# The Green Parent
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## Posts
- [Wood You Dare? Six Halloween Horrors Hiding in the Trees](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/wood-you-dare-halloween-horrors-in-the-woods.md) - Skip the haunted house this half-term. The spookiest sights are in your local wood, and the scariest of them are quietly keeping it alive.
- [Apple of My Eye](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/apple-of-my-eye.md) - Over 2,500 apple varieties grow in the UK, yet most supermarkets stock about six. Here’s why the old ones are worth saving.
- [The Greenest Nappy is One that Never Existed](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/the-greenest-nappy-is-one-that-never-existed.md) - What a young mother in Nicaragua taught Michelle D. Swaney about potty training, and why the greenest nappy is the one you never use. A taste of our autumn issue.
- [Over the Moon: Where to See the Stars This Half-Term](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/over-the-moon-where-to-see-the-stars-this-half-term.md) - Dark skies festivals are on in national parks across the country this half-term. Here are five of the UK's best places to take the kids stargazing.
- [Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - Earthy Nail Polish](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/meet-the-natural-beauty-awards-winners-earthy-nail-polish.md) - Inspired by terracotta cliffs, ancient forests and clay soils, Jackie Khanguras set out to make a healthier nail polish with no compromise on colour
- [Never Too Late? Your Questions About Having a Baby After 40](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/never-too-late-your-questions-about-having-a-baby-after-40.md) - More women are starting or growing their families in their 40s. A fertility expert answers five of the most common questions, from natural conception to IVF and donor eggs.
- [Leaf It Be: Five Ways to Put Fallen Leaves to Good Use](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/leaf-it-be-five-ways-to-put-fallen-leaves-to-good-use.md) - Before you bag up the leaves, take a tip from the woodland floor. Five ways to turn autumn's leaf fall into wildlife habitat, leaf mould and family fun.
- [And Breathe: 7 Ways to Stay Calm During a Meltdown](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/and-breathe-stay-calm-during-meltdown.md) - Seven neuroscience-backed tips to help you stay calm when your child is in full meltdown, from softening your tongue to humming a favourite tune.
- [Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - Dead Sea Dream](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/meet-the-natural-beauty-awards-winners-dead-sea-dream.md) - After years of struggling with reactive skin, Louise Lisztman found relief in Dead Sea minerals and built a vegan skincare brand around them
- [Run, Mama, Run](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/run-mama-run.md) - Anna Haines took up running at five months pregnant to quiet her birth anxiety. She shares how it changed her pregnancy, her birth and her mental health.
- [Mind the Gap: Why Parents Should Ask Schools About AI](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/mind-the-gap-why-parents-should-ask-schools-about-ai.md) - Three quarters of teachers now use AI, but half of schools have no policy on it. An ethical AI expert explains what parents should ask, and five principles every school can adopt now.
- [Trusting Your Intuition: When the Parenting Advice Never Stops](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/trusting-your-intuition-when-the-parenting-advice-never-stops.md) - From tracking apps to well-meaning relatives, Ellie Garcia-Reeves on why the constant noise makes new parents doubt themselves. A taste of our autumn issue.
- [Nature Treasure Hunt](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/nature-treasure-hunt.md) - Turn a family walk into a treasure hunt, then make a nature mobile from your finds. Shelly Carlson shows you how.
- [🍂 Leaf Through Our Autumn edition out now](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/our-autumn-edition-is-out-now.md) - Issue 131 is here, and this autumn we're talking about trust. Trust in your own parenting instincts, and trust in your children to find their own way.
- [The Crow Woman](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-crow-woman.md) - Writer and grandmother Candace Savage on brainy birds, making friends with a crow family and why children need to fall in love with nature.
- [The Art of Strewing: Inspiring Home-Educated Children Without the Hard Sell](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-art-of-strewing.md) - Australian unschooling mum Karen Lee on learning to offer her children ideas, books and activities without strings attached
- [Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - BAR SUDS](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/meet-the-natural-beauty-awards-winners-bar-suds.md) - BAR SUDS founder Mandy Webb turned a lockdown hobby into a zero waste soap brand, handmade from natural ingredients with essential oils chosen to lift the mood
- [Room to Bloom: How Schools Can Bring Nature into the Smallest Playgrounds](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/room-to-bloom-how-schools-can-bring-nature-into-the-smallest-playgrounds.md) - A garden designer shares simple ways to bring wildlife, planting and outdoor lessons into school grounds, however little space there is.
- [14 Fun and Free Things To Do With Your Family in October](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/14-fun-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-october.md) - Autumn is here, and it’s the season for foraging: find giant puffballs to fry or acorns for tiny floating candles. Plus Apple Day feasts, soul cakes for Halloween, Diwali on Trafalgar Square and more. 14 ideas to fill your October.
- [The Book Nook: Myths, Mammoths and a Whole Lot of Poo](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/the-book-nook-myths-mammoths-and-a-whole-lot-of-poo.md) - Our subscriber families review the latest picture books and reads for older children, plus our book of the month.
- [The Great British Conker-Off](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-great-british-conker-off-why-autumn-means-war.md) - As autumn arrives and horse chestnut trees shed their glossy brown treasures, the humble conker returns to the British landscape, bringing with it one of the country's most enduring autumn traditions.
- [Made to be handed down: the case for rethinking the animal figurine](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/made-to-be-handed-down-the-case-for-rethinking-the-animal-figurine.md) - Of all the toys that pass through a family home, the animal figurine is the one that lasts.
- [Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - Good Bubble](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/meet-the-natural-beauty-awards-winners-arella-2.md) - Good Bubble help families take the stress out of getting kids clean, through joyful personal care products made with kind-to-skin, planet-friendly values
- [How to Help Children Feel Settled When Moving Home, According to a Psychologist](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/how-to-help-children-feel-settled-when-moving-home-according-to-a-psychologist.md) - An educational psychologist explains how children can respond differently to changes in home, routine or school.
- [Prepare for Bedsharing (even if you do not plan to do it)](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/prepare-for-bedsharing-even-if-you-do-not-plan-to-do-it.md) - Most parenting books tell us to put baby in the cot, yet studies show 9 out of 10 of us end up co-sleeping at some point. Rachel FitzD, baby and parenting expert, explains what evolution has to do with it, and how to co-sleep as safely as possible.
- [How to Celebrate the Autumn Equinox](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/how-to-celebrate-the-autumn-equinox.md) - Autumn Equinox, or Mabon, is the harvest celebration - here are ways to mark the turning of the year with small children
- [When Wellness Becomes Work](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/when-wellness-becomes-work.md) - How we turned feeling good into another thing to be good at.
- [Mushroom Foraging Without the Fear: A Beginner’s Guide to Britain’s Wildest Autumn Harvest](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/mushroom-foraging-without-the-fear-a-beginners-guide-to-britains-wildest-autumn-harvest.md) - While the idea of collecting wild mushrooms can be exciting, for many first-time foragers it comes with one major concern: how do you know what’s safe to eat? Jim Parums, foraging expert at Woodlands.co.uk give us some tips to get started
- [Meet the Natural Beauty Awards winners - Arella](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/meet-the-natural-beauty-awards-winners-arella.md) - Arella is a multi-award-winning British supplements brand creating clean, effective, 100% plant-based formulations for skin, hormonal health and everyday wellbeing
- [Celebrate Organic September](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/organic-september.md) - We spoke to Maria Dawson, Managing Director at Clearspring about why it is important to choose organic where possible
- [Eco-Schools programme making a real difference as schools across the country take action for a cleaner, greener future](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/eco-schools-programme-making-a-real-difference-as-schools-across-the-country-take-action-for-a-cleaner-greener-future.md) - Keep Britain Tidy celebrates the inspiring impact of Eco-Schools as report reveals environmental achievements made by schools, teachers and young people
- [Mothers Rise Up](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/mothers-rise-up.md) - Record-breaking heatwaves bring 100's of mothers, children and babies to No.10 with a giant melting planet
- [Good Life Tasters offer introduction to small-holding](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/good-life-tasters-offer-introduction-to-small-holding.md) - A working small-holding and glamping site in West Wales is offering prospective small-holders the chance to come try the lifestyle to see if it’s for them.
- [Back to School – But not for all: Why more parents are looking beyond the classroom](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/back-to-school-but-not-for-all-why-more-parents-are-looking-beyond-the-classroom.md) - As millions of children return to the classroom, a growing number of parents are looking for alternatives after seeing their children struggle in traditional school environments.
- [When autumn still feels like summer: preparing for a September baby](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/when-autumn-still-feels-like-summer-preparing-for-a-september-baby.md) - September is the UK’s most popular month for births – but after an exceptionally hot summer and with the Met Office warning that hot spells could return, mums-to-be may need to rethink the traditional autumnal newborn checklist.
- [13 Things To Do With Your Family in September](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/13-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-september.md) - After a summer that many of us spent sitting in the shade, cooler September is a chance to get out in wide open spaces. Head to a crowd-free beach, enjoy foraging, or spend the day at a harvest festival. Closer to home, make your own Bayeux Tapestry or track garden critters with a footprint tunnel.
- [Beat the Back-to-School Bugs: Five Simple Ways to Support Your Family's Immunity Now](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/beat-the-back-to-school-bugs-five-simple-ways-to-support-your-familys-immunity-now.md) - September's return to the classroom often brings more than new stationery and packed lunches. Nutritionist Kim Plaza explains why gut health is the place to start, and shares five small changes to make before term begins.
- [Britain’s best loved wildflowers revealed](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/britains-best-loved-wildflowers-revealed.md) - A paper-thin scarlet flower symbolic of Remembrance is Britain’s most loved wildflower, according to new data from Seed Revolution.
- [The Green Parent Natural Beauty Award winners 2026](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-green-parent-natural-beauty-award-winners-2026.md) - It all began back in January, when our doors opened for entry. Once gathered, we sent out hundreds of natural beauty products which landed on doormats across the country.
- [16 Fun and Free Things To Do With your family in August](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/16-fun-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-august.md) - Dry and relentlessly hot, this August we are looking for ways to spend time outside and stay cool. Try water games, go on a woodland sound safari, or venture out at night to spot bats and shooting stars. Plus a big eclipse you can't miss and fun ways to celebrate Lammas!
- [A Day of Giant Bubbles, Circus and Big Tunes on the Hilltop](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/a-day-of-giant-bubbles-circus-and-big-tunes-on-the-hilltop.md) - If your family's idea of a perfect summer Saturday involves giant bubbles, acrobats, science experiments and dancing on a hillside with all of London spread out below, Kaleidoscope Festival might be the day out for you.
- [18 Things To Do With Your Family in July](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/18-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-july.md) - Yes, it's hot. Cool off with icy garden games, play hide-and-seek in a shady forest, or lay in the long grass of a meadow and count butterflies. Or seek refuge in a gallery; find celebrations of fairy tales and huge, community-shaped artworks. Plus free festivals and witchy walks!
- [Explaining difficult news to children and handling their exposure](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/explaining-difficult-news-to-children-and-handling-their-exposure.md) - For many of us, hearing the phrase ‘current affairs’ can instantly bring thoughts of complex global issues, politics, or shocking stories. So how can we possibly explain current affairs to our youngest children? By Katie Harrison
- [Childhood, Unplugged: Making Space for Music, Play and Imagination](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/childhood-unplugged-making-space-for-music-play-and-imagination.md) - School holidays offer something increasingly valuable in modern family life: time and space for children to explore new interests, gain independence and spend meaningful time with others, making each memory count
- [Your Free Guide to Alternative Education in the UK is Here](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/your-free-guide-to-alternative-education-in-the-uk-is-here.md) - Looking beyond the mainstream when it comes to your child's education? Our Alternative Schools Guide 2026 is out now, and it's free to download
- [How to Create Your Own Summer Solstice Circle](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/how-to-create-your-own-summer-solstice-circle.md) - Cultures from around the world celebrate the solstice with celebration, music, dance and joy. Here's a recipe for creating your own gathering
- [17 Fun and cheap things to do with your family in June](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/17-fun-and-cheap-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-june.md) - Light evenings and mornings mean more time for fun. Celebrate solstice with a dawn dip or magical ferns, or cool off with ice play or snacking on frozen yoghurt bark. Plus free festivals galore and games to play on your bikes!
- [A School Without Fear](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/a-school-without-fear.md) - Brockwood Park is one of only six Krishnamurti schools in the world. The Green Parent speaks to Thomas Lehmann, Co-Chair of the School Management Committee, about silence, freedom, and what it means to learn without being moulded.
- [Room to Grow: Inside the New Forest Small School](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/room-to-grow-inside-the-new-forest-small-school.md) - With no uniform, first-name terms and a gate straight into the New Forest, NFSS feels less like a school and more like an extended family
- [Room to Grow](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/room-to-grow.md) - New Forest Small School has been quietly doing things differently for over 30 years. The Green Parent speaks to headteacher Alex James about play, nurture, and why a gentle start matters
- [Sharing Sisterhood](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/sharing-sisterhood.md) - Tessa Venuti Sanderson has run a women’s circle for over 10 years and it’s changed her life
- [“We replaced our car with a cargo bike and have never looked back"](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/we-replaced-our-car-with-a-cargo-bike-and-have-never-looked-back.md) - New research shows that families can save thousands of pounds a year by ditching their car for an electric cargo bike - but many households, particularly those living in flats, cannot make the switch.
- [6 Woodland birds you’ll hear before you see and how to identify them](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/6-woodland-birds-youll-hear-before-you-see-and-how-to-identify-them.md) - A walk through the woods in spring is rarely silent. Long before you catch sight of any movement in the branches, the woodland is alive with birdsong echoing through the trees from dawn until dusk and sometimes into the night.
- [The Celtic Tree Calendar - Willow](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/the-celtic-tree-calendar-willow.md) - Willow is the tree associated with the feminine; it has many uses in the home and as a healer
- [14 fun and free things to do with your family in May](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/14-fun-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-may.md) - The sun is warming our backs and we're well and truly out out. Brew up a flask of bobble tea, and get out to celebrate Beltane, gather daisies for brewing and find shells to make mermaid necklaces. Plus street theatre and family shows come to Great Yarmouth, Brighton and Edinburgh!
- [Step Into Spring: Best Bluebell Walks Across the UK](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/step-into-spring-best-bluebell-walks-across-the-uk.md) - For a few precious weeks each spring, Britain’s woodlands are transformed. Beneath newly leafing canopies, native bluebells unfurl in drifts of deep violet and soft blue, creating one of the most iconic sights in the countryside.
- [The Joy of Planting Trees: A Practical Guide](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/the-joy-of-planting-trees-a-practical-guide.md) - There are few things more rewarding than planting a tree. Anton Baskerville of Woodlands.co.uk shares some expert tips.
- [16 Fun and Cheap Things To Do With Your Family in April](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/16-fun-and-cheap-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-april.md) - April holidays are almost upon us. It's cold outside, but the sun is strong. Forage, watch migrating birds, listen for cuckoos, search for chocolate eggs, and find sticks for your Walpurgisnacht broom. Or head to the city to visit brand new museums and celebrate science and diversity!
- [Dealing with stress as a parent over the Easter holidays](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/dealing-with-stress-as-a-parent-over-the-easter-holidays.md) - Babalwa Madikazi, Head of Children and Young People Psychological Therapies at Onebright, shares practical, expert-backed advice on how families can navigate the Easter holidays without burnout.
- [Beyond Birthday Cake](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/beyond-birthday-cake.md) - Why Investing for Your Child's Future Starts Now
- [When the Clocks Change, Kids Feel it Most](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/when-the-clocks-change-kids-feel-it-most.md) - Child sleep expert Ilona Andrews reveals how parents can handle the clocks going forward without bedtime battles, early wakeups and overtired children - and says most parents make the same mistake every year when the clocks change.
- [Discover a community beyond the classroom](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/discover-a-community-beyond-the-classroom.md) - At St Christopher School, known as St Chris, education has always meant more than lessons, grades and exam results. It is about nurturing the whole child – their wellbeing, their passions, their individuality, and their place in the world.
- [Wonders of Wild Garlic](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/wonders-of-wild-garlic.md) - Jess Petrie encourages us to get foraging for wild greens with our kids
- [The Power of Storytelling in Shaping Children’s Values](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-power-of-storytelling-in-shaping-childrens-values.md) - To celebrate World Book Day, best-selling children’s author Yasmine Anane explores the importance of storytelling
- [Things To Do With Your Family In March](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/things-to-do-with-your-family-in-march.md) - We are saying goodbye to winter and hello to spring. It's been a long, wet winter. We're embracing that with ideas for mud painting, worm charming and earth-eating, but looking forward to brighter days, dyeing eggs using natural materials and celebrating Ostara and the super-rare Blood Worm Moon!
- [Hidden Dyslexia](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/hidden-dyslexia.md) - Why am I uncomfortable telling my children I’m dyslexic? wonders Lydia O’Callaghan
- [Five practical tips for outdoor play and embracing wet weather](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/five-practical-tips-for-outdoor-play-and-embracing-wet-weather.md) - Dr John Allan, Head of Impact and Breakthrough Learning at PGL Beyond, shares ideas on how to encourage outdoor play during the February half-term
- [English Heritage launches ‘bonding benches’ to tackle parental isolation](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/english-heritage-launches-bonding-benches-to-tackle-parental-isolation.md) - Leading parenting charity the NCT will also bring their popular NCT Walk and Talks to selected English Heritage sites.
- [How performing arts can help young people manage stress and pressure](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/how-performing-arts-can-help-young-people-manage-stress-and-pressure.md) - When children lean into creativity rather than digital distraction, they develop healthier coping mechanisms.
- [The present but absent parent: How our after hours work impacts our teens](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/the-present-but-absent-parent-how-our-after-hours-work-impacts-our-teens.md) - New research reveals how parents’ after hours working at home is associated with poorer mental health outcomes in adolescents, including increased rates of depression and anxiety.
- [21 Fun Things To Do With Your Family This February](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/21-fun-things-to-do-with-your-family-this-february.md) - February is a time for emerging; we peep out of our winter fug and creak open the door. Time to forage for dandelions, smile at strangers and join the muddiest of festivals. Plus a bucketful of half-term ideas, from Viking battles to joining a lip sync brawl and making a constellation in a cup.
- [The Green Parent Book Club](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-green-parent-book-club.md) - A selection of the latest books with reviews by our readers; sign up to our Book Club to take part!
- [The Green Parent Natural Beauty Awards 2026 entry now open!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-green-parent-natural-beauty-awards-2025-launch.md) - Our Natural Beauty Awards established in 2013, are seeking the best products across a whole range of categories from children's shampoo to mascara, pregnancy products to night moisturiser.
- [12 Things To Do With Your Family in January](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/12-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-january.md) - Baby, it's cold outside. But let's get out regardless. Make beautiful ice scenes, discover snowdrops, spend 1000 hours outside, and join in wintry folk traditions. Plus cosy ideas for dark afternoons, hack Veganuary, grow microgreens, and plan your cultural 2026.
- [The Connected Holidays: Presence Over Perfection](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-connected-holidays-presence-over-perfection.md) - Some holiday seasons feel like performance art before they even begin. Words Giulia Galli
- [Download our Christmas Gift Guide here 🎄🎁](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/download-our-christmas-gift-guide.md) - Have yourself a sustainable little Christmas
- [19 cheap and free things to do with your family in December](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/19-cheap-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-december.md) - Frosty walks, advent kindness, finger knitting and pine-needle biscuits. Simplify your Christmas for a stress-free festive season.
- [A Childhood Rooted in Nature](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/a-childhood-rooted-in-nature.md) - In the heart of Ashdown Forest, Michael Hall Waldorf School offers a different pace of education for students aged 2–18 years — one that values connection, creativity, and balance.
- [The BIG Freeze](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-big-freeze.md) - Lou Robbie encourages everyone to make use of their freezer and shares a few lunchbox recipes from her new book Make & Freeze
- [Green Parent Book Club](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/green-parent-book-club.md) - A selection of the latest books with reviews by our readers; sign up to our Book Club to take part!
- [Discover Wildwood Nature School: A New Kind of Primary Education](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/discover-wildwood-nature-school-a-new-kind-of-primary-education.md) - Nestled in North London’s green heart, Wildwood Nature School offers families a fresh, thoughtful alternative to conventional primary education. Here, children aren’t merely taught; they are nurtured, known, and supported on every step of their learning journey.
- [Spiders, bonfires and kikimora: A little autumn folklore](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/spiders-bonfires-and-kikimora-a-little-autumn-folklore.md) - Liza Frank uncovers seasonal rituals and traditions for luck and protection
- [11 Cheap and Free Things To Do With Your Family In November](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/11-cheap-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-november.md) - As days grow darker, you might need more impetus to get outside. Try making a journey stick, hunt for chestnuts, watch the sun rise or search for majestic seals. Or stay inside to make a Day of the Dead altar, watch films with a message, or buy nothing!
- [“We’re building a whole new life from scratch”](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/were-building-a-whole-new-life-from-scratch.md) - The Uden family Kayleigh, Phil, Alex (8) and Ember (2) live in rural Bulgaria, close to the Greek and Turkish borders
- [What if the parenting manual  we all want - is waiting   inside of us?](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/what-if-the-parenting-manual-we-all-want-is-waiting-inside-of-us.md) - Words: Sarah Vermeire
- [Becoming Real](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/becoming-real.md) - Maria Rogers embraces authenticity and imperfection on her journey into parenthood
- [24 Cheap and Free Things To Do With Your Family in October](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/24-cheap-and-free-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-october.md) - It's a time for doing; harvesting apples, mushrooming, lighting Samhain fires and preparing for winter. Find ideas to fill your half-term and illuminate darker nights; eco-friendly Halloween costumes, welcoming simmer pots, Diwali crafts, raves for Deaf families and sparkling light festivals.
- [Adventure-ready? The new WonderFold wagons that offer it all!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/adventure-ready-the-new-wonderfold-wagons-that-offer-it-all.md) - Built for Outdoor Fun, Festivals, and Everyday Freedom
- [10 Things to do with Conkers](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/10-things-to-so-with-conkers.md) - From weaving to spider repelling, conkers have a multitude of strange uses. Check out ten of the best ways to make use of your conker collection here
- [Change Makers](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/change-makers.md) - Harriet Cherriman explores the future of food in the UK and why we need to embrace our local health food stores
- [A Place Where Every Child is Known: Education at St Chris](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/a-place-where-every-child-is-known-education-at-st-chris.md) - From the moment you arrive at this school in Letchworth Garden City, you’ll notice that things feel a little different. St Chris has been providing an outstanding education since 1915, shaped by progressive values and a genuine commitment to every student.
- [Green Man](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/green-man.md) - Is this the most quietly radical mainstream festival in the UK? We head to Wales with two teens in tow to find out. By Kate Hodges. Photographs: Jeff Pitcher.
- [Mama Massage](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/mama-massage.md) - Maiwenn Langlois encourages us all to embrace our bellies and celebrate our scars
- [Fifteen Fun and Cheap Things To Do With Your Family in September](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/fifteen-fun-and-cheap-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-september.md) - September days are where the heat of summer meets the cool of autumn. Head out to forage a bumper crop of wild fruit and nuts, make a leafy Green Man for Mabon, transition to school with silly jokes and delicious packed lunches, and find joy in watching the pennies at the Festival of Thrift!
- [Book Club Wednesday](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/book-club-wednesday-2.md) - Every week we round up a selection of books with reviews by our readers. Let us know your favourites in the comments
- [And Breathe...](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/and-breathe.md) - Compassionate thoughtful and very, very cool, Carolyn Cowan has navigated a path from fashion designer, photographer and make-up artist into psychotherapy, and teaching yoga and breathwork
- [Book Club Wednesday](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/book-club-wednesday.md) - Every week we'll be rounding up a selection of books with reviews by our readers; sign up to our Book Club to take part! Plus let us know your favourites in the comments
- [Investing in a Fairer Future](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/investing-in-a-fairer-future.md) - For Alice Kouassi Aya, every cocoa pod represents a step towards a brighter future for her children
- [Making Green Space](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/making-green-space.md) - After her mental health plummeted, Jackie Simpson was persuaded by her mother to volunteer at an outdoor play project
- [My Last Newsletter](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/my-last-newsletter.md) - Goodbye from me, lessons from a field, make your own blackberry jam, cool ways to celebrate Lammas and living history as a home education tool
- [19 Free and Cheap Things To Do With Your Family In August](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/thingstodo-august2025.md) - The summer holidays are waiting to be filled. Cuddle giant, light-filled cats in Manchester, ritually bake lammas bread and more!
- [Why it's Time For Me to Say Goodbye](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/why-its-time-for-me-to-say-goodbye.md) - 7 cool things to do when you're on the beach, novels about the mother/daughter connection and juicy blackberry cake
- [How I Plan Our Summer Holidays](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/how-i-plan-our-summer-holidays.md) - What's on my reading list, how my daughter learned to write (not through handwriting practice!) and delicious cakes for summer days
- [Make This Anti-Anxiety Tea for Calmer Days](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/make-this-anti-anxiety-tea-for-calmer-days.md) - Soothe your nervous system, dig for local history and some great short story collections to enjoy this summer!
- [9 Ways to Keep Baby Cool at Night (and Get Better Sleep!)](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/9-ways-to-keep-baby-cool-at-night-and-get-better-sleep.md) - Keep blinds drawn, wear loose clothing and stay hydrated to help babies and young children sleep better on hot nights
- [The Green Parent Natural Beauty Award Winners 2025](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/the-green-parent-natural-beauty-award-winners-2025.md) - Discover the finest products in everything from nappy cream to shampoo, mascara to cleanser, in our 2025 Natural Beauty Awards
- [What Age Should a Child Get Their First Phone?](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/what-age-should-a-child-get-their-first-phone.md) - Big pile of reading recommendations, how to make your garden a butterfly sanctuary and what I learnt about screens and kids this week
- [14 Things to do in July](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/14-things-to-do-in-july.md) - From free festivals to wild strawberry picking, worm charming, snail racing and creating a botanic garden, there's so much to get stuck into!
- [Moreish Chocolate Fridge Cake with a Surprising Ingredient!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/moreish-chocolate-fridge-cake-with-a-surprising-ingredient.md) - 7 trees to consider for a small urban garden, my favourite oracle cards for sorting my life out, what we're doing for Solstice, and books I couldn't put down
- [Education for the Whole of Life](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/education-for-the-whole-of-life.md) - – The Principles and Practice of Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education and Care
- [My New Fave Cookie Recipe - it's Vegan and Gluten Free Too!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/my-new-fave-cookie-recipe-its-vegan-and-gluten-free-too.md) - Cookies! Plus our favourite board games, a recipe for DIY bug repellent, amazing art by degree students, a film you have to see, and the magic of hornbeam.
- [Celtic Tree Ogham: Oak (The Stabiliser)](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/celtic-tree-ogham-oak-the-stabiliser.md) - Learn about the Celtic Tree Ogham and more about each tree astrology sign. Those born under Oak make natural leaders
- [Meet the Tree Whisperer](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/meet-the-tree-whisperer.md) - Chewing gum from birch sap, beech leaf salad, tree-hugger Peter Wohlleben shares his favourite nature secrets
- [9 Ways to Take Action this Ocean Day](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/9-ways-to-take-action-this-ocean-day.md) - Happy Ocean Day! Here are some ways that you can honour our incredible deep blue planet, plus a list of our favourite sea-themed books
- [How a Furry Friend Can Support Your Child's Wellbeing](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/how-a-furry-friend-can-support-your-childs-wellbeing.md) - Pets can soothe anxiety, boost our mood and even encourage greater fitness and confer health benefits too!
- [Your Full Moon Ritual to Make Wild Magic!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/your-full-moon-ritual-to-make-wild-magic.md) - Make your own balm for bumps and bruises, what I'm reading right now and the importance of hobbies to light you up.
- [61 Family Friendly Festivals in 2025](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/61-family-friendly-festivals-in-2025.md) - Check out our Ultimate Guide to UK festivals happening this summer. From music to healing, crafts to circus skills, your adventure awaits!
- [How a Volunteering Holiday Gave Us Total Freedom](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/giving-back.md) - Keeping things simple, and cheaper, on a WWWoofing holiday in rural France. What we learned from the experience. And how you can do it too!
- [Try This: Two Ingredient Ice Cream!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/try-this-two-ingredient-ice-cream.md) - Discover the call of the kingfisher, learn a cool Saxon craft, nine ways to bring more meaning into family life and more yummy elderflower treats
- [Why I'm Not Writing a Newsletter Tonight](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/why-im-not-writing-a-newsletter-tonight.md) - A manifesto for going slow and small acts of self-care, and why I'm postponing this week's news
- [16 Things To Do In June](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/16-things-to-do-in-june.md) - It's time to brew honeysuckle tea, make sun water at the solstice, have fun at free festivals, take close-up pictures of bugs, look across the capital from rooftop gardens, and go wild!
- [7 Fun, Free Play Ideas to Make the Most of a Trip to the Woods!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/7-fun-free-play-ideas-to-make-the-most-of-a-trip-to-the-woods.md) - Make soothing hayfever tea, eat white chocolate blondies, watch a new film about home education and learn what to expect with next week's new moon
- [3 Delicious Elderflower Recipes](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/3-delicious-elderflower-recipes.md) - Did you know that traditionally summer was marked by the opening of the first elderflower, and lasted all the way through until the last elderberry?
- [How to Make Heart Medicine from the Hawthorn Tree](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/how-to-make-heart-medicine-from-the-hawthorn-tree.md) - Making a magazine, books to explore the art of mathematics, butterflies to spot right now and a pile of delicious fiction to end the week!
- [7 Surprising Lessons I've Learned Through Unschooling](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/7-surprising-lessons-ive-learned-through-unschooling.md) - My son rarely sits down and handwriting is a laborious practice, but he can code a game and build a robot figure using scrap wood
- [What I Did With a Child Free Afternoon!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/what-i-did-with-a-child-free-afternoon.md) - Make your own refreshing sorrel lemonade, amazing new novels to devour and how we joined a big group of home educators to celebrate creativity!
- [Freya - Honouring the goddess of love to bring about powerful change](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/freya-honouring-the-goddess-of-love-to-bring-about-powerful-change.md) - Freya is a goddess of blessings, love, lust, and fertility. Beltane, the first of May, is her festival – a time of celebrating love and sexual union
- [15 Things To Do In May](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/15-things-to-do-in-may.md) - The sun is here, the ground is dry (for now) and summer is GO! This month, help build the Moominhouse, enjoy free street theatre festivals, caper at Jack-in-the-Green, wash your face in the dew, create a real-life wrestling character and grow a den made of sunflowers!
- [Connect With Your Wild Self This Beltane](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/connect-with-your-wild-self-this-beltane.md) - Work with the medicine of Hawthorn this May Day and discover magical ways to celebrate with friends and family
- [Make This Super Cleansing Tea for Brighter Skin](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/make-this-super-cleansing-tea-for-brighter-skin.md) - Benefits of beach school, reading about amazing animals, lolling with daisies and discovering new magical woods
- [Have You Tried these 3 Best Easter Chocolate Goodies?](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/have-you-tried-the-3-best-easter-chocolate-goodies.md) - Making bright green cake from nettles, spotting an adder, twitching, cooking dandelion bread over a fire and the symbolism of hares
- [Celtic Tree Ogham: Willow (The Dreamer)](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/celtic-tree-ogham-willow-the-dreamer-2.md) - Learn about the Celtic Tree Ogham and more about each tree astrology sign. Those born under willow have strong intuition
- [9 Medicinal Herbs to Grow in Your Garden](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/9-herbs-to-grow-in-your-medicinal-garden.md) - Sheep cuddling, reading books with great characters, why sticks are never just sticks to kids and our fave open air museum. Plus tea of the week!
- [5 Steps to Endorphin-Rich Parenting](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/5-steps-to-endorphin-rich-parenting.md) - Laughter is queen when it comes to building connection with our kids - here's 5 ways to get started today, especially with older children
- [How to Plan a Nature Party](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/how-to-plan-a-nature-party.md) - Making decorations from nature, wildlife based party activities, eco edibles and how to stay calm when organising an event
- [Sacred Sunday: 9 Self-Care Exercises](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/sacred-sunday-9-self-care-exercises.md) - Real and practical advice for doing self-care in 15 minutes or less from mums who've turned their mornings around
- [26 Microadventures you Could Take this Weekend](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/26-microadventures-you-could-take-this-weekend.md) - Wild garlic bread, two types of birthday cake, mini adventures, lose-yourself fiction and yoga to relieve anxiety
- [Our Children are Growing up with Nature as their Living Room](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/our-children-grow-up-with-nature-as-their-living-room.md) - This family live in their self-built home in the middle of a community they've set up in the Black Forest. Here they talk about the benefits of communal living
- [5 Benefits to Barefoot Living](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/5-benefits-to-barefoot-living.md) - When was the last time your children went barefoot outside? When was the last time you did?
- [This One Thing Helped me be a More Joyful Mum This Week](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/this-one-thing-helped-me-be-a-more-joyful-mum-this-week.md) - Finishing the non fiction longlist, learning about teeth, reinforcing the delights of respectful parenting, watching TV and going out on a date!
- [14 Things to Do in April](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/14-things-to-do-in-april.md) - From funny (and gentle) April Fools pranks to egg hunts and witchy folk tradition, this month is full of mischief, adventure and exploration
- [My Favourite Sex Ed Books for Kids](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/my-favourite-sex-ed-books-for-kids.md) - How to make your own healing balm, what I did to celebrate the Equinox and the Viking Age seen through the eyes of women, and children
- [New Creativity Issue Out Today!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/new-creativity-issue-out-today.md) - I'm so excited to announce our latest edition of the magazine, which has just been released - it's all about creativity, and education
- [Enjoy Years of Outdoor Play with the tickit Whizz Balance Bike](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/enjoy-years-of-outdoor-play-with-the-tickit-whizz-balance-bike.md) - Introducing the NEW tickit Whizz Bike: Sustainable outdoor play for tomorrow's adventurers
- [15 Ways to Celebrate Spring Equinox](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/15-ways-to-celebrate-spring-equinox.md) - At Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, day and night are in perfect balance. Here are sixteen fun ways to celebrate the turning of the wheel of the year with your family
- [Make a Whole Home Ed Plan in 2 Minutes!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/make-a-whole-home-ed-plan-in-2-minutes.md) - 7 reasons to sea swim, full moon juice, reading prize-winning non-fiction, a super quick learning tool and the joy of friendship
- [Building Community in the South of France](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/building-community-in-the-south-of-france.md) - How one family uprooted their lives in the UK and moved to the South of France to discover lazy weekends in the mountains and delicious food from the markets
- [Sacred Sunday: Cacao Helps me be a Better Mother](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/sacred-sunday-cacao-helps-me-be-a-better-mother.md) - Plant medicine has helped me be a more present mother, to slow down, and to be more compassionate with myself
- [Trouble with Communication? Try This Simple Tool](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/trouble-with-communication-try-this-simple-tool.md) - A tool to help you and your partner understand one another better, listening to bird song and cooking pancakes over an open fire
- [“I’m tired of having my requests ignored by my teenage son!”](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/im-tired-of-having-my-requests-ignored-by-my-teenage-son.md) - 7 ways to deepen your connection with your teenager and encourage cooperation even when you're frustrated
- [Drum and Birth](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/drum-and-birth.md) - How the sacred art of drumming can ease a woman through labour and birth with reduced pain and anxiety
- [Sleepless Nights? Ugh! How to Get a Better Night Tonight!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/sleepless-nights-ugh-how-to-get-a-better-night-tonight.md) - Reading books about displaced kids, getting up high at Kew Gardens and seven super simple ways to ensure better sleep
- [13 Things To Do With Your Family in March](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/13-things-to-do-with-your-family-in-march.md) - March, they say, comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb. There might not be any big cats in our fields, but there are plenty of little fluffy creatures to cuddle this month
- [Sacred Sunday: Try Forest Bathing!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/sacred-sunday-try-forest-bathing.md) - Forest Bathing has huge benefits on our nervous systems, reduces stress and helps with depression. It lowers blood pressure and can enhance quality of life
- [Try This Super Simple Stress Relief Tip](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/try-this-super-simple-stress-relief-tip.md) - Reading loads of non-fiction, making massage balls from cabbage (!) and pretending to be paleontologists. Oh and an easy way to ease fear, for kids
- [How to Keep the Passion Alive After Babies](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/how-to-keep-the-passion-alive-after-babies.md) - Barely find time to shower, let alone have a a long conservation with your partner? Join the club! Here 2 relationship experts share their gold
- [Try out the latest e-bikes for you and your family at the Cycling Electric Demo Day](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/try-out-the-latest-e-bikes-for-you-and-your-family-at-the-cycling-electric-demo-day-2.md) - Cycling Electric, the magazine dedicated to e-bikes, is delighted to share an exclusive offer for The Green Parent readers.
- [Sacred Sunday: How to Create Deeper Intimacy](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/sacred-sunday-how-to-create-deeper-intimacy.md) - Try these 8 dates to move from disconnected and despairing to deep communication and connection
- [25 Cool Things to do in 2025](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/25-cool-things-to-do-in-2025.md) - Here's our pick of the best things happening for families across the whole of the UK this year - use this list to create your own adventures!
- [New Adventure Edition Out Now!](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/new-adventure-edition-out-now.md) - This issue is a treasure trove of ideas to break free from the daily routine and reconnect with the world around you
- [Nature-Inspired, Future-Focused: The Bugaboo Fox 5 Renew](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/nature-inspired-future-focused-the-bugaboo-fox-5-renew.md) - Meet the pushchair designed to tread lightly on the earth while providing unparalleled comfort
- [This One Thing Will Change Your Life](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/this-one-thing-will-change-your-life.md) - Yoga with goats, my favourite cake recipe, new board games and reading books about loss and addiction
- [What to Spot on an Early Spring Nature Walk](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/what-to-spot-on-an-early-spring-nature-walk.md) - How badgers leave love letters to attract a mate, why the bumblebee is the first sign of spring and how to identify trees by their twigs
- [What Happened When I Trusted the Natural Learning Process](https://thegreenparent.co.uk/what-happened-when-i-trusted-the-natural-learning-process.md) - I've a new theme for February, the best gluten-free banana bread, a wild spa to myself and honouring the memory of my mum

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