What is Litha? | folklore, nature study, art, crafts, poetry, and seasonal traditions for midsummer.

A printable Wheel of the Year summer solstice pack for families, rooted in sunlight, folklore, nature, creativity, and the bright fullness of summer.

The Litha Pack is designed to help families mark the longest day of the year in a gentle, flexible way. It can be used on the summer solstice itself, across the days around midsummer, or returned to each year as part of your family’s seasonal rhythm.

Inside, you’ll find a mixture of folklore, history, nature study, creative activities, recipes, reflection pages, poetry, art, and simple family traditions. The pack explores Litha as both a seasonal turning point and a living invitation to notice the sun, the land, and the quiet shift that begins after the longest day.

Children can learn about the origins of the name Litha, midsummer customs, folklore, Stonehenge, sun worship around the world, and modern solstice celebrations.

This beautiful 80 page pack is designed for mixed ages and can be adapted to your own family. Younger children might enjoy the colouring, crafts, stories, nature walks, and display activities. Older children can go deeper into folklore, symbolism, history, art, poetry, and reflection.

There is no set order and no need to complete everything. Dip in and out. Follow what catches your child’s interest. Use it as a quiet companion to the season, a home education resource, or a simple way to make the longest days feel more meaningful.

Most of all, this pack invites you to pause, step outside, notice the light, and celebrate the warmth and bright fullness of midsummer.

This pack weaves learning together in a natural, interest led way.

• History and culture: Explore Litha, the summer solstice, midsummer customs, sun celebrations, Stonehenge, bonfires, sun wheels, and the ways people have marked the longest day across time and place.
• Folklore and mythology: Discover the Oak King and Holly King, Goibniu and the fire of the forge, elder tree folklore, sun worship, midsummer beliefs, and the symbolism of fire, water, sunflowers, light, and abundance.
• Literature and storytelling: Read seasonal poems and explore A midsummer night’s dream. Write your own stories inspired by sunlight, ancient stones, dreams, oak trees, fire, flowers, and the strange brightness of midsummer.
• Art and craft: Explore seasonal artwork inspired by Stonehenge, sunlight, summer mornings, and the ancient landscape. Create simple Litha crafts such as sun weavings, a cheesy wotsit Stonehenge, and solstice displays.
• Puzzles and colouring: Enjoy simple seasonal puzzles, printables, and colouring-in pages inspired by Litha.
• Food and cooking: Prepare Litha-inspired recipes and discover seasonal foods that reflect the warmth, colour, sweetness, and freshness of high summer.
• Reflection and wellbeing: Use the journalling prompts and nature pages to slow down, notice the fullness of summer, and record what feels bright, strong, abundant, or gently changing around you and within you.

Pair this with The Summer Moons Pack

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. 80 page pack and a free Litha 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.