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Maileg mice St Patrick Day costumes

Making miniatures for Maileg mice

Posted on March 18, 2026 by jenny

The teen and I have been enjoying making miniatures for our Maileg mice. We display our Maileg gingerbread house at Christmas but it seems to be staying out this year. So far we have decorated for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and even St David’s Day. Making miniatures for Maileg mice Our Maileg collection has grown…

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Maileg mouse DIY

DIY Maileg costumes for Spring

Posted on February 12, 2026February 28, 2026 by jenny

Surely Spring must be on the way. Our garden is full of bulbs and our fingers are crossed that it will stop raining for half term next week. The teen and I have been crafting miniature makes for our Maileg mice. We wanted to share the cutest little recycled craft for your little ones (with…

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Maileg Mouse Postbox DIY

Maileg Mouse Postbox DIY

Posted on December 16, 2025December 24, 2025 by jenny

‘Tis the season to make miniatures! We’ve been making miniatures for our Christmas mice. I think they’ve taken over from our Christmas elves, they definitely seem to have more accessories and props. Maileg Mouse Postbox DIY Our little Christmas mice needed a postbox for Christmas mail. A few years ago we made mini envelopes from…

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Cherry blossom paper flower craft for kids

Cherry blossom paper flower craft for kids

Posted on May 7, 2025 by jenny

One of my many favourite things about Spring is the pretty cherry blossom that magically appears on the tree in our garden. It inspired this cherry blossom paper flower craft for kids. Made with coloured paper and glue we hope you will have fun making your own cherry blossom this Spring time List of supplies…

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felt shamrock bookmark

Easy felt shamrock bookmark

Posted on January 29, 2025 by jenny

If you are looking for a fun craft to celebrate St Patricks Day then I have a lovely craft to share today. My daughter loves to read so we had a lot of fun designing these felt shamrock corner bookmarks. Use felt and thread to create them and you will never lose your page again….

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St Patrick's Day clay leprechaun craft

St Patrick’s Day clay leprechaun craft

Posted on January 21, 2025January 22, 2025 by jenny

January is a looong month but we are already looking forward to all the special days which will shortly be coming up. We love celebrating St Patrick’s Day and couldn’t resist adding this clay leprechaun craft with you. It’s definitely a craft for older children and my teens love playing with my clay supply. These…

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Gold foil gingerbread house decorations

Gold foil gingerbread house decorations

Posted on December 7, 2024December 19, 2024 by jenny

Have you decorated for Christmas yet? We put our decorations up today and we are enjoying the colourful lights and seeing our favourite decorations. We’ve been making for gold foil decorations. They are so quick and easy to make and metallics reflect the Christmas lights well. I thought I would share how we make ours….

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how to make Halloween felt ghosts

Halloween felt ghost tutorial

Posted on September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by jenny

I’ve always enjoyed working with felt. It’s easy to cut and you can make so many items with it. I can’t resist adding some super cute Halloween felt ghosts to our decorations this year. I’m sharing a fun tutorial for making your own felt ghosts, with a list of the supplies you will need and…

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third layer of resin

Easy resin personalised letters

Posted on August 16, 2024August 18, 2024 by jenny

My tween had the great idea of making a keepsake for her bedroom using some of her favourite small items. We found wooden fillable letters and purchased resin to fill the letter with her favourite items and make a really personalised item for her room. We’ve used a wooden fillable letter before, they are a…

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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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