Jumping Gingerbread Man SVG

About this design

This gingerbread man just found out it is Christmas morning. He is leaping into the air with both arms thrown up high, one leg kicked back and the other stepping forward, and his eyes are squeezed shut in a huge grin. Three round buttons run down his chest, and thin lines of icing cross his wrists and ankles.

The icing lines go right across the wrists and ankles, which sets the hands and feet apart as their own small pieces. That makes the design four pieces with six cut-outs. The shapes are big and bold, so it passes our cut checks from just 1.5 inches tall.

Color layers

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

Celebration projects

• Christmas morning shirts for kids.
• Party invitations for a holiday celebration.
• “Yay, it’s Christmas!” cards.
• Advent calendar day-25 tags.
• Cupcake toppers.
• Stickers for planners and gift bags.
• Wall decals in a playroom.

Size and cutting tips

It cuts cleanly from about 1.5 inches tall. The hands and feet are separate small pieces, so keep them in place on the transfer tape. For a child’s shirt, 6 to 7 inches tall. For a cupcake topper, 2 inches.

Step by step: Christmas morning shirt

1. Set the design to 7 inches tall and download the solid style.
2. Add “It’s Christmas!” in a bold, playful font in your software.
3. Mirror and cut both from iron-on vinyl.
4. Weed carefully so the hands and feet stay in place.
5. Press the gingerbread man first, then the text underneath.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Gold glitter for a sparkly celebration
• Red with white for a candy-cane look
• White on a green or red shirt

Design notes

The raised arms make this the most energetic gingerbread man in the collection. He fits well above a line of text, where his arms seem to cheer the words, and he looks great in a row with a few copies at slightly different heights, like a crowd celebrating.

Good to know

Because the hands and feet are separate pieces, you can also cut them in a different color, such as white mittens and red boots, for a dressed-up look. Cut the design twice, keep only the hands and feet from the second copy, and place them where the first copy’s hands and feet were.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so he leaps the other way.
• Use the editor’s offset border to join the hands and feet into one die-cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Dancing Gingerbread Man and the Waving Gingerbread Man share the fun.