Bring festive fun and fine-motor practice to your classroom with this no-prep Build-A-Gingerbread House Craft or Paper Bag Gift! Just print, color, cut, and glue—your students will love designing their own adorable gingerbread houses using one of five gingerbread house templates and a variety of candy decorations.
This resource includes three differentiated levels of decoration pages, making it perfect for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade or 3rd grade. Whether your students need larger, simple shapes for developing fine motor skills or more detailed options for older learners, there’s something for everyone. Each page features bold outlines to support confident cutting.
For even more fun, students can glue their finished decorations onto a paper bag to create a 3D gingerbread house or holiday gift bag! This makes an adorable hallway display, classroom bulletin board, or take-home keepsake.
✔ No prep—simply print and go ✔ Engaging seasonal activity for centers, early finishers, whole-group lessons, or holiday parties ✔ Encourages creativity and choice ✔ Strengthens fine motor skills through cutting, coloring, and gluing ✔ Differentiated for multiple grade levels ✔ Great for classroom displays and December writing projects
What’s Included
Everything you need for a smooth, fun, and festive crafting session!
Teacher Resources
Literacy Add-Ons
Perfect For
🎄 December Craftivities 🏫 Classroom Holiday Parties 📚 Writing Centers ✂️ Fine Motor Practice 🎁 Parent Gifts & Hallway Displays 📦 STEM/Art Integration 🎨 Morning Work or Early Finishers
Key Words: gingerbread craft, build a gingerbread house, gingerbread coloring pages, gingerbread house craft
Why Teachers Love This Craft

• Directions & Suggestions for Use
• Sample Pictures of Finished Gingerbread Houses

Literacy Add-Ons

• “Gingerbread House” Poem
• Gingerbread Parts of Speech Page
• Gingerbread Writing Paper
• Plain Writing Paper

Student Craft Pages

• Gingerbread House Templates (5 versions)
• Candy Decoration Pages – 3 differentiation levels
• Gingerbread Man Page
• Trees Page

3D Paper Bag Craft Option

• Paper Bag Craft Directions
• Paper Bag Roof Templates – Single & Double-Sided

Perfect For

🎄 December Craftivities
🏫 Classroom Holiday Parties
📚 Writing Centers
✂️ Fine Motor Practice
🎁 Parent Gifts & Hallway Displays
📦 STEM/Art Integration
🎨 Morning Work or Early Finishers

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