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Author: jenny

Where we meet Sportacus!

Posted on April 5, 2013 by jenny

This morning we set off on an adventure into central London to meet Sportacus, the star of LazyTown. For nearly ten years superhero Sportacus has got the world’s children moving, dancing, singing and playing along with his colourful cartoon-come-to-life LazyTown.  Now he’s back to inspire kids to feel good about doing healthy things in a…

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A lazy day

Posted on April 4, 2013 by jenny

This cold weather means I want to be eating good wholesome food! Ok, so I’ve already written about butterfly cakes today but I don’t just eat cake (honest). Most of the time I like to cook our meals from scratch but, like most busy mums, I keep stock of quick and easy meals for my…

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Recipe for butterfly cakes

Posted on April 4, 2013April 15, 2018 by jenny

The weather was unbelievable today – grey, overcast, snow and even a hail storm. Is it really the beginning of April? This morning we had to go out as the toddler had a hair appointment. Little Sis got her first hair cut too, one quick snip across her fringe and she can see again. When…

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The Sugar Girls

Posted on April 2, 2013October 19, 2020 by jenny

I love living in London and I’ve always loved learning more about the history of the place. We try to get and about as much as we can as we’re keen for the children to appreciate all that London has to offer. We don’t get to the East End very often but we have visited…

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Easter in pictures

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jenny

We’ve been fortunate that our couple of days away coincided with blue skies and sunshine. At long last we were able to spend time outside and all feel much better for it. In the run up to Easter we did lots of Easter crafting. We made and decorated bunny biscuits, boiled eggs and tried out…

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Join the Easter Eggsplorers on Nick Jr.

Posted on March 29, 2013June 30, 2015 by jenny

I don’t know about you but I’ll be really glad to see the back of this month. It’s been busy, we’ve had the uncertainty of our house sale going through and we’ve all been constantly ill. We’re going away for a few days over Easter, and taking our germs with us, but we’re more than…

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Win with Febreze

Posted on March 27, 2013August 30, 2022 by jenny

On average we spend 312 hours each year in our cars, yet cleaning our mobile home-from-home is one of the nation’s most-neglected chores, with a third of Brits only cleaning the inside of their car every six months or less! I was surprised to hear that men clean the inside of their car more than…

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Time for the BritMums Carnival at the gingerbread house!

Posted on March 26, 2013March 10, 2024 by jenny

Many moons ago I signed up to host the BritMums Carnival and my time has finally arrived! Today I bring to you some brilliant posts from the best parenting bloggers about ….. potty training! Forgive me for the theme but potty training is currently headlining at the gingerbread house and I am in need of…

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Grandmother’s Flower Garden doll quilt

Posted on March 24, 2013February 8, 2025 by jenny

I’ve been really lucky to attend both the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show as well as the Spring Country Living Fair in the last week. There was so much lovely inspiration and a fair few fabric purchases too. Grandmother’s Flower Garden doll quilt Lately I’ve been spending my precious free time making hexagons the EPP…

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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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