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Card gingerbread house craft for kids

Easy card gingerbread house craft for kids {with free printable}

Posted on December 3, 2019 by jenny

It’s just not Christmas without a gingerbread house or two. We’re planning on building our annual gingerbread house this weekend, it’s a fun tradition which the whole family enjoy. We love a gingerbread house craft too and wanted to share our gingerbread house craft for kids. It’s made of card and decorated with colourful balls….

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{free printable} Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template

Posted on December 2, 2019December 3, 2022 by jenny

I love having a different seasonal activity to do with my children each day. Today I am bringing you our free printable Dear Santa Christmas Wish List template. This is a great activity which will keep children occupied. I loved writing my Christmas Wish List when I was younger and it’s a tradition I’ve kept…

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Monday Happy List {Week 268}

Posted on December 2, 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 268}…

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gnome paper plate craft

Paper plate gnome craft for kids

Posted on November 30, 2019December 1, 2019 by jenny

We had so much fun with the painted gnome rocks  we decorated earlier this month that we thought we would try another gnome craft for kids. Paper plate gnome craft supplies: White paper plate Red coloured card Pink foam Scissors Bostik PVA Glue Bostik Foam Pads How to make a paper plate gnome This is…

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Colour Your Own Christmas Bunting activity for kids

{Free} Colour Your Own Christmas Bunting activity for kids

Posted on November 30, 2019 by jenny

We’re so excited and ready for Advent tomorrow. Advent is the start of Christmas for us. We’re ready with our home-made advent calendars and I can’t wait to see the children’s reaction when they see their personalised advent calendars. My children are super excited for the start of Advent as not only do they get…

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Family fun with Ticket to Ride London

Family fun with Ticket to Ride London {review}

Posted on November 29, 2019May 15, 2020 by jenny

We love nothing more than getting home from school and playing a board game during the winter months. It is so dark during November and December that it’s quite nice to close up the shutters and gather round the table to play a board game together.   We love being part of Asmodee’s Blogger Board Game…

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Gingerbread playgdough mats

{Free printable} Gingerbread playdough mats

Posted on November 29, 2019October 8, 2022 by jenny

We’re always on the lookout for seasonal activity to keep the children busy at this time of year. It’s getting dark by the time we get home from school so it’s nice to close the shutters and get together to craft round the table. You know that we love the smell of gingerbread all year…

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Win a Lounge Chair Bean Bag

Lounge Chair Bean Bag giveaway {worth £89.99}

Posted on November 28, 2019November 29, 2019 by jenny

We’ve recently been thinking about moving house. We’ve been looking online and viewed a few properties but decided that we’re going to stay where we are for now. Instead we will be spending the winter doing a few jobs which we’ve put off. These include getting the drive done, building a fitted wardrobe in our…

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Christmas shopping with The 2019 Christmas Good Toy Guide

Christmas shopping with The 2019 Christmas Good Toy Guide

Posted on November 27, 2019September 30, 2021 by jenny

Disclosure – this is a collaborative post The Christmas countdown has really begun in our house. We are all ready for Advent which marks the start of the Christmas period for us. We all enjoy the festive period and I have to admit I’ve already put the Christmas bedding on our beds and baked my…

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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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