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A visit to Oxhey Woods Sculpture Trail

A visit to Oxhey Woods Sculpture Trail

Posted on November 28, 2020January 15, 2022 by jenny

Last weekend we popped along to the Oxhey Woods Sculpture Trail in Oxhey Woods just outside Watford. It’s a place we’ve driven past many times but never had time to explore. The weather was gorgeous and we couldn’t wait to have a walk in the sunshine. Oxhey Woods Sculpture Trail Oxhey Woods is the largest…

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{Free printable} Christmas plaid wall art

{Free printable} Christmas plaid wall art

Posted on November 26, 2020 by jenny

I just adore decorating for the holiday. Make your own Christmas Free Printable Wall Art easily with our free printable. Just print out the wall art and frame it to make your own wall art. Our free Christmas printable art features gorgeous buffalo plaid design with the word Joy. Although 2020 hasn’t been the happiest year, Christmas is…

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Getting the house ready for Christmas

Getting the house ready for Christmas

Posted on November 25, 2020May 4, 2024 by jenny

Disclosure – we were gifted a rug from The Rug Retailer in exchange for featuring it on my blog. I expect you are fed up of hearing that ‘Christmas won’t be normal’. I am nearly as fed up of this phrase as I am with the word ‘unprecedented’. 2020 has been a nightmare year but…

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Win gingerbread kits from The Best Bit

Posted on November 24, 2020November 14, 2021 by jenny

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…

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Christmas gift guide for tweens 2020

AD/Christmas gift guide for tweens 2020

Posted on November 23, 2020August 30, 2022 by jenny

Disclosure – thanks to Very for sponsoring this post. Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. I love Christmas and one of my favourite things is planning gifts for my family and friends. I always start early with my Christmas shopping, usually in…

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Monday Happy List {Week 319}

Posted on November 23, 2020 by jenny

Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 love to write. Monday…

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Christmas gift guide for crafty people

Christmas gift guide for crafters 2020

Posted on November 22, 2020February 21, 2023 by jenny

Disclosure: Products marked with an * were sent for inclusion in this gift guide, however all opinions are my own. We’re a crafty family with several projects on the go at once. Our dining room table is always covered in half finished projects and we like nothing better than making something. Whilst I love my…

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Easy Among Us painted rocks

Easy Among Us painted rocks

Posted on November 22, 2020December 5, 2020 by jenny

The weather has turned so cold that it’s been harder than usual to encourage the children outside. With shorter days it’s more important than ever to get outside at the weekend. I love getting my Vitamin D and love being outside on a sunny day. Thankfully my children can be persuaded to go on a…

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A visit to the Christmas Tree Farm Chesham

A visit to the Christmas Tree Farm Chesham

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by jenny

For the last few years we’ve had an artificial Christmas tree. We bought it a few years ago after the Christmas tree we had bought dropped most of its needles before Christmas Day! My husband was so fed up with our real tree that he went out and bought an artificial one. It’s a great…

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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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