MAKE AND TAKES
Kids Flower Crown Workshop with Bea Jenkins, MS, OTR/L
Led by Bea Jenkins, Pediatric Occupational Therapist and Flower Farmer. Children will create their own flower and greens crown using construction paper, double-sided tape, decorative supplies, and harvested/foraged greens from The Bea Hive, a local organic flower farm in Milan, MI. This guided activity uses simple, step-by-step visual instruction to support hands-on creativity and skill-building. Adult supervision and support are required for younger children or those who cannot complete the craft independently. Without adult support, It is best suited for children 3rd grade or older with appropriate frustration tolerance and skills required for fine/visual motor skills (i.e stapling, taping, writing, and following multi-step directions without any additional support or redirection). All materials are provided, and participants will leave with a wearable crown.
Free; max 20 kids.
Flower Crown DIY with Bea Embodied & Meraiah Browning
Using blooms from The Bea Hive, a local organic flower farm in Milan, MI, you will be guided through simple, intuitive techniques to weave your own fresh floral crown. You then can wear this masterpiece throughout the weekend as a living expression of nature’s beauty. Over time, your living crown will naturally dry, transforming into an everlasting keepsake. This piece is meant to evolve with you, holding the memory of DPG long after the fresh blooms fade. A simple offering of beauty, presence, and place.
Cost: $15
Limit of 20 students
Sustainable Smudging with Danielle-Bawaji Ishkode Kwe
Join Danielle for a discussion focused around the importance of sustainable smudging from an indigenous perspective. The importance of building relationship with plants used as smoke smudges, the dangers of over harvesting and responsible sourcing to avoid consumerism.come and gather plants together and create your own smudge bundle to take with you along with a new outlook on the plants you can use to smudge as apart of your spiritual hygiene practices.
Grateful to be able to step into the world and share these knowings/teachings rooted within n tradition and look forward to seeing your shining faces
Making Earthen Art: Dorodango with Nick Welch
This class is an invitation into slowness as we drop into this Japanese technique of working with cob. We will shape and refine a dorodango (a cob ball), gradually compressing and polishing the Earth into a smooth, glossy sphere. The process is quiet and repetitive, offering space to settle the mind and really listen to the material, developing an intimate relationship with the cob. As the surface begins to shine, you’ll witness how patience and presence can transform something ordinary into something luminous.
Cost: $5
Limit of 33 students
Paper Making with Paper Apothecary
Paper Apothecary will be offering a paper making class using varying organic herbs and spices. All ages are welcome and you can pull as many sheets of paper as you like! We will have 3 bins of paper pulp to choose from; 2 blends inspired by the Moon and the Sun, and a plain paper pulp in case anyone has sensitivities but still desires to make some sheets! :) You keep all the sheets you pull, and we will instruct you on the best way to let them dry during the class.
Paper Apothecary has been selling handmade herbed paper since 2018, creating a unique journal experience with aromatherapy and herbology to make blends with specific intentions. We are only offering a make'n'take this gathering so we can have a more immersive experience in the pines, but we will have our journals and loose sheets to sell during our class!
Cost: $10
