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Monday Happy List – Week 103

Posted on September 12, 2016September 18, 2016 by jenny

It’s Monday again and for once I am sitting in silence, listening to the radio all on my own. Time for my weekly Monday Happy List post! Monday was the last day of the school holidays when we were all together so we celebrated by visiting Northala Fields,  local country park. Unfortunately the boating pond…

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Avebury Stone Circle with kids

Exploring Avebury Stone Circle with children

Posted on September 10, 2016August 31, 2020 by jenny

Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the pretty village of Avebury in Wiltshire. It also happens to be between my Mum’s house and ours so we often stop off on the way home. Exploring Avebury Stone Circle with children is a great day out as there is so much to…

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Fit To Dance

Could you be Disney On Ice’s Fit To Dance champion?

Posted on September 7, 2016October 14, 2020 by jenny

Last week we received a special invitation from Disney On Ice to attend an exclusive VIP Fit To Dance class event with Disney On Ice skaters and Disney On Ice super fan Peter Andre! I’m not sure my children know who Peter Andre is but I quite like him so off we went to the Dominion Theatre in…

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Monday Happy List – Week 102

Posted on September 5, 2016 by jenny

Last week was our last full week of the summer holidays. We seemed to pack a lot in to our week, making happy memories and enjoying some weather (not sure where that has gone now though!). I’m enjoying one last day with my son before he starts school tomorrow so I’m keeping my weekly Monday Happy…

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Westwood Manor Wiltshire

Westwood Manor {a National Trust day out}

Posted on September 3, 2016August 22, 2020 by jenny

Last week we had a few days with my mum in Wiltshire. We’ve always wanted to visit Westwood Manor, a small National Trust property near Bradford on Avon. Although owned by the NT it has live in tenants so is only open for a few days in the year. We usually travel home on Sundays but…

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The Great Big Rhino Project and Trail

The Great Big Rhino Project and Trail

Posted on August 28, 2016September 19, 2022 by jenny

We’ve finally been able to leave London behind and visit family and friends in Devon. We come a couple of times each year so always have our favourite places to re-visit around Exeter. This year we stayed in a fab hotel in central Exeter which was  a great base for exploring the city. The weather…

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Monday Happy List – Week 100

Posted on August 22, 2016 by jenny

Hello everyone, I hope you had a lovely weekend. It’s time for me to sit and write my weekly blog post about some of the things which have made me happy – my Monday Happy List. We’ve had my sister visiting all week which has been lovely. We had an epic day in London exploring…

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Scooby-Doo Live! at the London Palladium

Posted on August 18, 2016May 25, 2024 by jenny

Our summer holidays have been so much fun this year! Today we received an invite to see Scooby Doo Live! at the London Palladium. I loved Scooby Doo when I was a kid and we love to sit down and watch episodes together. We received a lovely parcel with our golden ticket to the theatre,…

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Getting the most from a scooter {tips and tricks from Halfords}

Posted on August 16, 2016September 27, 2017 by jenny

There’s something about long summer days that makes us all want to be outside as much as possible. We’ve had some lovely weather lately, packed up a picnic and gone out for the day. At the beginning of the school holidays we popped down to Halfords and bought both children lovely new bikes. They’ve been…

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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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