Embark on a joyful exploration of nature with Seasons Digital.
This special series of stories, films and activities helps children to notice and connect with the everyday magic around them.
The Seasons Digital activities are accessible and user-friendly, so anyone can discover the wonder of the changing seasons. They were created as a part of our three-year Seasons project, as the follow-up to our workshops with children in Brent and live performances in libraries throughout London.
For families
You can download the stories on this page and take them with you on your next walk. If you don’t have a patch of green nearby, that’s okay! We created Seasons Digital so that you can connect to the feeling of nature from absolutely anywhere, even your own home.
For schools and teachers
We created the Seasons Learner Resources page to engage students in the magic of seasons and habitats. Our activity guides and demonstration videos will take your students on an adventure through descriptive writing, acrobatic shapes, and hands-on texture hunts.
STREAM THE STORIES
The Seasons Digital audio stories will take you on an immersive adventure through grass, trees and bugs. All you need is to close your eyes and and be mindful. Click the ‘play’ icon to stream the stories.
Grass between my fingers
The Tree and Me
Nature is Home
DOWNLOAD THE STORIES
Click the tipis to download the Seasons Digital audio stories and listen to them on a walk. If you would like to read the stories instead, you can click the buttons below the tipis to download the PDF’s.
The Tree and Me
Discover what is special about trees and learn to see them in a new way.
WATCH THE FILMS
Follow our artists as they explore ways of being in nature. Can you find anything in these films around you, in your environment? From the tiniest bug or piece of grass to the tallest tree, there are lots of ways to connect with nature.
Grass Between My Fingers
Audio Described
The Tree and Me
Audio Described
Nature is Home
Audio Described
If you enjoyed your experience of Seasons Digital you can take part in the project by sharing any photos or drawings of the things you found in the natural world, or your imagined places. We would love to hear from you: tag us in your findings on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
We also invite you to visit your local library where you can find a whole world of stories, poems and books that will help you discover the natural world around us.
Credits
Written by Miss Jacqui
Commissioned and produced by Upswing
Music, Soundscape and score by Steven Dove
Concept and Direction by Vicki Dela Amedume
Filmed and Edited by Daniel Martin
Featuring Performances by Louis Gift, Rebecca Solomon and Shane Hampden.
Audio Descriptions by VocalEyes.
Seasons is funded by John Lyons Charity, the London Community Foundation, Arts Council England and Brent London Borough of Culture 2020. Special thanks to 101 Creation Space, Fae Fichtner, Sherry Neyhus and London Borough Of Brent Culture (Library) Service.
