Gingerbread Man Theme Ideas

Last Updated on August 14, 2025 by Sheryl Cooper

Inside: Toddler and Preschool Gingerbread Man Theme Ideas – Activities, Songs, Printables, and More!

After our Thanksgiving break, which is a week long, we start our Christmas theme with a week of gingerbread man activities. I love The Gingerbread Man stories, and there are so many different versions! Since this theme is only a week long, it will have less activities than our usual themes.

Please note that we will not be doing all of these activities. I will pick and choose which activities I feel my 2 and 3 year olds are ready for, and some of these will be done by the 3 and 4 year olds and the pre-k class in our preschool.

Gingerbread Man Theme Ideas 

Take a look at what we’ve done with the gingerbread theme in the past:

• • • • How to Set Up a Gingerbread Man Theme

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Ideas for Toddlers and Preschool

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Classroom Set Up #1 (2022) – VIDEO

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Classroom Set Up #2 (2022) – VIDEO

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Classroom Set Up (2021) – VIDEO

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Classroom Set Up (2019) – VIDEO

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Classroom Set Up (2018) – VIDEO

• • • • Gingerbread Theme Classroom Set Up (2017) – VIDEO

Art

• • • • Group Gingerbread Man Art Project – I will create one large gingerbread man that each of the children can help paint and decorate.

• • • • Gingerbread Ice Painting

• • • • Sparkly Gingerbread Ornaments

• • • • Gingerbread Collage Art

• • • • Gingerbread Clay Ornament

• • • • Gingerbread Suncatchers

• • • • Pom Pom Gingerbread Men

• • • • Golf-Ball Painted Gingerbread with Free Printable

Sensory

Gingerbread Sensory Bin

Writing Table

Gingerbread Cookie Color Pages (from our Gingerbread Packet)

Playdough

• • • • Brown playdough

• • • • Gingerbread man/girl cookie cutters

• • • • Gingerbread mats (free printable)

Table Activities

• • • • Gingerbread color sorting (free printable)

• • • • Color matching gingerbread men/homes matching (from our Gingerbread Packet)

• • • • Gingerbread card pairing (from our Gingerbread Packet)

• • • • Gingerbread emotion matching (from our Gingerbread Packet) – Can also be a circle time/small groups activity if you make extra copies.

• • • • Gingerbread Pom Pom Matching (from our Christmas Activities Packet) – Can also be a circle time/small groups activity if you make extra copies.

• • • • Gingerbread Shape Matching (from our Christmas Activities Packet)

• • • • Gingerbread Patterning (from our Christmas Activities Packet)

• • • • Gingerbread Count and Clip Cards (from our Christmas Activities Packet)

• • • • Gingerbread Color Sorting (free printable)

Dramatic Play

Gingerbread Bakery

Blocks

• • • • Paper mache house

• • • • Gingerbread plush dolls

• • • • Blocks

• • • • Tree blocks

Circle Time

• • • • Gingerbread Man book props (using props from our Gingerbread Props Packet)

• • • • Each child will hold a gingerbread prop (free printable)

• • • • Gingerbread Man Matching (Colors and/or Numbers)

• • • • Gingerbread Color Matching (from our Christmas Activities Packet)

• • • • Gingerbread Plain and Numbered Props (from our Christmas Activities Packet)

Fine Motor

Gingerbread Lacing Cards (from our Gingerbread Packet)

Easel

Gingerbread Man (free printable)

Literacy

Gingerbread Man Story Props (using props from our Gingerbread Props Packet)

Light Table

Build a Gingerbread House (free printable)

Music

Printable Packets We Used

Gingerbread Activity Packet

Gingerbread Circle Time Props

Christmas Activities Packet