How to Draw a Gingerbread Man
11 easy strokes · ages 4+ · free printable worksheet
To draw a gingerbread man with a 3-5 year old, break it into 11 simple strokes: a round head, a body, one arm, two arms, one leg, two legs, one eye and a few finishing touches. Doodle Turtle draws one line at a time and then pauses, so little hands have time to catch up before the next line appears. Doodle Turtle is free, runs in any browser, has no ads and needs no sign-up.
Step by step: 11 easy strokes
- STEP 1A round head
- STEP 2A body
- STEP 3One arm
- STEP 4Two arms
- STEP 5One leg
- STEP 6Two legs!
- STEP 7One eye
- STEP 8Two eyes!
- STEP 9An icing smile
- STEP 10A button
- STEP 11Two buttons!
Free printable tracing worksheet
Prefer paper? Print a gingerbread man as a faint tracing outline — your child draws straight over the lines, then colours it in.
Tips for grown-ups
- Watch first, then draw. The first pass is just for looking — no pressure to keep up.
- Let the pause do the work. If your child is still drawing when the next stroke starts, tap to pause. Slower is the point.
- Big paper, fat crayons. At 4 the wrist is still learning; large movements are easier than small ones.
- Praise the trying, not the likeness. A wobbly man that they drew themselves beats a neat one you fixed.