Create three stunning, heirloom quality holiday ornaments using alcohol inks. Jen Berte will demonstrate how this medium is incredibly forgivable and yields striking results! You will have fun experimenting with different techniques and inks and go home with beautiful ornaments for your tree or holiday décor.
Kids of all ages (littles may require adult assistance due to the use of hot glue) will create cute Christmas gnomes using cozy socks. The finished product makes a great gift for Mom too! Instructor: Jen Berte
Bring your family and create some special holiday keepsakes! Learn how to use felting needles and wool to make an ornament. You will felt wool over a foam ball, then cut a snowflake shape from paper, pin the snowflake to the felted ball and using the felting needle, fill in the snowflake shape to finish the ornament. Care will need to be taken as the...
Come search for hidden candy canes on the trees, bushes and logs on the park trails hike in Briggs Woods Park. Join the County Naturalist and discuss the history of the candy cane and and what is happening with the animals in the woods during the winter. Dress appropriately for the cold weather conditions. Register on www.mycountyparks.com Questions contact John Laird at 515-297-0423 Date: Saturday,...
Create some special cards for the holidays! Come relax a while and flex your creative muscles! Instructor: Diane Sinclair
Bring the baby and we will help you create an heirloom memory for your family! Create a handprints or footprints that will become a family treasure! We will fire them and they will be ready before Christmas!
Come gather together and share your love for arts with others! Host: Maureen Seamonds
Come gather together and share your love for arts with others! Host: Maureen Seamonds
This workshop will feature information about the waterfowl and upland gamebirds of Iowa. There will be Trumpeter Swan observation at Beemer's Pond. An introduction to the common feeder birds of Iowa will be given. The Ultimate Winter Bird Survey summary will be shared. For a full itinerary visit: https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Hamilton/Park/Briggs-Woods-Park-and-Golf-Course/Events/21499/Building-Better-Birders-and-Citizen-Scientists-Workshop-3.aspx
Come and join us for a full moon snowshoe hike at Brigg’s Woods Park. We will meet at the park office, discuss snow shoe basics, and then snow shoe together on the golf course. A limited number of snow shoes are available. Feel free to bring your own snowshoes to participate. If there is no snow, we will still have a full moon night hike...
Come gather together and share your love for arts with others! Host: Maureen Seamonds
This beginning quilting class consists of two-session on consecutive Saturdays. The Interlocking Rings pattern makes a striking quilt (48” x 60”) on either a light or dark background. It uses easy cutting (strips sub-cut into rectangles or squares), a forgiving “stich and flip” technique for angles, and straight line sewing. At the end of the class, you will have a quilt top ready for quilting...
