SCEC is partnering with Native American Cultural Encampments to offer this special event. Girl Scouts Day only on Thurs. July 18th, at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon, with Deitrich Peters, a Kalapuya elder, and his family. Girls and parents will be learning directly from Native people about culture, crafts and lifeways.Learn to put up […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment in July at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon, presented by the Native American Cultural Encampments with Deitrich Peters and friends. Learn how to put up a tipi, try making your own plant cordage, make a leather pouch, buy some Native made items, buy a raffle ticket, […]
Alpaca Farm and Fiber Arts Day (at Aragon Alpacas) with SCEC Come play with the alpacas and learn all about their fleece, what they provide us, and their unique personalities. Ann, the owner, will lead us around her farm and tell stories about these interesting animals. Then we go into the studio to learn about […]
Horseback Riding Day at Animal Rescue Teaching Event is FULL Sign up for this Singing Creek Center event and ride horses and ponies and make some fun horse themed art with us. The staff at ART will be leading a talk about horse care, teaching you how to brush the horses and giving a riding […]
Learn about the famous pioneer girl, Opal Whiteley, as you explore nature! Opal was a nature lover who kept a childhood diary relating her adventures in the woods around Cottage Grove, including her “explores” with her animal friends. We will make fairy houses, create a journal and write and sketch in nature, explore around the park […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment in August at Cascacdia County Park in Sweethome, Oregon, presented by the Native American Cultural Encampments with Deitrich Peters and friends. Learn how to put up a tipi, try making your own plant cordage, make a leather pouch, buy some Native made items, buy a raffle ticket, […]
This event is now Full. Enjoy a lovely sit down formal tea with your grandparent or grandfriend with Singing Creek Educational Center! This pioneer-themed tea will be at the historic Shelton McMurphey Johnson house, a Victorian mansion in Eugene. The event will feature two different flights of tea and treats, and live Celtic harp music. […]
SESSION ONE“Let’s Go Eeling” Storybook and Make a Basket This FUN free learning session will include watching a short video, hearing a storybook about catching eels, discussion about the main idea of the story, and a craft where you can make your own small basket with ribbons to take home. Get an acorn for your basket! […]
Eugene Public Library Children's Section bookcase display For the months of October and November 2024, we will be using the large bookcases as you enter the children's section of the library. We will fill it with Native American artifacts, cultural items, stories and descriptions. Come check it out!
SESSION ONE“Let’s Go Eeling” Storybook and Make a Basket This FUN free learning session will include watching a short video, hearing a storybook about catching eels, discussion about the main idea of the story, and a craft where you can make your own small basket with ribbons to take home. Get an acorn for your basket! […]
