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Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai

Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai {Series 3 Creamery}

Posted on August 1, 2018 by jenny

If your children love the latest crazy of squishies then you’ve probably heard of Smooshy Mushy. Girls simply can’t get enough of Bandai’s Smooshy Mushy collection and this month sees Series 3 take the Smooshies and their Bestie friends to the Creamery, where all new characters with their ice-cream cone packaging are ready to be…

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Our kid-friendly garden (which us adults love too!)

Posted on July 30, 2018April 7, 2024 by jenny

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Now our Summer holidays have finally started I’ve been thinking up ways to keep my children busy. We have holidays planned but we also have lots of down time at home. Sometimes I think my children just don’t know how to be bored but I know that being bored is really good…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer holidays {Week 1}

Posted on July 30, 2018August 1, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the start of the school summer holidays. The weather has been a little too hot for us so I’m so happy that the temperature has dropped AND we’ve had rain. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog…

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10 things to do in London with dinosaur crazy kids

Posted on July 29, 2018August 1, 2018 by jenny

I think I’ve mentioned before that my 6 year old is crazy about dinosaurs. She loves reading about them and playing with her toy dinosaurs. We’ve recently been watching all the old Jurassic World films in the hope we may go and watch the latest film Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. My daughter has even go…

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Poo-nicorns characters from Bandai

Poo-nicorns characters from Bandai {Poomoji + unicorn}

Posted on July 28, 2018August 1, 2018 by jenny

Bandai has taken two of the hottest trends and combined them into one fun plush collection called Poo-nicorns. We were sent a selection for the children to review. I didn’t really know what to expect when I heard about them but both my children love unicorns and the poo emoji, I love how this brought…

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Simple ways to refresh a family bathroom

Posted on July 26, 2018March 1, 2020 by jenny

Photo by Steve Huntington on Unsplash Are you looking forward to the children breaking up from school and the Summer holidays starting next week? This school year has just flown by and I am so excited about spending 6 weeks with my children at home. Having recently returned to work we are looking forward to spending some time…

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L.O.L. SURPRISE UNBOXING BIGGIE PETS

L.O.L. SURPRISE! Biggie Pets review

Posted on July 24, 2018January 18, 2019 by jenny

We’ve been sent some lovely toys to review recently. My children have been having so much fun opening and playing with them, I think they realise they are pretty lucky! My 6 year old just loves L.O.L. Surprise. These are the perfect unboxing toys, consisting of a toy wrapped in surprises. We’ve reviewed a few…

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Getting through the day with Arla Organic Free Range milk

Getting through the day with Arla Organic Free Range milk

Posted on July 24, 2018December 17, 2021 by jenny

Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 and 3 are very much ‘my’ time. This means it’s my time to do the food shopping, clean the house, change the bed sheets, and do all those jobs which come up each week. The busiest week included buying both children something red, white or blue to…

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A day out to Greenwich and the Cutty Sark

A day out to Greenwich and the Cutty Sark

Posted on July 22, 2018August 3, 2020 by jenny

A few weeks ago we took the MBNA Thames Clipper back from the O2 into Central London after our visit to Dinosaurs in the Wild. It is such a lovely way to travel and you get to see a different view of London. My children were so excited to see all the buildings along 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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