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Romance on a school night

Posted on February 13, 2011October 27, 2024 by jenny

Despite being on maternity leave I’m sad that this year’s annual celebration of romance falls on a ‘school night’. We’ll be staying in, and after putting Little Man to bed, we’ll be cooking up a romantic storm in the kitchen. If you want to enjoy a bottle of bubbly this Valentine’s Day but still have…

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Swim Baby Swim iPhone app

Posted on February 9, 2011August 29, 2017 by jenny

We were recently asked if we would like to take a swimming course with Anne Hawley who is widely recognised as the pioneer and expert of infant swimming and has been in the profession since 1974. Her reputation and lifelong commitment to safely swimming infants has resulted in her distinct, innovative and unique method of…

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Ella’s Kitchen tasty new products

Posted on February 7, 2011 by jenny

Did you know that Ella’s Kitchen food is healthy 100% organic goodness with absolutely nothing else added – NO added sugar or salt, NO additives, NO hydrogenated fat, NO GM and nothing artificial. At 10 months old Edward loves exploring new textures and tastes so I was happy to let him try the new Baby…

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Orla Kiely – Pattern

Posted on January 28, 2011June 16, 2024 by jenny

Pattern is not a trend for me, to be taken up one minute and abandoned the next when the winds of fashion change. Pattern is in me. Pattern is my life.’  Orla Kiely 2010 I’m a huge Orla Kiely fan and this is my perfect book. It wasn’t until I read it that I realised…

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Toys for a 10 month old

Posted on January 25, 2011 by jenny

Edward is growing up so fast! When he was about 5 months old I started looking for toys he could smart play with and VTech was recommended to us. A friend used the First Steps Baby Walker with her children and they loved it so I bought one. From the moment it came out of…

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Seaborne Baby Sponge

Posted on January 23, 2011September 18, 2014 by jenny

Tippitoes has introduced an exciting addition to its bathroom range, the natural Seaborne Baby Sponge which is 100% natural and extracted from the sea bed. Thanks to its natural porous properties, it’s perfect for gently exfoliating and cleansing baby’s skin. We were sent a Seaborne Baby Sponge to try and I was surprised to find…

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Ella’s Kitchen organic baby and toddler foods

Posted on January 20, 2011August 29, 2017 by jenny

Little Man was recently sent some delicious products from Ella’s Kitchen to try. We’re a big fan of organic food and Ella’s Kitchen makes 100% organic foods as certified by the Soil Association. The products have nothing else added, no sugar or salt, no additives, no hydrogenated fat, no GM and nothing artificial. We tried…

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Sleeping beauty – Quinny Zapp Xtra style

Posted on January 17, 2011July 8, 2016 by jenny

The latest QuinnyCasters challenge is to photograph our little ones in their Zapp Xtras in an interesting or unique environment. Sadly I’m a Zone 3 suburban mum and the most exciting place we usually go is Brent Cross. However when I was looking through my recent photographs I found this: My son snoozing in his…

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Dirty washing

Posted on January 16, 2011February 27, 2014 by jenny

It’s no real surprise that having a baby equals a lot of washing. The machine is on almost every day washing muslins, babygros, trousers, tshirts, socks. Since Edward has started crawling I seem to do even more washing and his clothes seem to attract dirt – a typical messy boy! So I was happy to…

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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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