CANCELLED due to coronavirus, look for us next year at this event. Join us at the Living History Days festival in Oakland, OR for two days of historic fun! We will have a booth making corn dollies and helping kids have authentic historic fun! A weekend of fun, history, and learning for children and parents […]
Homesteading Summer Camp GIRL SCOUTS: This camp is suitable for earning your “Playing the Past” badge! Our theme is homesteading, as in the books “Little House on the Prairie.” Each day will provide some structured learning activities, arts and crafts, and play time. Some of our favorite activites are: sewing, playing school, churning butter, grinding […]
The Life and Times of Opal Whiteley- Guided Tour Join us at noon on Saturday, June 19th for a guided caravan tour of Opal Whiteley's life and places- with Steve Williamson, a local expert on Opal Whiteley. Steve has done lots of research on her and our local history. See the Opal memorial website here […]
THIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR our homeschool families that were a part of our online program. Join us for a fun morning at the Snapp House doing old-fashioned crafts and games, and find out more about our summer camps and fall events! This is a great time to connect outside in nature, since we are […]
Cancelled due to Covid related low signups.Watch for Spring event offerings for Girl Scouts! Go back in time and live like an Oregon pioneer settler at the historic Dr. Snapp House. Built in 1886, this home is in a park next to the Coast Fork Willamette River. Pioneer dress-up clothes and bonnets are available or […]
Friday April 8th at 10am is the deadline for submissions to our Save the Earth children's poster art contest. Posters must be 22" x 28" and able to be hung on a wall with tape. They must be brought to Creslane Elementary School library on the morning of April 8th, with the required info on […]
Join us all day on Saturday April 23rd, 2022 to learn all about how to live sustainably!
Location will be the Armory building in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Cost is FREE! Our Green Living Fair will include booths and workshops with freebies, raffles and giveaways! Workshops TBA Vendors are needed that have supplies and services in line with sustainable living.
Pioneer Scribe – Early Settlers Letter Writing Learn about early letter writing in Oregon history, including getting your very own handwritten letter from a child on the Oregon Trail! (These were written by SCEC, some based on true accounts.) We will read our letters to each other, discuss them, and write a short adventure story […]
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 different kinds of animal fibers for spinning and weaving. Learn how […]
Join us at the WOE (Western Oregon Exposition) Fair in Cottage Grove at the Fairgrounds! Dates are August 19th, 20th, 21st. Times are 10am to 4pm for our booth; the fair goes longer into the evening. We will be in the kids zone and glad to share with you all about our upcoming programs. Make […]
