• Fingerprint gingerbread family
    Christmas - Crafts for kids - gingerbread

    Fingerprint gingerbread family

    December 1, 2020 - By 

    We may have overdosed on gingerbread biscuits recently so we thought it was time we shared one of our crafts instead. We craft a lot during the winter months and our fingerprint gingerbread family is sure to delight! It’s a lovely craft for kids and makes a great keepsake to enjoy each year. You will need: Brown paint A4 white card Colouring pens/glitter pens/pompoms or buttons to decorate How to make a fingerprint gingerbread family Younger children may need an apron to protect their clothes, and you might want to cover the table in some newspaper too. Set out your…

  • gingerbread house kit
    competition - Family Life - gingerbread

    Win gingerbread kits from The Best Bit

    November 24, 2020 - By 

    I’m not sure where my love of gingerbread came from but it’s something I love to be surrounded by, especially at Christmas. The smell is really special to me and my house is often filled with the smell of gingerbread biscuits, my favourite after school snack to bake. Thankfully my kids have inherited my love of gingerbread and have been helping me ‘test’ products I bought for my Gingerbread Gift Guide. I’m delighted to share with you a review of two gingerbread kits from The Best Bit. Read on for your chance to win the same! The Best Bit The…

  • Waitrose Gingerbread Box Kit
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    An edible decoration – a gingerbread box

    November 18, 2020 - By 

    A few weeks ago I published my Gingerbread Gift Guide which was so much fun to put together. It gave me the chance to pick up lots of different gingerbread kits which I’m really enjoying trying out and sharing with you. After the success of my gingerbread mug hangers I decided to try the Gingerbread Box Kit from Waitrose. Gingerbread Box Kit With the Gingerbread Box Kit  you can make and bake your own gingerbread gift boxes to make giving even sweeter. All I needed to provide was unsalted butter, water and golden syrup. The packet included a Gingerbread mix…

  • Sainsbury's Festive Mug Hanging Gingerbread kit
    Family Life - gingerbread

    Festive Mug Hanging Gingerbread kit

    November 12, 2020 - By 

    Have you heard of a mug hanger before? It’s a biscuit that actually hangs over the edge of your mug. I bought a gingerbread house mug hanging kit a few years ago but was excited to try a kit I found in Sainsbury’s which included four different shapes. Festive Mug Hanging Gingerbread kit The Sainsbury’s Festive Mug Hanging Gingerbread kit contained gingerbread mix with red and white icing pens and stencils. All you needed to add was butter and Golden Syrup. The templates were printed on the inside of the box and needed to be cut out. First of all…

  • Modern Gingerbread by Sandra Monger
    competition - gingerbread

    {Giveaway} Modern Gingerbread by Sandra Monger

    November 9, 2020 - By 

    It’s no secret that I’m a fan of gingerbread. I love baking it, decorating it and eating it! I’m not sure where it all started but now I find myself with gingerbread inspired necklaces, flavoured lip balm and even a gingerbread Christmas jumper. Gingerbread is delicious all year round and is easy to adapt to any occasion. Although we love gingerbread men and houses, we’ve also used our love of gingerbread to create gingerbread Death Star cookies, gingerbread Iron Golem biscuits and even Mr Twit’s beard! I was really happy to receive a copy of Modern Gingerbread to review. Modern Gingerbread…

  • Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020
    Gift guide - gingerbread - gingerbread house

    Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020

    October 30, 2020 - By 

    Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 I’ve been a huge fan of gingerbread for as long as I can remember. Every year I love to source gingerbread items to try out. This year I’ve picked up quite a few gingerbread house kits, gingerbread biscuits and even gingerbread mulled wine. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place for my readers to see too. My Gingerbread Gift Guide 2020 features gingerbread ornaments, gingerbread books, necklaces, kits and more.…

  • Easy Bichon Frise cookies
    Crafts for adults - gingerbread - Handmade gifts

    Easy Bichon Frise cookies

    August 26, 2020 - By 

    Did you know that today is National Dog Day? I didn’t until I received lots of emails about it from people trying to sell me something this morning. We’ve had our Bichon Frise for 7 months now and although having a puppy is a lot of hard work, we wouldn’t be without him. Today seemed the right day to share our Bichon Frise cookies with you. Easy Bichon Frise cookies Now I need to say that these are cookies for humans to eat, I’ll share our recipe for cookies for pups another day! I purchased our Bichon Frise cookie cutter…

  • Chewy Gingerbread molasses cookies recipe from the gingerbread house blog
    baking - Family Life - gingerbread

    {Recipe} Chewy Gingerbread molasses cookies

    March 7, 2020 - By 

    We’ve been baking a lot lately. The whole family love gingerbread and there’s nothing better than some Saturday morning baking, especially if the cookies last all weekend! I really enjoyed making some chewy gingerbread molasses cookies. These make the perfect cookie to go with a hot drink after a long, bracing walk with the family. This recipe makes 24 cookies Chewy Gingerbread molasses cookies ingredients: 3/4 Cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened 1 Cup light brown sugar 1 large egg 1/4 Cup molasses 2 Cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground…

  • Baking with the Lidl gingerbread dough kit
    baking - gingerbread

    Baking with the Lidl gingerbread dough kit

    February 13, 2020 - By 

    I love having a cheeky walk though Lidl when I can. They always seem to have some nice products I can’t find on my normal shop. On a recent visit I picked up a gingerbread dough kit. I love baking but will always cut corners if I can, a packet mix or ready made dough is fine with me. I decided to make some biscuits for the kids to come home to, who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked gingerbread? Baking with the Lidl gingerbread dough kit The Lidl gingerbread dough kit contained a block of ready made gingerbread…