Learn about historic lighting and make your own lamp! Ages: 11 - 15 yrs. Cost: $15.00 per class When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/
What is sustainability and how does it apply to our lives? Participants will work together to understand conservation and resource preservation, then visit the farm to learn about ecosystems and sustainability. Each student will make their own ecosystem to observe and care for at home! Ages: 11 - 15 yrs. Cost: $20.00 per class When: […]
Participants will learn how evergreen trees grow from cone to maturity, visit the farm and craft with conifer cones! Instructor: Julia Rettle Ages: 7-10 yrs. Cost: $20.00 per class When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/
What are fibers and how do we use them at Quiet Valley? Participants will gain a broad understanding of the types and sources of different fibers, examine their origins, and observe their differences. Then, we will discuss the pros and cons of the types of fibers used by a 19th-century farm family. Activities in this […]
Learn about the historical importance of weaving and the role it played at Quiet Valley. Then, practice the skill on different types of looms. Finally, make your own woven wall hanging to take home! Ages: 11 – 15 yrs. Cost: $20.00 per class When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this class can be completed online […]
Explore the world around you by determining how nonliving resources help sustain plant life. Then, use visual arts techniques to examine texture in the natural world. Instructor: Cindy Lou Morris Ages: 7-10 yrs. Cost: $20.00 per class When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this class can be completed online here: https://quiet-valley.square.site/workshops
During this workshop, participants will learn about the role of sheep on the farm. Then, we'll felt wool and make a decorative wall hanging or potholder. Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email) When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this class can be completed […]
How did papermaking play a role in colonial Pennsylvania? Learn about papermills and try making our own paper. Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email) When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this class can be completed online below or calling the farm at (570)992-6161.
Social gatherings, like quilting bees, help families create basic needs, from buildings to crafts. During this class, participants will learn about quilt design, ways people made quilts, and design their own paper quilt patches. Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email) When: 9:30a – […]
How have inventions helped agricultural practices over time? Participants will learn about some of the inventions that influenced Quiet Valley and try their hand at solving an agricultural problem using their own inventing skills. Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email) When: 9:30a – […]
What superstitions did people follow when planting their gardens? During this class, participants will learn about these superstitions and explore the farm for some of the early signs of spring. Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email) When: 9:30a – 12:00p Registration for this […]
Join us to learn how people cooked in the past. Try your hand at different cooking techniques used on our open hearth. We’ll learn about using what’s available and make seasonally appropriate dishes to sample. Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Cost: $23.00 per class (QV Members receive 15% off with code in email) When: 9:30a […]