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The shortest day of the year deserves a light. In the morning children build lanterns from scratch — folding, cutting, and layering paper so the light comes through in colours and patterns they choose. Then they roll their own beeswax candles, warming the sheets in their hands until the wax softens enough to shape. The studio smells like honey. In the afternoon we head outside to talk about why the days get short, how animals and plants handle the dark months, and what people have done for thousands of years when the light goes. Lanterns and candles come home together.
Please pack: lunch, water bottle, and warm layers for outdoors.
Note: We provide all materials. Children roll beeswax sheets by hand — no melted wax and no open flames in the studio.
The shortest day of the year deserves a light. In the morning children build lanterns from scratch — folding, cutting, and layering paper so the light comes through in colours and patterns they choose. Then they roll their own beeswax candles, warming the sheets in their hands until the wax softens enough to shape. The studio smells like honey. In the afternoon we head outside to talk about why the days get short, how animals and plants handle the dark months, and what people have done for thousands of years when the light goes. Lanterns and candles come home together.
Please pack: lunch, water bottle, and warm layers for outdoors.
Note: We provide all materials. Children roll beeswax sheets by hand — no melted wax and no open flames in the studio.