About this story
The sky puts on a light show
Curtains of green and pink ripple over the far north, painted by tiny specks from the Sun crashing into our sky.
About 6 minutes, for ages 4–8. In the app, this story is told in the voice of someone your kids love — Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, or any trusted storyteller — with their own names woven in.
What kids will hear
- The Northern Lights are made by tiny specks from the Sun hitting our air.
- Earth's invisible magnetic field steers them toward the poles.
- Green is the most common colour of the lights.
- There are Southern Lights at the bottom of the world too.