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Mini Puft Ghostbusters Afterlife Candied Apples

Mini Puft Ghostbusters Afterlife Candied Apples

Posted on September 20, 2022 by jenny

We are so excited for Halloween next month. We love a celebration and have been decided what costumes to make and what treats we will have ready for our Trick or Treaters. Who didn’t love the moment the bag of Stay Puft Marshmallows exploded and the cute Mini Pufts started popping out in the Ghostbusters…

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Pokemon trading card craft for kids

Pokemon trading card craft for kids

Posted on August 28, 2022January 8, 2023 by jenny

My daughter has had her Pokemon trading card collection out over the holidays to sort them. All Pokémon cards depict one or multiple Pokémon from the Pokémon video games series, and they specify a name, an elemental type, a move set and/or ability, and a certain amount of HP. To be honest she has never…

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Craft Stick Catapult STEM activity for kids

Craft Stick Catapult STEM activity for kids

Posted on July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by jenny

The summer holidays are rushing by like they always do. We have been busy outside in the garden, enjoying the warm weather. We couldn’t resist making these fun craft stick catapults. They don’t need many items to make them and are a fun STEM activity for kids. We thought we would share the process for…

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Earth Day STEM skittles experiment for kids

Earth Day STEM skittles experiment for kids

Posted on April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 by jenny

My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles but this time it was my son’s turn to set up a little science  experiment with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for Earth Day. We thought it would work well for Earth Day so designed this Earth Day STEM Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little…

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Crafts for kids to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Crafts for kids to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on April 2, 2022 by jenny

I’ve already shared some ideas for crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee later this year so I thought I would follow that with a post full of ideas for kids to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. I popped to the shops this morning and my local craft store had a display of…

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Easy Platinum Jubilee gingerbread crowns

Easy Platinum Jubilee gingerbread crowns

Posted on April 1, 2022April 2, 2022 by jenny

I’m not sure how we will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year. We want to do something but we’re not sure what. Hopefully our village or street will be doing something special to celebrate. Even if we are only celebrating at home we will need special Platinum Jubilee treats and we tried out an…

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Crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on March 9, 2022April 7, 2024 by jenny

We are so excited to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. I’m sure we will be attending a few parties and events in London to celebrate her reaching this milestone. I thought it would be fun to pull together some crafts for toddlers to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee too! Nine crafts for toddlers…

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St Patrick’s Day skittle experiment

St Patrick’s Day skittle experiment

Posted on February 23, 2022February 13, 2023 by jenny

My daughter loves experimenting with Skittles and we had fun experimenting with the classic Skittles experiment, and adapting it for a little Halloween science, Christmas science and New Year STEM fun. We thought it would work just as well for St Patrick’s Day so designed this St Patrick’s Day Skittles experiment for kids, perfect for a little STEM exploration at…

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Make your own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate

Make your own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate

Posted on February 1, 2022 by jenny

My crafting time is severely squished since I returned to work full time. However I still love to craft with my kids and it’s always worth the wait when we do get to craft. With Valentine’s Day coming up we wanted to make our own Pop Its heart shaped chocolate. We tried using pop its…

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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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