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Happy Haunts Vintage Halloween Party

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Join us for a fun and kid-friendly vintage Halloween party at the Snapp House in Cottage Grove! Games, crafts, activities and spooky shadow puppet play. Also a yummy bake sale! This event is candy and plastic free. Crafts are old-fashioned and made with real materials. Space is limited to 20 kids and their parent(s).

Pre-registration only for this event. Fun activities include: Lavender Ghosts, Raffia witches brooms, Halloween bingo with pioneer toy prizes, Shadow Puppet play "The Little Hobgoblin", and meet some famous ghosts!

$10

Girls Scouts Only: Pioneer Girls Early Settlers

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1890 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 bring your own. Fun activities and authentic "chores" and crafts await you in […]

Homestead Arts Class: Balms and Salves

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Even with a local apothecary, early settlers relied mainly on their local herb gardens to provide basic medicine. Learn to make a variety of healing skin creams, lip balms, herbal salves and tinctures for gifts or a treat for yourself. Take home some lip balm and herbal skin cream. Class is taught by Kevin Prier, […]

$23

Winter Party and Fundraiser at Oakshire Brewing

Oakshire Brewing 207 Madison St., Eugene, United States

Join us and raise a glass to Singing Creek Educational Center! This is a holiday party and will feature live music by the band "Some Have Beards". They graced us with wonderful fiddle and old-time music last year at this event. One dollar for every beer sold throughout the day will go toward SCEC, helping […]

Winter Crafts: Candle Making and Mini Wreaths

Girls only! This class is now FULL, see you next year! Make some holiday cheer with your own homemade crafts!  You will create gifts the old-fashioned way, like dipping beeswax candles and pouring wax into little tins for candles. Also adorn mini grapevine wreaths with natural objects and ribbons to give as gifts or decorate […]

$15.00

Homeschool: Enrollment Continues

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Our homeschool classes for boys and girls are accepting new enrollments. Classes continue until end of May.  See this page for more details: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/history-homeschool/

Homestead Arts: Sauerkraut & Kombucha

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Learn fermentation basics as we turn a head (or several) of cabbage into sauerkraut and take home a pint to ferment and enjoy. A special modified technique lets you ferment directly in the jar. We will also make a batch of kombucha and there will be kombucha SCOBY to take home for anyone who wants […]

$22

Letters From the Trail Presentation and Class

Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove,, OR, United States

Join us for a wonderful FREE presentation and class at the Cottage Grove Community Center on Friday, Jan 24th, at 1pm. We will hear Mrs. Annabelle Smith tell of her adventures on the Oregon Trail and take questions from the audience. She will bring handwritten letters from boys and girls on the Oregon Trail. Each […]

Free

Frontier Heritage Fair Booth 2020

Lane County Fairgrounds Eugene

Join us Feb 15th and 16th at the Lane County Fairgrounds at the annual Frontier Heritage Fair! 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9am to 4pm on Sunday This indoor family-friendly event features booths, exhibits, crafts, artisans and live music! See the  the frontier, wild west and Civil War era goods and demonstrations.We will be doing […]

Homestead Arts: Beyond Sauerkraut Class

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Ready to explore the world of fermentation? Learn how to make your own fermented pickles, salsa, hot sauce, a variety of fermented non-alcoholic beverages, and even corned beef. Take home a pint of giardiniera and some habanero hot sauce to finish fermenting at home. No previous fermentation experience necessary. Bring a clean wide-mouth pint jar […]

$22