Vinterlights (Gammelgarden Activities Only)

Enjoy the lighting ceremony at the Scandia Community Center where there will be two fire pits, cookies, and hot chocolate.

At 5 p.m., the lights at the Community Center, Gammelgården Museum, and Elim Lutheran Church as well as the snowflakes on the light posts along the streets will be lit.

Tomtes and Christmas (God Jul) Ornaments

On this day, we will be making tomtes and Christmas/God Jul ornaments and decorations.

Use a variety of felt, ric-rac, fake fur, and other decorative items to create your own personalized tomte.

Traditional and contemporary supplies will be provided to create Swedish decorations and ornaments for Christmas/God Jul.

$20 per person or $35 for an adult/child pair. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

Cancellation Policy: Up to 3 weeks before the event – 50% refund. Under 3 weeks before the event, no refunds.

Small Business Saturday

Check back to see what specials the gift shop (Butik) will be offering on Small Business Saturday! You may check here or on the museum's website.

Pollinator-theme Baking and Cooking Class (Demonstration/Lecture)

This pollinator-theme baking and cooking class focuses on pollinators – bees, insects, and butterflies. Nordic Ware has a wide variety of bee-, butterfly- and insect bakeware and cookware. This class shows participants the range of items available, and what food looks and tastes like that is made in the bakeware and cookware. (Note: this is a demonstration/lecture class. There is no hands-on baking or cooking.)

Paper Quilled Greeting Cards

Create your own spring-themed greeting card using the art of paper quilling! Kayla will guide students through the history and process of paper quilling to create a card at home using a provided kit. The finished card will be perfect for sending a spring greeting for a graduation, thank you, or wedding. Suitable for ages 16+.

This is a live virtual class taught over Zoom. Students need a strong internet connection and a device with video capabilities.

Museum Store Sunday

Museums foster appreciation and knowledge of history, art, culture, nature, and science. When you purchase an item from Gammelgården’s gift shop, you help to sustain the museum’s service to their community and the public.

Products found in museum stores are curated just like the works displayed in their respective institutions, with many items often developed exclusively by the museum, resulting in distinctive and unique offerings.

Be a patron on Museum Store Sunday and all year round.

Macrame with Cara Corey

Beginners – this is your opportunity to learn about macrame! Artist Cara Corey has designed this class to help students learn basic knots so they can create a decorative wall hanging.

Students will get lots of practice making lark’s head, square, half hitch, and other knots, then finish by combing out the ends. Creativity is encouraged, and students can choose from a variety of colors to make their wall hanging. Once you know how to make the knots, you can continue creating new designs at home.

Cara will provide the following materials:

Intro to Coiling

This immersive, beginner-level workshop will introduce you to coiling, a structural textile technique that can be used to create sculptural work. Learn from Teaching Artist Alonzo Pantoja the coiling process from beginning to end– how to start a coil, wrap yarn, join coiling material, and finish off the work. Demos and discussion will cover formal elements of art and design including form, color, texture, and consideration of how the work is viewed and displayed in space.