How to Draw a Kid with a Gingerbread House (Easy Step by Step)
A kid decorating a gingerbread house is a cozy drawing, and it is built from very simple shapes. The head is an oval, the body is a box, and the house is a triangle on top of two straight walls. Once you have the shapes, the fun part is adding icing bumps and candy dots.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 10 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
- How to draw a kid with a gingerbread house step by step
- Tips for drawing a kid with a gingerbread house
- Free kid with a gingerbread house coloring page
- How to color your kid with a gingerbread house drawing
- Kid with a gingerbread house fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a kid with a gingerbread house
- More easy Christmas drawings
How to draw a kid with a gingerbread house step by step
How to Draw a Kid with a Gingerbread House · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The big round head
Draw a big oval near the top left of your page for the head. Leave a small gap at the bottom where the neck will go.
Step 3: Collar and shirt
Under the head, draw a short flat line for the collar. Then draw the bottom and right side of the shirt: a flat line going left to right, with a short line going up at the right end.
Step 4: Arms
Draw two long sausage shapes for the arms. One hangs down on the left side of the shirt, and the other reaches out to the right toward where the house will be.
Step 5: Legs and shoes
Draw two straight lines down from the bottom of the shirt for the legs. Then add a flat oval at the bottom of each leg for a shoe.
Step 6: Face and icing bag
Inside the head, add two small dots for eyes and a curved smile underneath. Then, at the end of the right arm, draw a wide flat-topped icing bag that gets thinner as it goes down to a point.
Step 7: The gingerbread roof
Draw a triangle for the roof to the right of the kid. Along its bottom edge, draw a row of little bumps like icing, and add three dots inside as candy.
Step 8: House walls
Draw one straight line down from each end of the roof's bottom edge. These are the walls of the house.
Step 9: Window and door
Between the walls, draw a small circle for the window. Next to it, draw an upside-down U shape for the door.
Step 10: The table
Draw a long rounded rectangle across the bottom of the house for the tabletop. Add two short straight legs hanging down from it.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your kid with a gingerbread house? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a kid with a candy cane or how to draw a kid with a Christmas stocking next.
Tips for drawing a kid with a gingerbread house
- Draw the head first and leave room on the right, so the arm and the house both fit on your page.
- The icing bag is the trickiest part. Start wide at the top near the hand and slowly bring the two sides together to a point.
- For the bumpy icing along the roof, draw small half circles in a row, all about the same size.
Free kid with a gingerbread house coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this kid with a gingerbread house coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your kid with a gingerbread house drawing
Try a brown house with white icing and bright red and green candy dots, and a shirt in your favorite color. For a creative twist, give the kid a colorful table or a snowy sky behind the house.
Kid with a gingerbread house fun fact for kids
The Brothers Grimm published the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel in 1812. It is about a house made of bread and sweets, and it helped make decorated gingerbread houses popular in Germany.
Questions about drawing a kid with a gingerbread house
What shapes do I need to draw a kid with a gingerbread house?
You need an oval for the head, a box for the shirt, and a triangle for the roof. Ovals also make the shoes, a small circle makes the window, and an upside-down U makes the door.
How do I make the gingerbread house look more fun?
Add more candy dots on the roof and make the icing bumps along the edge nice and even. You can also color the door and window in bright colors.
How do I draw the arm that holds the icing bag?
Draw a long sausage shape reaching out to the right from the shirt. Then draw the icing bag at the end of the arm, wide at the top and thinner toward the bottom.
