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Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai

Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai {Series 3 Creamery}

Posted on August 1, 2018 by jenny

If your children love the latest crazy of squishies then you’ve probably heard of Smooshy Mushy. Girls simply can’t get enough of Bandai’s Smooshy Mushy collection and this month sees Series 3 take the Smooshies and their Bestie friends to the Creamery, where all new characters with their ice-cream cone packaging are ready to be…

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Mollie Makes Embroidered Necklace Kit

Mollie Makes Embroidered Necklace Kit

Posted on July 31, 2018 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…

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Our kid-friendly garden (which us adults love too!)

Posted on July 30, 2018April 7, 2024 by jenny

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Now our Summer holidays have finally started I’ve been thinking up ways to keep my children busy. We have holidays planned but we also have lots of down time at home. Sometimes I think my children just don’t know how to be bored but I know that being bored is really good…

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Monday mindfulness – Summer holidays {Week 1}

Posted on July 30, 2018August 1, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the start of the school summer holidays. The weather has been a little too hot for us so I’m so happy that the temperature has dropped AND we’ve had rain. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog…

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Makerly craft subscription box

DIY stamped pencil case

Posted on July 29, 2018 by jenny

With thoughts turning to back to school (not really but I felt I had to say it!) the last Makerly subscription box felt like excellent timing. I love a subscription box and have recently subscribed to Makerly to encourage my creativity. I’ve been pretty bad at making time to craft which is silly, as it…

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10 things to do in London with dinosaur crazy kids

Posted on July 29, 2018August 1, 2018 by jenny

I think I’ve mentioned before that my 6 year old is crazy about dinosaurs. She loves reading about them and playing with her toy dinosaurs. We’ve recently been watching all the old Jurassic World films in the hope we may go and watch the latest film Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. My daughter has even go…

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Poo-nicorns characters from Bandai

Poo-nicorns characters from Bandai {Poomoji + unicorn}

Posted on July 28, 2018August 1, 2018 by jenny

Bandai has taken two of the hottest trends and combined them into one fun plush collection called Poo-nicorns. We were sent a selection for the children to review. I didn’t really know what to expect when I heard about them but both my children love unicorns and the poo emoji, I love how this brought…

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Wool wrapped seed pots craft

Wool wrapped seed pots craft

Posted on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 by jenny

Can I say that we’re getting a tiny bit fed up of the British heatwave? It’s only the first week of the Summer holidays and I didn’t really expect to be spending so much time indoors. We’ve gone to the park first thing in the day before it gets too hot but otherwise we’re staying…

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Win a copy of Octopants by Suzy Senior

Posted on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 by jenny

We love a good picture book here at the gingerbread house. My 6 year old loves to read but still prefers to share a picture book with us (I hope this never ends!). The perfect pants are hard to find for someone shaped like me, Could Octopants be just the job? Why not dive in…

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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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