19 cheap and free things to do with your family in December
Frosty walks, advent kindness, finger knitting and pine-needle biscuits. Simplify your Christmas for a stress-free festive season.
play
We're all about play! Here's some ideas for getting playful as a family.
Alternative Schools Guide 2025
Free interactive download of our third edition, discover lots of places offering a real difference to mainstream school
My New Fave Cookie Recipe - it's Vegan and Gluten Free Too!
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.
Try This: Two Ingredient Ice Cream!
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
Make This Super Cleansing Tea for Brighter Skin
Benefits of beach school, reading about amazing animals, lolling with daisies and discovering new magical woods
25 Cool Things to do in 2025
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!
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