Gingerbread Family SVG

About this design

Here is the whole gingerbread household. Dad stands on the left with a neat bow tie, a row of buttons and icing cuffs on his sleeves and trousers. Mom is in the middle with a swoop of hair, three buttons and ruffled icing at the bottom of her trouser legs. The little one on the right has curly hair, a smile and a simple dress. They hold hands in a line, ready for a family photo.

The design has seventeen pieces and twelve cut-outs. Most of the extra pieces are small icing details, such as the cuffs and hems, that sit inside the figures. In the layered version, the cream backing shows through every cut-out, so the bow tie, buttons and trim all read as white icing. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall.

Color layers

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

Family projects

• Family Christmas ornaments with each name under its figure.
• Matching pajama sets. Cut one figure for each person.
• Holiday cards with the family’s last name.
• Porch signs and door hangers.
• Cookie jar labels for a family baking day.
• Stockings with a small family figure on the cuff.

Size and cutting tips

The design passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall. At that size, the icing cuffs are small, so use a fresh blade and a light-grip mat. For felt or glitter vinyl, cut it at 7 inches or more. For a wide sign, scale it by width to fit the board.

Step by step: family name sign

1. Set the design to 8 inches wide and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the brown layer from brown adhesive vinyl and the backing from cream vinyl.
3. Apply the cream backing to a painted wooden board, then the brown layer on top.
4. Add your family name underneath in a bold script font.
5. Seal with a clear spray if the sign will hang outdoors.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Brown with red icing for a festive family
• White on a red or green board for a farmhouse sign

Good to know

The child is shorter than the parents, so the design is wider than it is tall. If you add more children, copy the child figure in your software, ungroup the design first, and space the copies along the line. Families of four or five fit nicely on a long board or a mantel banner.

Variations to try

• Ungroup it in your software to use one figure on each family member’s shirt.
• Place it inside a circle in the editor for an ornament.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread Couple is the two-person version, and the Gingerbread Baby adds a new arrival.