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Tag: family life

Quick Ways to Perk Up Your Lawn

Posted on August 15, 2018July 19, 2025 by jenny

Photo by Jessica To’oto’o on Unsplash For most of us, our gardens are important places. As a nation, we are spending more of our time enjoying our outdoor spaces than ever before. Sales of hot tubs, outdoor cooking equipment, and furniture have all soared. Having a bit of lawn for your kids to enjoy a kick around or playing with the dog is…

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Schleich Bayala review

Schleich Bayala unicorn review

Posted on August 14, 2018March 12, 2023 by jenny

We’ve been lucky to review some wonderful toys recently. I’ve constantly surprised by the toys that are developed and bring my children fun. A few weeks ago we heard about Schleich’s bayala world, and as huge fans of Schleich, couldn’t wait to find out more. Schleich’s Bayala range Have you heard of Schleich’s bayala range?…

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Keeping the family entertained with the NOW TV Smart Stick

Keeping the family entertained with the NOW TV Smart Stick

Posted on August 6, 2018April 3, 2019 by jenny

We’re now at the start of our third week of the school holidays. They are going far too quickly – SLOW DOWN TIME please! I’m really enjoying spending time with my children and we are having lots of good quality time together and making some fun memories. We can’t be busy all the time though…

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Bluebells in Ruislip Woods

Posted on May 8, 2018August 3, 2020 by jenny

We are so lucky to have Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve and Ruislip Lido near where we live. The Lido gets pretty busy on a sunny weekend so we avoid going but it’s surrounded by ancient woodland which is the perfect place to escape to for a cool walk. We last visited a few weeks ago…

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Games night with Pay Day from Hasbro

Posted on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by jenny

Every Friday night we try and spend some time playing a board game or two. The kids are the perfect age for playing board games and I like to think they’re picking up valuable life skills, as well as having fun family time. We have a busy weekend ahead of us so it was really…

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Top 3 family-friendly floors

Posted on January 26, 2018January 28, 2018 by jenny

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash As a parent there are often a lot of things to consider, have you safety-proofed your home? Are they getting enough vitamins? All the usual palaver. But have you ever considered your floor? Flooring has been overlooked by a lot of people, so if you are one of those, we’re here to inform you of…

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how to make a vintage board game display

How to make a vintage board game display

Posted on May 11, 2014May 16, 2020 by jenny

A couple of days ago I wrote about my collection of vintage board games, all picked up at local charity shops for a few pounds. The game tokens will go into my Etsy shop as soon as I have time to list them and this weekend I finally persuaded my husband to let me hang…

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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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