No one will say there’s nothing to do in Geauga Park District the first weekend of December – not with our annual Holiday Greens Workshop, two Timbertots-style versions, and an opportunity to build greenery pieces for local seniors!
From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, visit The West Woods Nature Center to “make-and-GIVE” as we create 250 evergreen decorations to accompany home-delivered meals for seniors through the Geauga County Department on Aging! This event piggybacks onto last year’s successful evergreens project to thank our veterans through Operation S.T.A.T. (Standing Tall for American Troops).
“Last year’s event was so heart-warming and so successful, with people recruiting family and friends to come along and build, too,” said organizer Holly Sauder, volunteer coordinator for the Park District. “The more we make, the better, to make our local seniors feel like family.”
All supplies will be provided, but participants are also welcome to bring additional decorative items to add to the centerpieces, all the while enjoying live holiday music by the West Geauga Class Act acapella group! Registration is not required – just drop in and get on board.
Meanwhile at Swine Creek Reservation, Geauga Park District’s popular Holiday Greens Workshop will guide adults and those ages 12 and up to arrange fresh evergreens into one of four holiday arrangements. This year’s annual workshop is Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. at Swine Creek Reservation’s lodge, 16004 Hayes Road in Middlefield.
Registration is required – and already limited! To register, click here or call 440-286-9516.
While registering, participants will be asked to select one of four projects: mailbox/fence rail trim, centerpiece with candle, holiday wreath or mantelpiece. Drawings of all the options can be seen on the Bulletin Board here.
An $18 fee will be charged upon registration, and $7 will be due to the instructor at the program.
Various evergreens, pine cones and ribbons will be provided, but you may also bring your own accents – after all, this is your project to keep – as well as pruners and a plastic bag to protect your car seat from water.
For younger artists, ages 3 to 5, a naturalist will also host Timbertots: Evergreen Artists! at The West Woods Nature Center on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 2 to 3 p.m., or Monday, Dec. 7, from 10 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. Accompanied by an adult, these kids will discover what’s cool about pine trees and other evergreens, venture outside a little while, then make their own fun centerpiece to take home.
Registration is required for the Timbertots program here www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or by calling 440-286-9516. Again, bows and pine cones will be provided, but kids may bring small decorations if they’d like.
All opportunities are fully wheelchair / stroller accessible. Call 440-286-9516 with questions.
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