Arts Alive!

Building an Apothecary Lab for Grades 1-6 in July

Let’s keep our lab coats on in July. Have you ever wondered how your ancestors used plants from their surroundings? We’ll learn to process and dry materials used as a styptic, which means something which can stop bleeding, like an old-fashioned band-aid; you’ll create bath bombs and shower fizzers with dried flowers, herbs, and essential oils. While we’re learning about plants and flowers right outside our door, and how to identify and harvest them responsibly, we’ll begin creating a mini apothecary cabinet of goodies. Dried flower hangers to preserve, enjoy and use plants, and herb bundles for your living kitchen at home. During our four-week workshop we’ll be writing a story about us, if we had lived hundreds of years ago, on a remote island, somewhere near the Pacific Ocean, how would we be using the flowers, plants, and herbs around us? What might we try growing today, in the present?

Instructor: Lisa Nilsen

Minimum/Maximum: 6/12

Date: Saturdays July 8, 15, 22, 29

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Grades: 1-6

Fee $40

Location: Multi-Purpose Room