. This free pattern is compatible with the Gingerbread House Felt Board for even more Christmas activities.

Happy Holiday Crafting!

You can download my gingerbread house felt board if you want more holiday felt board projects. The decoration and embellishments can be shared between the two patterns.

You can also sew Christmas finger puppets for some storytelling fun and creative play. Both holiday crafts are free felt projects.

Tips for Crafting the Felt Gingerbread Man

To make your felt crafting journey easier, I share felt sewing tips. Working with felt can be a delightful and rewarding experience, especially when you have the right tools for felt. Whether it's sharp scissors, felt suitable for the project, or a glue that works on felt, having the right equipment can make all the difference.

TIP felt glue: Have you wondered what is the best felt glue? Find the findings of a test comparing 8 different glues for felt.

TIP felt scissors: Curious what are the best scissors to cut felt? Learn the secrets of the best scissors for cutting perfect felt shapes in Felt cutting made easy.

TIP for cutting felt: If you would like to learn tips on cutting out felt pieces, you can read my post about 6 techniques for cutting felt shapes.

Materials & Supplies for DIY Gingerbread Man

You’ll need to print the pattern, have some felt at hand, glue and a good pair of sharp, pointy scissors.

• Gingerbread Man Felt Board PDF Pattern - to download the file, subscribe to the FunClothCrafts newsletter. In the newsletter, you will find a password to the subscriber's Free Downloads Vault.

• felt (find great felt at Benzie Design or find more buying options in the Types of Felt section of How to Sew Felt blog post): felt colors based on your choice (I used brown, white, red)

• small or embroidery scissors (KAI 5 1/2 inch Embroidery Scissors or Fiskars No.5 stitchery scissors)

• a glue that works on felt (Beacon Fabri-Tac glue or, if working with kids, Aleene’s Tacky Glue) - optional if you would like to make the candy cane in two colors

How to Make Gingerbread Man Felt Board?

1. Download and print the free Gingerbread Man template - to download the file, subscribe to the FunClothCrafts newsletter. In the newsletter, you will find a password to the subscriber's Free Downloads Vault. You can also use templates for shapes from the gingerbread house felt board and the Christmas tree shapes activity.

2. Cut all the gingerbread man felt shapes from felt.
   TIP: Need some help with felt cutting? Learn about 6 different ways of cutting felt in How to cut felt post.
   TIP: Wondering what felt to buy? Read about different types of felt in how to sew felt: tips for sewing with felt.

3. Cut and glue the candy cane. Cut the red felt shape for the candy cane in pieces (I cut 9 pieces) and glue every other piece onto the white candy cane shape.

4. Let your kids have fun decorating their gingerbread man. 

Other Free Felt Board Patterns

Paid Fun Cloth Crafts Felt Board Patterns

• Seven Dinosaurs Felt Board Pattern

• Under the Sea Felt Board Pattern with Whale, Shark, Sea Turtle, and Swordfish.

• Under the Sea Felt Board Pattern with Dolphin, Octopus, Clown fish, Girl, and Boy

• Musical Notes Felt Board Pattern

DIY Gingerbread Man Felt Board Conclusions

In conclusion, creating a DIY gingerbread man felt board can give kids a lovely, fun, and creative playtime. Through this activity, kids can learn about different shapes while also engaging in imaginative play. Kids can customize the felt gingerbread man to their liking, adding their personal touches and designs. This can also be a wonderful way to encourage kids to use their problem-solving skills and creativity as they plan and design their felt board. Overall, this DIY project can be a fantastic and enriching experience for kids, providing them with an entertaining and educational hands-on activity. So, gather up your materials, get creative, and let the fun and learning begin!

If you want more inspiration for your felt crafting, head to my Pinterest board Free Felt Patterns!

Be sure to visit this website for free embroidery and sewing tips and tricks to help you out as you stitch my patterns. Explore my free felt patterns if you want to sew more felt crafts. 

Let’s craft together!

XO, Anna

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Patterns may be copied for noncommercial use only. You can use it to make as many Gingerbread Man Felt Boards as you want for yourself or as gifts, but please don’t make any for sale.