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Black Widow Spider line activity for kids

Black Widow Spider line activity for kids

Posted on October 4, 2019 by jenny

I was so happy to find pumpkins when we went food shopping this week. I admit I bought a few to bring a touch of Autumn indoors. The children are getting excited about Halloween and have been busy planning their outfits when they go Trick or Treating. I’ve shared a few fun Halloween crafts for…

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Spooky accordion fold bat craft for kids

Spooky accordion fold bat craft for kids

Posted on September 29, 2019September 16, 2023 by jenny

We love Halloween and with October in sight we are excited to make a start on some new Halloween crafts to share with you. We have a huge bank of Halloween crafts for kids but there’s always room for more. We recently saw a local bat walk advertised and this inspired our spooky accordion fold…

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Making Halloween squishies with Duck Tape

Making Halloween squishies with Duck Tape

Posted on October 29, 2018November 3, 2018 by jenny

We’ve been to some really fun craft workshops for kids at our local Hobbycraft. They are always affordable and the staff have been lovely and helpful. This weekend we popped along to our local store to make Duck Tape Halloween squishies. I could tell from the picture that they would be fun so booked places…

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3D Spooky House papercut Halloween decoration

3D Spooky House papercut Halloween decoration

Posted on October 26, 2018November 5, 2023 by jenny

You all know I love papercutting but don’t get nearly enough time to do it. Obviously the kids are on half term this week but I am too! Since I now work in a school I have been looking forward to some ‘me’ time (laughable I know!) this half term. Today I finally got it….

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Paper plate ghosts for Halloween from the gingerbread house blog

Paper plate ghosts for Halloween

Posted on October 25, 2018 by jenny

Today we went to see the huge Harry Potter wands which have been placed between St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge. There were 7 huge wands (one from each of the main characters from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts). It was super busy but the atmosphere was great. The wands are switched on every…

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How to Make a Halloween Friendship Bracelet craft for kids to make

How to Make a Halloween Friendship Bracelet

Posted on October 22, 2018March 17, 2025 by jenny

This is a guest post from our friends at Mrs Mactivity, who make creative learning resources to download and print, for parents and teachers. Download the Halloween Friendship Bracelet template here. Halloween is such a fun seasonal event! There’s pumpkin soup to make, costumes to prepare, trick or treating, parties, fun and excited children! It’s…

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Kid-made Hama bead crafts for Halloween

Kid-made Hama bead crafts for Halloween

Posted on October 18, 2018 by jenny

My children just adore crafting and we have a huge box of Hama beads that never seem to go down. They are a really easy toy to play with and I love that I can bring the box out every so often and let the kids create with the hama beads. They are such a…

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Halloween painted rock ideas

Halloween painted rock ideas

Posted on September 10, 2018July 4, 2025 by jenny

I know we’ve only just survived the first week back at school but I’m beginning to get excited about Halloween at the end of next month. My kids love Halloween and whilst we might not go all out for horror and zombies, we can’t result stocking up on the Halloween candy and go Trick or…

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boy holding plate of Limited edition BEAR Claws

Limited edition BEAR Claws for our Trick or Treaters!

Posted on October 31, 2017May 21, 2023 by jenny

My children have been (almost) climbing the walls with excitement for most of October. They just adore Halloween and have been dressing up, pleading with me to get the Halloween decorations out of the loft, and helping me bake spooky treats all month. Halloween can, and should be, a really fun festival for children. They…

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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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