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Author: jenny

Baby TV Royal Baby Naming Competition

Posted on June 9, 2013August 2, 2021 by jenny

BABY TV is launching a Royal Baby-Naming Competition with a fab prize. In a nationwide survey by www.babytv.com  involving 1500 UK parents, it’s believed that Will and Kate will stick to their Royal roots naming a male heir to the throne Philip (24%) and Diana (27.52%) if it’s a girl. However, the names Charles and…

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London’s sandy beach

Posted on June 8, 2013March 28, 2016 by jenny

We had the most amazing day out today at the London Eye and South Bank. It’s one of my favourite places in London and there’s lots to do for free! We didn’t tell the toddler where we were going until we were right underneath the London Eye and luckily he was excited about going on…

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Win with P&G this Father’s Day

Posted on June 8, 2013August 29, 2017 by jenny

I’ve mentioned the Everyday Effect before, basically the everyday things that us mums do for our family which make all the difference. P&G have made it their mission to make products which help towards making everyday life that little bit better. With Father’s Day round the corner, P&G want to help the Dad in your…

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Slice of Life

Posted on June 7, 2013 by jenny

Eye-catching title huh? Today I need to share something with you. White bread is good for you. Fact. I think we’ve all got used to the argument that white bread is bad for you. I remember when I was at Uni a friend constantly sang “The whiter the bread, the quicker you’re dead” at me….

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Win a Peppa Pig Play Tent

Posted on June 4, 2013June 26, 2014 by jenny

The weather has been perfect the last couple of days. We’ve been enjoying our lovely new garden which is just the right size for the children to run around in. Over the weekend my husband finished building them a beautiful wooden playhouse and today a new sand pit arrived – hopefully these will keep them…

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New board books from Petr Horacek

Posted on June 2, 2013 by jenny

We love reading. Both children have recently started asking for two books at bedtime (the toddler told me that “Nanny said so”) which means I’m always happy to be sent books to review 🙂 We recently received two lovely new board books from award-winning author/illustrator Petr Horacek. Honk Honk! Baa Baa! and Time for Bed,…

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A little room for improvement

Posted on June 2, 2013September 19, 2017 by jenny

I love a challenge and was excited to be asked to take part in the latest one from MoneySupermarket.com, to improve a room of my choice within my home. As you all know we only moved into our new house last month so it was pretty difficult to decide which room to improve. I settled…

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Craft your way around the globe

Posted on May 30, 2013March 15, 2020 by jenny

The cold wet weather has kept us indoors the last few days. Fortunately we were sent a really fun craft book which has kept us busy and helped us explore new things. Craft it Up Around the World brings the great wide world into the home with 35 travel-inspired craft projects! The toddler and I…

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WIN one of three copies of Mister Maker: Watch & Make Volume 5

Posted on May 30, 2013August 30, 2022 by jenny

My toddler is the biggest fan of Mr Maker. The good news for him is that Mister Maker: Watch & Make Vol. 5 is being released on DVD on the 3rd June 2013. As you would expect the DVD features out of this world makes! You too can join in the fun with Mister Maker…

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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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