Dancing Gingerbread Man SVG

About this design

This gingerbread man heard his favorite Christmas song. He is caught mid-dance, one leg kicked high out to the side and both arms flung wide, with his head tipped back and his eyes closed in a big happy smile. Three round buttons run down his chest, and wavy lines of icing decorate his wrists and legs, bouncing along with him.

He is a single connected piece with eight cut-outs for the smile, buttons and icing. One piece means there is nothing loose to place when you weed, and the bold pose reads clearly even at small sizes. It passes our cut checks from about 2 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the smile, buttons and icing
• Design in gingerbread brown

Party projects

• Holiday party invitations and dance party signs.
• Kids’ shirts for a school winter dance.
• Ugly sweater party favors.
• Mugs with “Let’s get this party started” in your own font.
• Gift tags for a cheerful friend.
• Window clings in a playroom.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 2 inches tall. The icing lines on the wrists are the finest parts, so for felt, cut at 4 inches or more. For a child’s shirt, 6 to 7 inches tall. For an adult’s, 8 to 10 inches.

Step by step: dance party shirt

1. Set the design to 8 inches tall and download the solid style.
2. Add a short phrase like “Shake your cookie” in a bold font in your software.
3. Mirror and cut both from iron-on vinyl in brown or white.
4. Press the gingerbread man on the shirt front and the phrase underneath.
5. Press again from the back of the shirt to set the vinyl.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Gold glitter for a sparkly party shirt
• Neon pink or green for a fun dance party
• White on a red or black shirt

Design notes

The raised leg and outstretched arms make the shape wider than most gingerbread men. Leave a little extra room around him on your project, and he will look like he has space to dance.

Good to know

He is one of the most cheerful figures in the gingerbread collection, so he works well beside text. A simple greeting such as “Merry and bright” or a child’s name sits nicely under the raised leg, where the shape leaves an open space.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so he kicks the other leg.
• Repeat him in a row in your software for a dancing conga line.

Pairs well with

The Waving Gingerbread Man and the Jumping Gingerbread Man join the party.