Have you ever wanted to learn to needle felt! This is the perfect beginner project. You will choose between 3 ornament designs: gingerbread man, mitten, or stocking. You will create a flat needle felted ornament to hang on your tree or give as a gift.

Lab fee: $25 to be paid directly to instructor on the start of class

This class will feature easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing the safe, most common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Whether you are a cook, forager, herbalist, or restauranteur, you will enjoy this class. The book "Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada" will be available for purchase in class for $21.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Session 1 (only) starting on September 13th will be held at the Adult Ed Center in Topsham from 1 to 2pm. 

Curious about yoga, but don't know where to begin? Heard the word Vinyasa, but don't know what it is? This class is for you! Join Heather in this class designed for those new to Yoga, and/or those looking for a Slow Gentle Flow Practice. We will take our time mindfully moving from one yoga posture to another( this is the Vinyasa style) to allow ample time to breathe in each pose. More time and a slower pace allows us to deepen the poses and remain present in each movement. This is a calm and peaceful practice that will creatively address both the Physical and Subtle(mental and emotional) Bodies.

Painting is an excellent activity that fosters confidence and creativity! These classes consist of step by step painting instructions. Your child will leave with a smile and a masterpiece!

WEDNESDAYS 5:30-6:30pm $25/per class (+ family members $10 each paid to instructor)

GIRAFFE • SEPT 6

RECYCLED ART/UP • OCT 4th

TREE • NOV 1

REINDEER • DEC 6

Create a cute mini fabric wreath from old fabric scraps from your stash (either the same fabric or contrasting fabrics). To finish the project, you will hand-stitch a cute, decorative button on each piece of the wreath. Materials list coming soon.

No sewing machine required!

Want to take the full make-and-take series? 

Click here to register! Holiday Make-And-Take Series

 

Have you ever wanted to learn how to do rug braiding? NACE is excited to welcome longtime rug braider, Pam, to the Fall program to share how fun and easy rug braiding can be. In this beginner rug braiding class you will learn how to make a Mug Rug. You will learn how to begin a circular rug that is a continuous mat. When you have completed this small mat, a larger chair pad or rug can be made with these skills.

Class is limited to 4 per session
Kit fee is $12 and payable to the instructor the night of class. 

The CPR class includes adult, childand infant CPR and AED use, adult,child and infant choking, and howand when to call emergency ser- vices. The course cost includes useof the manikins, video, certifiedinstructor, practical components,and a certificate of completion. Thevideo portion has been shortened,and the practical time has beenincreased to ensure everyone hasenough time to gain confidence intheir skills. This class is taught to

the standards established by Amer-ican Heart Association. The work-book is not included with this class.

If you would like a workbook,please indicate on your registrationform. Cost is $10 for the book, paidto instructor.

Nature Therapy Guide Hughes Kraft and Maine Master Naturalist Jack Flanagan are combining efforts to offer an opportunity to connect deeply with nature.

Their complementary practices of appreciating emotional and sensory experiences while moving mindfully outdoors makes for enriching connections. The craft of the Nature Therapy Guide is to facilitate reconnecting physically and emotionally with the natural healing capacities of the body. The naturalist’s call is to notice and describe the details of identity and interconnection in the physical world. Experiencing nature from the inside out and outside in teaches we are not separate from nature, but citizens of it. Discover connections that are there for you.

This 3-hour workshop will blend the approaches of a naturalist and techniques of a nature therapy guide to create an understanding of emotional and scientific relationships with “the living world.” Questions will arise while exploring and making observations. Walking at the pace of curiosity, we will answer the questions we can, use resources to find answers we don’t have, and maintain the humble practice of not-knowing.

Hughes Kraft is a Certified Nature Therapy Guide, writer and psychotherapist with a private practice in Portland, Maine. He enjoys sharing ways to build bridges between the human and more than human world. Hughes enjoys generous time in nature in all seasons whether biking, skiing, hiking or kayaking. He loves that his three grown kids love the outdoors as much as him.

Jack Flanagan is a psychotherapist in group practice with Wellspace Maine. He has an oddly varied career as an outdoor educator, guide, carpenter, corporate trainer and counselor. Somehow it all hangs together. People tell him that naturalists are deliberate. Mostly we’re just curious and anything we don’t recognize is a good reason to stop and flip through an identification guide.

2 DATES to choose from - SATURDAYS OCT 14 & DEC 9

10am-1pm $25.

Meet at the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, Center Bridge Road, Turner

Nature Therapy Guide Hughes Kraft and Maine Master Naturalist Jack Flanagan are combining efforts to offer an opportunity to connect deeply with nature. Their complementary practices of appreciating emotional and sensory experiences while moving mindfully outdoors makes for enriching connections. The craft of the Nature Therapy Guide is to facilitate reconnecting physically and emotionally with the natural healing capacities of the body. The naturalist’s call is to notice and describe the details of identity and interconnection in the physical world. Experiencing nature from the inside out and outside in teaches we are not separate from nature, but citizens of it. Discover connections that are there for you. This 3-hour workshop will blend the approaches of a naturalist and techniques of a nature therapy guide to create an understanding of emotional and scientific relationships with “the living world.” Questions will arise while exploring and making observations. Walking at the pace of curiosity, we will answer the questions we can, use resources to find answers we don’t have, and maintain the humble practice of not-knowing. Hughes Kraft is a Certified Nature Therapy Guide, writer and psychotherapist with a private practice in Portland, Maine. He enjoys sharing ways to build bridges between the human and more than human world. Hughes enjoys generous time in nature in all seasons whether biking, skiing, hiking or kayaking. He loves that his three grown kids love the outdoors as much as him. Jack Flanagan is a psychotherapist in group practice with Wellspace Maine. He has an oddly varied career as an outdoor educator, guide, carpenter, corporate trainer and counselor. Somehow it all hangs together. People tell him that naturalists are deliberate. Mostly we’re just curious and anything we don’t recognize is a good reason to stop and flip through an identification guide.