• Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
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    Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi {book review}

    January 17, 2020 - By 

    2019 was the first year I decided to join up to Goodreads and take part in a challenge to read more books. I found it fun to share my book reviews and recommendations and discovered lots of great books to read. Last year I aimed to read 12 books but ended up reading 50, this year I hope to do even better. My first book of 2020 was the delightful Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi. Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy;…

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

    December 11, 2019 - By 

    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 architecture in an exciting way, and spark important conversations around cities and how we live in them. And yes, everything is made of gingerbread – an absolute dream for me! A visit to The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City 2019 The Museum of Architecture challenges…

  • Gingerbread playgdough mats
    Crafts for kids - free printables - gingerbread

    {Free printable} Gingerbread playdough mats

    November 29, 2019 - By 

    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 round, it’s not just for Christmas you know! We’ve incorporated gingerbread into so many crafts and activities over the years. It’s difficult to say which are our favourite gingerbread crafts although our gingerbread playdough recipe is something that gets used again and again. Playdough is…

  • Finnish Gingerbread Bites
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    Finnish Gingerbread Bites – a handmade gift

    November 13, 2019 - By 

    It’s the time of year that was just made for baking! You all know that I named my blog after my favourite winter treat and I’ve featured lots of gingerbread recipes since I started blogging. We’ve baked gingerbread people, gingerbread houses, and tried all kinds of sweet treats from gingerbread (house) bread and butter pudding to gingerbread brownies. Today I wanted to share a sweet Finnish gingerbread recipe to make gingerbread bites. These bite-sized mouthfuls are a great after school treat, but can also be whipped up if you are visiting family and friends over the winter holiday. Our Finnish…

  • re-writing the gingerbread man
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    Encouraging our digital natives with Plusnet’s Once Upon A Time Online

    September 18, 2019 - By 

    Disclosure – post in collaboration with Plusnet. I hope that anyone stumbling across my blog would realise how much I love reading. I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm and love that I have two of my own little bookworms! My children just love to read and bedtime is a favourite part of the day for all of us, a time where we can sit and share our latest books together. The importance of sharing a bedtime story My children are now 7 and 9 and sometimes our story time does have to slip. Now the children are a…

  • Gingerbread Sugar Scrub Cubes tutorial
    Crafts for adults - gingerbread - Handmade gifts

    Gingerbread Sugar Scrub Cubes tutorial

    December 13, 2018 - By 

    The end is in sight people. This time next week we will have survived the longest school term ever and be ready to embrace the madness which is the Christmas school holiday. I can’t wait for those two weeks with my family and have planned absolutely nothing. We want to build Lego, watch Christmas films and eat Quality Street – and that is all. However, first we have to get through the last week of term and give gifts to all our wonderful teachers. I couldn’t resist a little handmade gift giving and wanted to share how to make Gingerbread…

  • Slow cooker gingerbread recipe
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    Slow cooker gingerbread recipe

    November 30, 2018 - By 

    At this time of year our Slow cooker gets a lot of use. It’s great as a working mum because I can pop everything in first thing in the morning, and come back from work with a meal ready to eat. It gets used a lot for family meals but today I wanted to share a different type of recipe, for an all year round favourite – gingerbread! Gingerbread is a tasty pudding all year round but is perfect during these colder months. It is so easy to prepare and absolutely delicious, especially if served with whipped cream or ice…

  • Delicious Chocolate Gingerbread Brownie recipe
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    Delicious Chocolate Gingerbread Brownie recipe

    September 30, 2018 - By 

    With the weather turning a little cooler I felt it was time to start baking again. After such a long, hot summer I’ve been craving my Autumnal comforts, such as homemade brownie after a walk in the woods. I noticed a jar of stem ginger in the back of the fridge and thought I would try a twist on our favourite brownies with the addition of some melted chocolate and stem ginger. It worked so well that I had to write the recipe down so I can find the recipe again when I need it and of course, share it…

  • gingerbread crown craft for kids
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    Baking with kids – easy gingerbread crowns

    April 28, 2018 - By 

    If you live in the UK it can’t have escaped your notice that we have a new addition to the Royal family – Prince Louis. My children have been talking about this so I thought we could bake some simple gingerbread crowns to celebrate the royal birth. With the Royal Wedding coming up next month, as well as the Queen’s birthday, these easy gingerbread crowns are a fun way to get your kids baking whilst also celebrating all the upcoming Royal events. Baking with kids – easy gingerbread crowns First I made a batch of gingerbread dough. I used my favourite gingerbread…