A printable 3D gingerbread house Christmas craft for Year 1 to Year 5 (KS1 and KS2), with 3 skill levels, 2 colour options and writing and maths extensions.
Children cut, decorate and build their own 3D gingerbread house. Choose black-and-white templates to colour in or ready-coloured pieces for a quicker finish. Older pupils can add a 3D chimney, and the extension pages bring in writing and measuring.
What’s included (18 pages)
- Teacher guide with printing and piece guide
- Wall, roof and base templates (black and white or ready-coloured)
- Doors, windows, sweets and icing decorations
- Build a 3D chimney (challenge level for Year 4-5)
- “If I Lived in a Gingerbread House” writing page
- Gingerbread Maths Lab: count and measure
- Teacher notes and maths answer key
Ways to use this gingerbread house craft
- Christmas art and DT lessons (3D shapes, cutting and joining)
- Christmas party afternoons and the last week of the autumn term
- A gingerbread week or Christmas topic with writing and maths links
- Christmas display, golden time and after-school clubs
Year groups: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 (KS1 and KS2; US Kindergarten to Grade 4). The three skill levels make it easy to use with mixed-age classes.
Format: printable PDF. Prints on A4 (choose “Fit to page”) or US Letter. English.
Updated November 2026.
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