What is the Lantern Walk?
The lantern walk is a celebration between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice when we acknowledge the light shining within each of us; that this light needs to be fed and protected just as the light in our lanterns. We band together as a community to create light and warmth as the cold and darkness set in for the season. The children will be making lanterns with their classroom teachers but, if you’re inspired, we encourage families to make and bring their own lantern. Ideas below!
Please bring a nut-free snack to share and a mug. Snacks will be shared pot-luck style.
Event Details
5:00 to 5:45 pm: Snack-luck and costume swap, with warm apple cider. Pizza will be for sale (cash + card).
5:50 pm: Students collect their lanterns and lights. Younger children may need a hand securing their lights and switching them on.
6:00 pm: Gather at Crocodile Island.
6:15 to 6:45 pm: Lantern walk north on Robert Street to Willcocks Street, returning south along Sussex Mews to Robert Street.
*We will be stopping as a group a few times within the route to let everyone catch up and start a new song
6:45 to 7:00 pm: Return lantern lights, collect belongings and head home.
Get Ready for the Event
Learn the songs – Hear the songs online here:
Fire’s Burning (traditional)
Humbly (Laurence Cole)
Glimmer Lantern Glimmer
I Walk with My Little Lantern
Rise Up O’ Flame (traditional)
This Little Light of Mine (H. D. Loes)
Dinner: Bring cash for pizza / prep a snack for the snack-luck / bring a mug for cider!
Optional: Make a lantern!
Paper Star Lantern
Paper Lantern
Mason Jar Hanging Lanterns