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Felt Festive Pup

My hands making: Felt Festive Pup kit

Posted on December 11, 2019 by jenny

Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something…

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A visit to The Museum of Architecture's Gingerbread City 2019

A visit to The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019 by jenny

On Monday I was lucky to visit to The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City 2019 at Somerset House. I stumbled across this a few years ago and couldn’t wait to visit. Gingerbread City is an annual exhibition, now in its fourth year, organised by the Museum of Architecture. It aims to connect the public with…

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Win a Playmobil: The Movie bundle

Win a Playmobil: The Movie bundle

Posted on December 10, 2019December 16, 2019 by jenny

It seems ages since we were invited to watch Playmobil: The Movie in London back before the Summer holidays started. We’ve always been fans of Playmobil so were excited to watch the first motion picture inspired by the popular brand of toys. We thought it was a hilarious adventure through the fantastic universe of Playmobil,…

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Happy New Year 2020 colouring page

Free printable Happy New Year 2020 colouring page

Posted on December 10, 2019 by jenny

Although we’re very much in Christmas mode I’ve been looking forward to 2020. I know that the Christmas holidays will soon be upon us and I want to have some activities to do with the children. Today I’m sharing our free printable Happy New Year 2020 colouring page for kids. I love to share our…

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Monday Happy List {Week 269}

Posted on December 9, 2019 by jenny

I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. 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 enjoy writing. Monday Happy List {Week 269}…

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Harry Potter Lex-GO! word game {review}

Harry Potter Lex-GO! word game {review}

Posted on December 8, 2019 by jenny

I’m a huge fan of word games. I have my own two children and also work in a Secondary School, so I’m always on the look out for a game which is both fun and educational. We have quite a few letter based games and we often get them out of home, as I love…

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Tutankhamum: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh at the Saatchi Gallery

Tutankhamum: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh at the Saatchi Gallery

Posted on December 8, 2019August 30, 2022 by jenny

On Saturday we were fortunate to be invited to see ‘TUTANKHAMUN: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh at the Saatchi Gallery. It had been a while since our last visit to the Saatchi Gallery and we really wanted to go and see this exhibition so jumped at the chance! It was an early start but we…

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Easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids from the gingerbread house blog

Easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids

Posted on December 7, 2019 by jenny

We are really enjoying our Christmas crafting. We have been gathering around the table after school and making so many fun things. Today we wanted to share our easy Christmas tree stick craft for kids. We love making Christmas trees decorations and got out the vintage wooden ruler tree we made a few years ago….

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tea tree oil australian bodycare review

tea tree oil australian bodycare review

Posted on December 4, 2019 by jenny

Disclosure – australian bodycare gifted me these products for the purpose of this post. I remember first discovering tea tree oil when I was at school. Back then I was pretty limited to the products in my local pharmacy, but regularly stocked up on small bottles of tea tree oil as it’s such a miracle…

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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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