As the winter season is upon us, so are the magical moments that make the holidays one of the best times of the year in the classroom. Cue the winter magic! These gingerbread writing prompts are a great way to get students excited about expressing their thoughts and creativity through writing. Let’s dive into some festive gingerbread writing ideas that will make writing a highlight of the season!
Gingerbread Writing Prompts
Save this page of gingerbread writing prompts to your bookmarks, or print it out for quick and easy access to 16 great writing prompts ready and waiting for you!
Gingerbread Man Writing Prompts
- Imagine you’re a gingerbread cookie who doesn’t want to be eaten. Write about your adventure escaping from the kitchen.
- Someone stole all the gingerbread people from the holiday baking tray. Write a mystery story about who did it and how they get caught.
- You are a world-famous gingerbread baker. Write about the moment you discover your magical secret ingredient.
- Imagine that gingerbread people go to school, just like you. Write about their day in the classroom. What do they learn? What challenges do they face?
- You’re competing in a gingerbread cookie decorating competition. Write about your unique cookie design and how you win the judges over.
- A gingerbread man, or girl, gets lost in the big wide world outside of the kitchen. Write about their journey and how they find their way home.
- Write a story about finding an old, secret gingerbread recipe in your family cookbook. When you bake the recipe, something magical happens…
- You bake a gingerbread family for the holidays, but something magical happens – they start talking! Write about the fun or mischief they get into.
Gingerbread Man Writing Craft
A perfect companion to these gingerbread writing prompts is this gingerbread man craft, where students create their own unique gingerbread man using hand-drawn templates and decorations.
This set includes four hand-drawn gingerbread man templates as well as two pages of adorable decorations for your students to choose from, allowing them to personalize their gingerbread man with their own style. These precious gingerbread men are not only adorable, they are easy as can be – everything you need is just waiting to be printed and your students will be ready to go! This craft is the perfect pair alongside these gingerbread writing prompts.
Gingerbread House Writing Prompts
- If you designed a creative gingerbread out, what would it look like? Write about the rooms, decorations, and yummy treats inside.
- Write a descriptive paragraph about a village made entirely of gingerbread. Use your five senses to describe this village.
- You are in charge of building the biggest gingerbread house ever, but things start to go wrong. Write about the disaster and how you fix it.
- Every year in Gingerbread Town, there is a holiday parade. Describe the floats, gingerbread people, and the fun that happens at this event.
- Two families are competing against each other to see who can make the best gingerbread house. Write about the competition and who wins.
- You wake up one morning and notice that a gingerbread family is living in the gingerbread house that you made with your family. Tell the story of how this family came to live in your gingerbread house.
- There’s a gingerbread house party in the classroom before winter break but something goes terribly wrong. Write about what happens and how you save the day.
- Imagine you were tasked with building a new school… out of gingerbread. What would it look like? What would it be like to go to a gingerbread school?
Gingerbread House Writing Craft
To go along with the gingerbread house writing prompts, check out the gingerbread house craft, for students to design an adorable, festive gingerbread house of their own.
The gingerbread house craft includes 3 different, hand-drawn house templates with options to print in colour or black and white. You also get two pages of cute, seasonal decorations for your students to choose from to decorate their house, including doors, windows, wreaths, candy canes and more!
This craft set offers plenty of choices for your students to make their own personalized gingerbread houses that are perfect for displaying on your classroom walls or on a bulletin board!
Gingerbread Writing Crafts
As the holiday season brings lots of excitement to the classroom, these gingerbread writing prompts offer a delightful way to engage students’ creativity and continue to develop their writing abilities. So, as you plan your seasonal lessons, check out these sweet prompts and coordinating craft kits to inspire your students and bring some holiday warmth to your classroom writing activities!
