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World Book Day inspired cupcakes

World Book Day inspired cupcakes

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by jenny

We have been excitedly talking about World Book Day for a good few weeks now As a family of bookworms we just love to read and World Book Day means everyone can celebrate the joy of reading. Thanks to home learning the whole family are getting involved in World Book Day this year. We are…

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Create a book nook for World Book Day

Posted on February 26, 2021March 16, 2023 by jenny

World Book Day will be different this year. As a parent I’m glad that I don’t need to provide my children with costumes to wear to school as both of them dislike dressing up. We will be celebrating World Book Day (Thursday 4th March) at home. We have already chosen books with our World Book…

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Among Us Hama bead crewmates

Among Us Hama bead crewmates

Posted on February 20, 2021February 21, 2021 by jenny

We’ve had lots of fun crafting over half term. The weather has been pretty poor so we’ve stayed in a lot. We are lucky to have plenty of crafts and toys to occupy us. We have a large box of hama beads which we got out one day. We’ve had the box for years but…

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Easy Pokémon Mini Notebooks

Easy Pokémon Mini Notebooks

Posted on February 16, 2021January 8, 2023 by jenny

My daughter just adores Pokémon. Will you be celebrating Pokémon Day on the 27th February?  I thought it would be fun to add a new Pokémon inspired craft to the small collection we have and just love our easy Pokémon mini notebooks. Once you have mastered how to make the mini notebook you can customise…

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Make Epsom Salt pipe cleaner hearts

Posted on February 13, 2021February 14, 2021 by jenny

Our quick and easy Valentine STEM activity is great for kids who love to try science at home. February has been a creative month for us with the kids learning from home and we’ve set up a lot of STEM experiments at home for fun. This month we’ve experimented with dissolving Love Hearts and made…

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DIY puppy kissing booth

DIY puppy kissing booth

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by jenny

My kids love to craft with our pup and with Valentines Day coming up they wanted to make something special. We made him his own puppy costume for Halloween so it seemed only right to make him something to celebrate Valentines Day. This year we made a special kissing booth for him! You can make…

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STEM Valentine tangram for kids

STEM Valentine tangram for kids

Posted on February 9, 2021September 18, 2022 by jenny

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we’ve been enjoying all kinds of Valentine themed arts and crafts this year. I like to come up with different things to keep my kids busy and active and now they are a little older they enjoy STEM learning. Our STEM Valentine tangram for kids is a…

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Dissolving Love Hearts Valentine science

Dissolving Love Hearts Valentine science

Posted on February 5, 2021 by jenny

Our home learning has been a lot of fun recently. My 9 year old loves science so we’ve been trying all those home science experiments we’ve wanted to try but never had the time. After the success of our winter Candy Cane experiment my daughter suggested we try it again with Love Hearts. We love…

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Valentine STEM challenge for kids

Heart Marshmallow Valentine STEM challenge for kids

Posted on February 4, 2021 by jenny

We are so happy to see the back of January and welcome February. There are so many things to look forward to in February including Valentine’s Day, Pancake Day, birthdays and Spring! Now my children are a little older I knew they would enjoy some STEM experiments and we have tried a few over the…

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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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