The Green Parent

10/11/2025

Looking to get your little ones pedalling into adventure? 🚴‍♀️

Frog Bikes - the lightweight kids' bike is offering 15% off their award-winning first pedal and hybrid bikes for Black Friday! 🌱💚

Perfect for growing explorers, Frog’s lightweight bikes are designed with sustainability, safety, and fun in mind - making them a top pick for green-minded parents.

🛒 Offer valid for a limited time - don’t miss out!

📍 Shop now and ride into a greener future: www.frogbikes.com

08/11/2025

✨ A Childhood Rooted in Nature ✨

In the heart of Ashdown Forest, Michael Hall Waldorf School offers education for ages 2–18 that values connection, creativity, and balance.

From the gentle rhythms of Early Childhood to the curiosity of the Lower and Middle School and the independence of the Upper School, every stage meets children where they are.

Lessons unfold through story, art, movement, and time in nature — helping young people grow into capable, compassionate individuals.

💫 Celebrating 100 years of Michael Hall — learning at a human pace, guided by imagination and individuality. https://www.michaelhall.co.uk

04/11/2025

Elephant Box make a whole range of durable, toxin free and versatile food containers; all made to make life a little bit better.🍱
Make it easier to batch cook, use up leftovers and take food out with you. That'll add up to less food waste and a happier healthier lunch time ☺️
And don't forget their famous 100% Stainless Steel Washing Up Bowl. The last washing up bowl you'll ever need to buy.
Shop the range here: https://elephantbox.co.uk

04/11/2025

"When we cook food from scratch for our families, we are in control of the ingredients. In a world of convenience and processed foods that’s a powerful thing". 🍅🍆🌽
Lou Robbie encourages everyone to make use of their freezer and shares a few lunchbox recipes 👇

Lou Robbie encourages everyone to make use of their freezer and shares a few lunchbox recipes from her new book Make & Freeze

04/11/2025

Would you like to join our Book Club? 📕📖
We are looking to send out brand new books for you and your family to review.. is this you? Use the sign up form in the link below and we'll send a pile of the latest goodies and Christmas reads suited to your children's ages. We are particularly looking for younger readers this month. Find all the details here.

A selection of the latest books with reviews by our readers; sign up to our Book Club to take part!

01/11/2025

🎶🪈Start your childs Musical Journey for just £12.50!
A Clarke® SWEETONE Tinwhistle is the ideal starter Instrument. With a wonderful Online Tutorial video to guide them through the fundamentals!
Clarke are the Original manufacturers of the Tinwhistle also known as a ‘Pennywhistle’ in Victorian times. Since 1843 their Tinwhistles have inspired Musicians all over the world.
Easy to Play
Easy to learn
10 Attractive Colours
FREE Online Tutorial
Easy to maintain
Durable finish
Tutor Book available
Heritage Product
Made in Britain
https://clarketinwhistle.myshopify.com/

31/10/2025

🕷Spiders, bonfires🔥and kikimora🧙
Liza Frank uncovers seasonal rituals and traditions for luck and protection..

Liza Frank uncovers seasonal rituals and traditions for luck and protection

30/10/2025

Discover Wildwood Nature School: A New Kind of Primary Education 🌳🎒
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..

https://thegreenparent.co.uk/featured/discover-wildwood-nature-school-a-new-kind-of-primary-education/

29/10/2025

11 Cheap and Free Things To Do With Your Family In November 🍂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!

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!

19/10/2025

“We’re building a whole new life from scratch”
The Uden family Kayleigh, Phil, Alex and Ember live in rural Bulgaria, close to the Greek and Turkish borders
https://thegreenparent.co.uk/were-building-a-whole-new-life-from-scratch/

18/10/2025

What if the parenting manual we all want - is waiting inside of us? Sarah Vermeire reminds us to be compassionate, give ourselves a break in the tough moments, and to let go of the impossible standards we sometimes set.

Words: Sarah Vermeire