Appleton Kiddos Culinary Workshop: Gingerbread Houses
Join Pastry Chef Sam Burns to construct and decorate festive gingerbread houses to celebrate the winter season. Construction material will include house-made gingerbread, frostings, and fondant. An array of nostalgic candies will provide the finishing details to our construction project. Suitable for ages 6+, the only requirements are imagination, patience… Read More
Big Barn Story & Craft Hour
Read, craft and learn on the farm! Preschoolers will gather in Powisset’s big grey barn for an hour of farm or nature-based learning with a special book we select, accompanied by a special craft. Each morning will focus on something happening at the farm, or in the surrounding pastures… Read More
ARTfull Play
Each play-based hour features a unique opportunity to engage with art, stories, materials, nature, and new friends. The conversation and stories start just after 10:30. Then, we look at the art, and after, we create inspired by what we’ve seen and heard. EACH MONTH’S INSPIRATION:October – DeWitt Godfrey’s… Read More
Winter Story and Craft at Weir River Farm
Come in from the cold this winter and cozy up with a story and craft inside Weir River Farm’s Red Barn. Young guests and their caregivers are invited to listen to a story and enjoy a follow-up art or craft activity. During your visit, you may want to get a… Read More
CraneExplorer: Coastal Holiday Crafts
This holiday season, give a gift from the sea! Beach treasures make beautiful holiday ornaments, jewelry, and keepsakes. Join this workshop to take a beach walk to collect coastal treasures and then make some coastal crafts with our educators. Bring your own shells and beach treasures and we will provide… Read More
Natural Wreath Making Workshop at Appleton Farms
Decorate your door with a gorgeous holiday wreath, created from a variety of textural evergreen boughs all foraged from our historic farm property! Join us in our historic barn where we will demonstrate a simple technique for making your wreath. You will then have the opportunity to make your wreath… Read More
Big Barn Story & Craft Hour
Read, craft and learn on the farm! Preschoolers will gather in Powisset’s big grey barn for an hour of farm or nature-based learning with a special book we select, accompanied by a special craft. Each morning will focus on something happening at the farm, or in the surrounding pastures… Read More
Natural Wreath Making Workshop at Appleton Farms
Decorate your door with a gorgeous holiday wreath, created from a variety of textural evergreen boughs all foraged from our historic farm property! Join us in our historic barn where we will demonstrate a simple technique for making your wreath. You will then have the opportunity to make your wreath… Read More
Fabulous Fungi: The "Art" of the Mushroom
Did you know you can make dyes with mushrooms to create tie-dye art? Join Powisset’s mycologist (fungi expert) for a fun and educational experience at the farm. You’ll learn all about making soluble dyes and insoluble pigments from numerous types of fungi found in nature. Using dried mushrooms we’ll… Read More
Beachcomber Holiday Craft at Mytoi
This holiday season, give a gift from the sea! Beach treasures make beautiful holiday ornaments, jewelry, and keepsakes. Before attending this event, take a beach walk to collect coastal treasures. Then, join us with your special shells at Mytoi on Chappaquiddick to make fun ornaments, magnets, and gifts for the… Read More
Holiday Craftstravaganza Children's Drop-Off Program
Do holiday preparations have you feeling a little fa-la-la-frazzled? Would you love a few extra hours to shop, wrap presents, clean, or just relax? Holiday Craftstravaganza gives you a Saturday morning to yourself, while your child spends a day on the farm making and wrapping gifts for friends and… Read More
Big Barn Story & Craft Hour
Read, craft and learn on the farm! Preschoolers will gather in Powisset’s big grey barn for an hour of farm or nature-based learning with a special book we select, accompanied by a special craft. Each morning will focus on something happening at the farm, or in the surrounding pastures… Read More