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16 Things To Do In June

1 week ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

katehodges May 28, 2025 7 minutes read 16 Things To Do In June 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!

2 weeks ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello,Happy Friday to you!How’s your week been? We’ve had a fun one – it was my niece’s birthday this week, and we went to Sussex Butterfly Gardens- she's got an amazing affinity with all creatures. At one point she had at least four butterflies resting on her hands and arms!Last weekend we tapped into some of the cool stuff happening at Brighton Festival and the Fringe - read on to find out more.
How to Make Heart Medicine from the Hawthorn Tree

3 weeks ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello!A warm welcome to this week’s newsletter. Iris and I have had a fun week in the sun. There’s been days of play with friends, cycling skills training, a trampoline lesson, swimming class and beach school. We’ve been making a set of flashcards of words that Iris can read. She creates the cards, a couple a day and we put them inside a treasure chest that she’s decorated. We’re building up to enough words that she can craft sentences from them.
What I Did With a Child Free Afternoon!

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello coconut!How are you today? Missed checking in last week, but it was soooo good to have a break. We soaked up ALL the sunshine in west Wales; went on some lush walks on the coast path, through banks of wild flowers, spent a day on a deserted beach exploring rockpools, explored a sun-dappled wood with stream and waterfalls, visited castles and scrambled up hills to watch the sunset. So refreshing! When we got back the garden had literally popped – everything is so green and alive.
15 Things To Do In May

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

katehodges April 30, 2025 9 minutes read 15 Things To Do In May 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!
Make This Super Cleansing Tea for Brighter Skin

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello lovely folk!How are you today? I’m writing this from Pembrokeshire in Wales where we’ve just arrived for a family holiday. This place makes my heart sing – I’m a very happy being right now!We’ve had a great week of play and discovery. Iris’ beach school started back this week. More on this to follow. I finished off the contents for issue 125 – it’ll be out next month. I can’t wait to send you a copy.
Have You Tried these 3 Best Easter Chocolate Goodies?

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello,Happy Easter weekend! Hope you’ve had a lush week. I’ve had so much fun out and about. This photo is from a sunrise walk I had yesterday with my sister, up Kingston Ridge. It’s one of my favourite views, looking out over Mount Caburn and Firle Beacon. Yesterday morning there was low lying mist in the valleys and a bright, buttery sun. Gorgeous!Iris and I have packed our days with activities – we’ve been swimming, trampolining, crafting in the woods, twitching and sliding down steep banks.
Celtic Tree Ogham: Willow (The Dreamer)

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Willow is the Celtic Tree for the period from 15 April to 12 May. This month, allow inspiration to come in and practice going with the flowA tree of the otherworld, Salix Alba (white willow) is a builder of bridges between this world and the next. The willow is the conductor of relationships, the bringer of love, poetic inspiration, the element of water, of music, the moon and great goddess herself. The fourth letter in the tree alphabet stands for the female and lunar rhythms of life.
9 Medicinal Herbs to Grow in Your Garden

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello!A happy Easter holidays to you. The holidays aren't too much different from term time for us, but it's a good chance to see friends who're usually at school. And there's so much stuff happening too. We've had a busy week!This week we got to cuddle some sheep (read on for more), discovered 1000 years of history, met a snake called Pudding, listened to a brilliant retelling of Roald Dahl's The Twits and painted rocks for an art installation.
26 Microadventures you Could Take this Weekend

2 months ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Melissa Corkhill

Hello!A big, sunshiney welcome to today’s newsletter. I’ve been working on issue 125, our joy edition, which will come with an extensive guide to a summer of fun, with a festival guide and your chance to win tickets! Bag your copy here (will be sent out next month!). Iris and I have been mainly outdoors in the sun this week. She’s very into sunscreen this year – we’ve found one that’s easy for her to apply herself, by Child’s Farm.