Some great reads are: The Sun Seed by Jan Schubert, The Midsummer Mouse: Midsummer Tales of Tiptoes Lightly the Summer Queen by Reg Down and The Longest Day: Celebrating the Summer Solstice by Wendy Pfeffer. Read an interesting story book about the summer solstice to your child. Children can draw, paint images of the sun, make sunflowers, make a summer solstice crown, create cards and draw with bright coloured chalk art outside.īake a cake or cupcakes in the shape of the sun, and experiment with different colour icing, such as yellow or organise a table display for dinner themed around summer. What better way to celebrate the longest day of the year than by exploring the great outdoors? If the weather is good, you can go for a picnic and enjoy the surroundings.Ĭelebrate the day and get creative with child-friendly inspired art. Why not mark and celebrate the longest day of the year with a new family tradition? Here is a fun list of ideas for celebrating this year’s summer solstice with your child: Since we live in the northern hemisphere, the Earth’s axis is tilted towards the sun from June to September, meaning longer days and warmer days. The sun will rise at 4.43am and will set at 9.21pm. Today, the UK will enjoy 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight. This important day in the solar calendar has been celebrated for centuries and marks the start of the forthcoming school holidays and the chance for spending more time together outdoors. Today marks the longest day of the year, otherwise known as the summer solstice and according to the astronomical definition, the first day of summer.
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