This term, our focus will be on learning skills to last a lifetime, as we discover the benefits of homesteading. We’ll learn skills such as sewing, food preparation and many DIY projects to be self-sufficient.
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FRIDAY, 28 JULY | SEWING
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
We’ll learn about sewing, fashion, sustainability, how to use a needle and thread and do a basic machine stitch, to produce our own bag and other items!
FRIDAY, 4 AUGUST | BAKING
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll talk about recipes and baking, make some muffins and measure and prepare a cookie in a jar recipe to take home.
FRIDAY, 11 AUGUST | FERMENTATION
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
The kids will investigate fermented food preservation and learn how they can do it themselves, followed by making our own sauerkraut.
FRIDAY, 18 AUGUST | PICKLES
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
We’ll learn about pickling, it’s history and all about prebiotic and probiotic food before making our own picked beetroot and cucumber.
FRIDAY, 25 AUGUST | DEHYDRATING FOODS
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
The kids will discover the process of dehydrating foods by making their own dried banana, apple and chocolate-coated dried apricots.
FRIDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER | JAMS AND JELLIES
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
In this interactive workshop, we’ll examine the process of making jams and jellies and find out which foods can be preserved by this method. We also make our own jam and pikelets with cream to eat it with!
FRIDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER | HOMEMADE HOUSEHOLD CLEANING
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
We’ll discuss the benefits of making our own products without chemicals and make a lavender and rosemary household cleaner as well as dishwasher tablets.
WEDNESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER | HOMEMADE HEALTH AND BEAUTY
9am - 3pm | $130 | Ages 5 to 12 Years
We investigate cosmetics, their ingredients, the impact on our bodies and the environment, before making a DIY coffee body scrub, skin salve and toothpaste.