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Author: jenny

Gummy Bear Coconut Water Ice Lollies

Posted on August 24, 2017 by jenny

The weather has been pretty poor over the school holidays but we’ve had a ew nice days here and there. With the weather forecasting good weather we had a go at making some ice lollies in some little moulds I bought at Flying Tiger. The recipe was simple but it was something the kids could…

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Our Sylvanian Families Busy Box

Our Sylvanian Families Busy Box

Posted on August 24, 2017August 23, 2017 by jenny

A while ago we made our Lego mad son a Lego Busy Box to keep him busy on car journeys. It’s been really successful and gone everywhere with us, but his younger sister wanted her own version. Now she’s not quite as obsessed with Lego as he is so instead we made her a Sylvanian…

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Back to School giveaway with Duck Tape

Back to School with Duck Tape {giveaway}

Posted on August 23, 2017August 28, 2017 by jenny

Yesterday was spent buying school shoes and this morning I was stitching on name labels. I even ordered the hot dinners for my daughter who is going into Year 1. I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself as I hate having to rush around and do everything last minute. Being prepared means we can spend the…

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My car safety checklist

Posted on August 23, 2017October 25, 2023 by jenny

Photo by Ben Neale on Unsplash I’m so excited as we are getting our hands on our new (to us!) car today. My husband loves cars and since we’ve had the kids we’ve opted for quite comfy cars, big enough to carry all our stuff. I don’t know about you but we have a lot of stuff. Our…

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Top Bank Holiday Netflix faves for kids

Top Bank Holiday Netflix faves for kids

Posted on August 22, 2017 by jenny

I just love how my children watch their favourite programmes. I remember me and my sister took it in turns to choose the tv programmes we’d watch after school. We argued so much that we were assigned days of the week! I’m not sure it stopped us arguing but it makes me giggle even now….

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Summer holidays weekly vlog

Monday Happy Things {Week 151}

Posted on August 21, 2017 by jenny

Our Summer holidays are whizzing by. I can’t believe we’ve had four weeks of adventures already. We were really lucky to go away for a few days and have a change of scene. It was lovely to do normal things, like watch films at home and take the kids to the park. We wanted to…

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Unboxing our new mattress from Sloane & Sons

Posted on August 20, 2017October 16, 2017 by jenny

As we haven’t had a holiday this summer we’ve concentrated on getting the house sorted. It’s now 4 years since we moved in and we’ve almost finished! With my son starting Year 3 in September we really wanted to finish his room off and make it a nice place to be (and do homework!). Last…

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My Mermaid Lagoon {Marina's Lagoon} Playset

My Mermaid Lagoon {Marina’s Lagoon} Playset

Posted on August 20, 2017March 20, 2019 by jenny

Regular readers will know that we love crafty toys and activities. I love planning activities but sometimes it’s nice to bring out a toy that I know they will enjoy. Recently we received the My Mermaid Lagoon from Interplay UK to review. My Mermaid Lagoon Playset Create a magical mermaid world where Mermaids and their…

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Rachel Whiteread Place (Village) at the Museum of Childhood

Rachel Whiteread Place (Village) at the Museum of Childhood

Posted on August 19, 2017 by jenny

I have this thing with houses. I’m not sure what it is but I just love little houses. So when I heard about an installation by the artist Rachel Whiteread consisting of lots of dolls’ houses, I knew I had to visit. The installation was at the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. Fortunately I had…

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Welcome to the gingerbread house blog. I’m Jenny, London mum of two teens. Craft and family lifestyle blogger, occasional baker of gingerbread. Find out more about us, our latest crafts, and be inspired by our days out. Contact me jenny@the-gingerbread-house.co.uk

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