Think celebrating the wheel of the year and how to mark solstices and equinoxes...
Babalwa Madikazi, Head of Children and Young People Psychological Therapies at Onebright, shares practical, expert-backed advice on how families can navigate the Easter holidays without burnout.
We are saying goodbye to winter and hello to spring. It's been a long, wet winter. We're embracing that with ideas for mud painting, worm charming and earth-eating, but looking forward to brighter days, dyeing eggs using natural materials and celebrating Ostara and the super-rare Blood Worm Moon!
Some holiday seasons feel like performance art before they even begin. Words Giulia Galli
Liza Frank uncovers seasonal rituals and traditions for luck and protection
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!
It's a time for doing; harvesting apples, mushrooming, lighting Samhain fires and preparing for winter. Find ideas to fill your half-term and illuminate darker nights; eco-friendly Halloween costumes, welcoming simmer pots, Diwali crafts, raves for Deaf families and sparkling light festivals.
