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Doodle Cat Wears a Cape {review and giveaway}

Doodle Cat Wears a Cape {book review and giveaway}

Posted on May 7, 2019May 14, 2019 by jenny

The Bank Holiday weekend was a great opportunity to catch up on some reading. We spent yesterday clearing out the children’s playhouse of toys, and turning it into a chill out den for them. They hoovered, put up posters and added a little desk and chair and beanbag. It was lovely to see them enjoying…

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Collectable plush Petooties Pets

Collectable plush Petooties Pets

Posted on May 6, 2019 by jenny

It has been super cold today for a weekend in May. It didn’t stop us going out to the park or having a day out but we’ve taken jumpers and coats! Fingers crossed the next Bank Holiday in May is warmer! Luckily for Little Sis she was sent a bundle of Petooties Pets, the brand…

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Five Happy Things {Week 239}

Posted on May 6, 2019November 5, 2023 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. Last week was pretty crazy as…

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A visit to Bradley Manor House, Newton Abbot

A visit to Bradley Manor House, Newton Abbot

Posted on May 5, 2019August 22, 2020 by jenny

Although we’re frequent visitors to Devon there are still lots of places we want to visit. On our most recent trip we wanted to use our National Trust membership to visit both Bradley Manor House and Compton Castle. We packed a picnic and headed off to Newton Abbot for our day out. A visit to…

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unboxing L.O.L. Surprise! toys

Unboxing LOL Surprise! Fuzzy Pets

Posted on May 2, 2019 by jenny

Little Sis just loves her L.O.L. Surprise! collection. They are the perfect unboxing toy with layers of toys to unwrap, it’s not hard to see why they are so appealing to children. Little Sis was #gifted a special L.O.L. Surprise! box of treats to keep her busy over the Easter holidays. Unfortunately they arrived whilst…

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Learning emotions with collectible Moji Pops Series 1

Posted on April 30, 2019 by jenny

Whilst we were away on holiday last week my 7 year old spotted colourful packets of Moji Pops whilst we were out shopping. We bought a blind bag to see what was inside and she immediately fell in love with the colourful characters with a face you can swap! Yes, you can pop out the…

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Win a Spiderman into the Spider-Verse bundle

Win a Spiderman into the Spider-Verse bundle

Posted on April 28, 2019April 29, 2019 by jenny

Yesterday we took part in a Twitter viewing party with @SonyPicsAtHome for Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse which was released on DVD this week. Ok, so we may have missed the start of the party, but we still had fun watching at home, especially as we were sent a bundle of toys to play along with…

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Blogger Board Game Club: House of Danger

Blogger Board Game Club: House of Danger

Posted on April 27, 2019May 15, 2020 by jenny

Our latest game from the Blogger Board Game Club was House of Danger, based on the book by R.A. Montgomery. When I first saw the game it immediately made me think of the story books I read as a child, the ones with multiple possible endings where you choose your own adventure. I loved that…

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Ness Beach Shaldon

Exploring Shaldon with kids

Posted on April 27, 2019August 22, 2020 by jenny

Shaldon is a village in South Devon, on the south bank of the estuary of the River Teign, opposite Teignmouth. The village is really pretty and unspoilt, full of quaint little streets and shops and definitely worth a visit. Last week we were staying in Teignmouth with a direct view over to Shaldon. We couldn’t…

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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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