Lammas and Lughnasadh: a first harvest family pack.

A printable Wheel of the Year pack for families. Explore bread, grain, Lugh, John Barleycorn and the first harvest through folklore, nature study, crafts, recipes and reflection.

Lammas falls at the beginning of August, between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. The days are still warm, but the season is changing. Grain bends in the fields, blackberries darken along the hedgerows, seed heads dry in the sun, and the evening light begins to soften.

This family pack explores Lammas and Lughnasadh through first-harvest traditions, Irish mythology, English and Celtic folklore, seasonal food, nature study, making and reflection.

It explains the difference between Lammas and Lughnasadh clearly. Lammas comes from the English “loaf mass” tradition, when bread made from the first grain was blessed. Lughnasadh is a Gaelic festival named after Lugh, the many-skilled figure of Irish mythology.

Alongside the history, there are stories and activities that invite children and adults to explore the season together. Use the whole pack, choose one theme for an afternoon, or return to different pages throughout August. There is no need to complete everything.

Inside the pack:

• What is the Wheel of the Year?
• What is Lammas?
• What is Lughnasadh?
• John Barleycorn and the spirit of the grain
• A child-friendly John Barleycorn retelling and reflection prompts
• Lugh, Tailtiu and the first Lughnasadh
• A guide to the people and places in Lugh’s story
• A mythology-inspired creative writing activity
• Clootie wells and healing-water traditions
• A small clootie-tree activity
• First-harvest celebrations around the world
• A Lammas nature walk with August observations
• Seasonal colours, meanings and a colour hunt
• Family celebration ideas
• Blessings, reflections and journalling prompts
• A Lammas acrostic poem activity
• A harvest still life drawing activity
• Element, symbol, colour and reflection cards
• Blank cards for your own ideas
• A family harvest display
• A smaller children’s Lammas display
• The Wheel of the Year anchor-stone craft
• First-sheaf and last-sheaf activity
• Harvest seed packets with a printable packet template
• A heart-shaped corn dolly craft
• Foods and flavours of Lammas
• A mealtime blessing and meal-planning page
• A simple Lammas loaf recipe
• Herb-infused honey recipe and drying guide
• Lammas colouring pages
• A printable Wheel of the Year

The pack includes activities for writing, art, folklore, nature study, cooking, handcrafts and family conversation. It is suitable for mixed ages and can be adapted easily for younger children, older learners and adults.

A note about this pack

This pack is a little shorter than my previous Wheel of the Year packs. It was completed during an unexpectedly difficult stretch of family life. Alongside ongoing caring responsibilities, my husband had a mini stroke and our cat needed surgery and careful indoor recovery - on top of being a home-ed mum to three sons. I had far less time than planned, so I chose to make a smaller, complete pack rather than rush extra pages or add material simply to make it longer.

It is priced lower than the other wheel of the Year packs to reflect this.

There are still 58 beautiful pages to explore, print and return to. As always, it is something to live alongside the season, not something your family needs to complete.

Explore our other Wheel of the Year resources

There are two colouring-in pages (from this pack) free to download here

If this pack becomes part of your seasonal year, I’d love you to share the shop link with another family who might enjoy it too. Please do not share the PDF itself. Word of mouth helps small projects like Dartmoor Kin keep going, and it means a great deal. Mentioning Dartmoor Kin, writing a review, or posting a photo of your family using the resource is always deeply appreciated.

For best printing results, open the PDF using 'Adobe Acrobat' - the reader app is free to download for all platforms. Select paper size 'A4' and a 'fit to page or printable area' option to avoid cropping when printing. Only print the pages you need to, to save ink.

📎Format: Two PDF downloads. 58 page pack and a free Lammas A4 poster.

🖨️ Printing, usage & group licence

All content in this pack is © Sasha Jackson / Dartmoor Kin.



This is a personal and limited group-use resource. You are welcome to print it for your own family, class, group, or session, but the digital file must not be shared, uploaded, copied, resold, or redistributed. Full usage guidance is included inside the pack.