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Top tips for making your house more accessible

Posted on June 27, 2019December 7, 2024 by jenny

Photo by Stéphane Juban on Unsplash We are off to visit my mum this weekend. I can’t wait to get away for a few days. She lives in one of the prettiest villages in Wiltshire and we are never short of anything to do with the kids when we are there. She’s done a lot of work on…

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Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay by Ali McNamara

Posted on June 26, 2019 by jenny

A few weeks ago I was sent an early copy of the latest book from Ali McNamara. You may remember that I’ve reviewed some of her previous books including The Summer of Serendipity and Daisy’s Vintage Cornish Camper Van. Tomorrow Sphere will be publishing Ali’s latest book, Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay! They are also…

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Five Happy Things {Week 246}

Posted on June 24, 2019 by jenny

I love to start the week by writing Five Happy Things. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Five Happy Things {Week 246} It…

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Win a bundle of children’s books from Stripes Publishing

Posted on June 23, 2019July 14, 2019 by jenny

With the Summer holidays looming, now is a great time to stock up on books for your children. Reading is a great way to stop the dreaded Summer Drain Brain and a great way to keep kids learning over the holidays. I was recently sent a bundle of books for young readers from Stripes Publishing….

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Reign of Terror {a Minecraft graphic novel}

Posted on June 22, 2019 by jenny

My 9 year old loves playing Minecraft so I’m always keen to give him any Minecraft books to encourage him to keep reading. He’s enjoyed official Minecraft books, such as guides and annuals, Minecraft: The Island and Minecraft: The Crash. But he loves the unofficial books too, including the Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior series…

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My holiday essentials when travelling with kids

Posted on June 19, 2019December 4, 2024 by jenny

This post was written in collaboration with Panasonic but all thoughts and opinions are my own. We left it late but I’m so excited that we’ve finally booked our Summer holiday. We really wanted to spend a week abroad like last year. We were a little overwhelmed by all the choice so actually ended up…

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Five Happy Things {Week 245}

Posted on June 17, 2019 by jenny

I love to start the week by writing Five Happy Things. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I always enjoy writing. Five Happy Things {Week 245}…

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Exploring Chiltern Open Air Museum with tweens

Exploring Chiltern Open Air Museum with tweens

Posted on June 14, 2019May 12, 2022 by jenny

A few weekends ago we visited the Chiltern Open Air Museum. Can you believe it has been on our list since we moved to Hillingdon 6 years ago? Yet it took us 6 years to find a free weekend! Anyway, we had a fantastic day at the Chiltern Open Air Museum with our tweens so…

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The hunt for the lost toys with Toy Story 4

The hunt for the lost toys with Toy Story 4

Posted on June 13, 2019September 1, 2024 by jenny

This post features #gifted items from shopDisney, but all thoughts and opinions are my own We went to the cinema last week and were so excited to watch the trailer for Toy Story 4. The trailer looked amazing and we just can’t wait to go and watch the film to see the return of some…

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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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