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New album out now: Every Family Has a Light - the glowing successor to The Big Bright Family Bus.
LOVE MAKES ROOM
LOVE MAKES ROOM
Welcome to Little Lantern Family Club
Welcome to Little Lantern Family Club
One Light, Many Pathways.
One Light, Many Pathways.
A connected world of kindness, belonging and inclusion for children aged 5–14.
A connected world of kindness, belonging and inclusion for children aged 5–14.
Little Lantern Family Club brings together songs, books, games, diaries, learning activities, missions and My Light Trail to help children explore kindness, family diversity, fairness, privacy, respectful curiosity, safe choices and everyday care.
Little Lantern Family Club brings together songs, books, games, diaries, learning activities, missions and My Light Trail to help children explore kindness, family diversity, fairness, privacy, respectful curiosity, safe choices and everyday care.
Every child learns differently. Some remember through music. Some understand through stories. Some prefer to play, draw, write, reflect quietly or try one small action in real life.
Every child learns differently. Some remember through music. Some understand through stories. Some prefer to play, draw, write, reflect quietly or try one small action in real life.
That is why Little Lantern offers many pathways into the same welcoming world.
That is why Little Lantern offers many pathways into the same welcoming world.
EXPLORE THE LITTLE LANTERN PATHWAYS
EXPLORE THE LITTLE LANTERN PATHWAYS
Listen
Listen
Original songs that help children remember the language of kindness, belonging, dignity, fairness and safe choices.
Original songs that help children remember the language of kindness, belonging, dignity, fairness and safe choices.
Read
Read
Stories, guides and thoughtful writing that help children and adults understand the ideas more deeply.
Stories, guides and thoughtful writing that help children and adults understand the ideas more deeply.
- Little Lantern Books
Child-friendly stories, picture-led books and practical guides exploring kindness, family diversity, belonging, privacy and everyday care.
Child-friendly stories, picture-led books and practical guides exploring kindness, family diversity, belonging, privacy and everyday care.
- Little Lantern Essay Library
Clear, thoughtful essays and guidance for parents, carers, teachers, older readers and education partners who want to explore the ideas in greater depth.
Clear, thoughtful essays and guidance for parents, carers, teachers, older readers and education partners who want to explore the ideas in greater depth.
Play
Play
Games, cards, puzzles and group activities that allow children to practise kind and inclusive thinking without pressure or one “correct” answer.
Games, cards, puzzles and group activities that allow children to practise kind and inclusive thinking without pressure or one “correct” answer.
Reflect
Reflect
Diaries, journals, drawing activities and writing prompts that give children space to notice feelings, choices and personal growth in their own way.
Diaries, journals, drawing activities and writing prompts that give children space to notice feelings, choices and personal growth in their own way.
Act
Act
Safe missions and My Light Trail activities that help children turn learning into small, realistic acts of everyday kindness.
Safe missions and My Light Trail activities that help children turn learning into small, realistic acts of everyday kindness.
Shine
Shine
Badges, Lantern Passport stamps and Ray of Light certificates that recognise participation, reflection and kind choices—not competition, ranking or performance.
Badges, Lantern Passport stamps and Ray of Light certificates that recognise participation, reflection and kind choices—not competition, ranking or performance.
GROWING WITH EVERY CHILD
GROWING WITH EVERY CHILD
Little Lantern grows gently across five age groups:
Little Lantern grows gently across five age groups:
- Ages 5–6
Tiny, practical acts such as saying thank you, using gentle words, taking turns and asking a trusted grown-up for help. - Ages 7–8
Listening, fair play, inclusion, helping safely, trying again and making things right with adult support. - Ages 9–10
Belonging, privacy, respectful curiosity, gossip awareness, fairer groups and helping without taking over. - Ages 11–12
Digital respect, group chats, boundaries, friendship pressure, safe bystander choices and trusted-adult support. - Ages 13–14
Dignity, consent, accountability, social pressure, safe courage, community care and kindness without performance.
MY LIGHT TRAIL
MY LIGHT TRAIL
My Light Trail is one pathway through the wider Little Lantern world.
My Light Trail is one pathway through the wider Little Lantern world.
Songs help children remember.
Songs help children remember.
Books help them understand.
Books help them understand.
Games help them practise.
Games help them practise.
Diaries help them reflect.
Diaries help them reflect.
Missions help them turn learning into safe, everyday action.
Missions help them turn learning into safe, everyday action.
Children may begin anywhere, move at their own pace, repeat an activity, choose a gentler pathway, keep a reflection private or ask a trusted adult for help.
Children may begin anywhere, move at their own pace, repeat an activity, choose a gentler pathway, keep a reflection private or ask a trusted adult for help.
Kindness should always be safe, respectful and freely chosen.
Kindness should always be safe, respectful and freely chosen.
Start with a song.
Start with a song.
Open a story.
Open a story.
Try one small light.
Try one small light.
No Racing, Just Shining.
No Racing, Just Shining.
Every kind light matters.
Every kind light matters.
Every child has their own light.
Every child has their own light.
There is room for you here.
There is room for you here.
Songs about care in action, growing family stories, respectful questions, privacy and identity. The album helps children understand that families do not need one shape or one story to be real, safe, loving and worthy of belonging.
Songs about care in action, growing family stories, respectful questions, privacy and identity. The album helps children understand that families do not need one shape or one story to be real, safe, loving and worthy of belonging.
Football stories about imagination, teamwork, equality, courage, pressure, recovery and legacy. The album shows that the game is carried not only by winners, but by everyone who creates, joins, shares, learns, remembers and helps it continue.
Football stories about imagination, teamwork, equality, courage, pressure, recovery and legacy. The album shows that the game is carried not only by winners, but by everyone who creates, joins, shares, learns, remembers and helps it continue.
Playful songs about safety, consent, dignity, equitable support, communication and shared responsibility. The album explores how groups become more welcoming when people notice, ask, listen, adapt, offer help respectfully and protect the joy of participation
Playful songs about safety, consent, dignity, equitable support, communication and shared responsibility. The album explores how groups become more welcoming when people notice, ask, listen, adapt, offer help respectfully and protect the joy of participation
Songs about integrity, self-worth, emotional choice, accountability, rest and listening-led leadership. The album follows how children can make honest choices, repair harm, adapt plans, refuse cruelty and pass experience forward without taking over another person’s path.
Songs about integrity, self-worth, emotional choice, accountability, rest and listening-led leadership. The album follows how children can make honest choices, repair harm, adapt plans, refuse cruelty and pass experience forward without taking over another person’s path.
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