Gingerbread Man with Candy Cane SVG

About this design

This gingerbread man found the candy jar. He holds a striped candy cane up beside his head in one hand, and another candy cane leans against his other side like a walking stick. His eyes are closed in a happy smile, three buttons run down his chest and wavy icing decorates the tops of his legs. It brings together two of the best-loved Christmas treats in one design.

The design is two pieces: the gingerbread man with the raised candy cane, and the leaning candy cane beside him. Twelve cut-outs form the stripes, buttons, smile and icing. In the layered version, the stripes show the cream backing, which gives both candy canes their stripes. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches tall.

Color layers

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

Projects

• Candy cane gift tags tied to real candy canes.
• Kids’ shirts and pajamas.
• Hot cocoa bar decorations.
• Classroom party treat bags.
• Holiday cards for kids to send.
• Window clings for a sweet-shop look.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches tall. The candy cane stripes are the finest part, so use a fresh blade on cardstock. For felt, choose 7 inches or more. For a child’s shirt, 7 to 8 inches tall is a good size.

Step by step: red-striped candy canes

1. Set the design to 6 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the brown layer from brown cardstock and the backing from white.
3. Cut a second copy of the brown layer from red cardstock and keep only the two candy canes.
4. Glue the white backing down, then the brown gingerbread man, then the red candy canes over his.
5. The white stripes show through the red, giving you real candy-cane stripes.

Color ideas

• Brown with red and white candy canes, the classic
• Brown with green and white canes for a mint twist
• All white on a red shirt for a single-color design
• Gold glitter with white for a party

Good to know

The leaning candy cane is a separate piece, so you can leave it out if you want a simpler design, or move it to the other side of the figure in your cutting software after ungrouping. On its own, the gingerbread man still holds the raised candy cane.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so he holds the candy cane in his other hand.
• Add the editor’s offset border for a die-cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread House with Candy Door is his candy home, and the Gingerbread Man in a Santa Hat is another festive version.