Chisago Lakes Community Education

A native wildflower garden will attract beautiful butterflies and bees to your yard and help pollinators stay healthy. You can plant a garden anywhere from the tiniest corner of your city lot to an open prairie setting and about anything in between. We will cover it all from weeds to seeds and start to bountiful blooms. Participants will receive a native plant book, and several door prizes will be given away from local plant specialists.

We love our lush green lawns, maybe a bit too much? Join us to learn what else we can plant to benefit the bees and birds, while also keeping some green turf. We will discuss lawn alternatives that are more environmentally friendly that will keep your backyard buzzing. Small changes can go a long ways towards the environment while saving you time and money. Participants will receive a native plant book, and several door prizes will be given away from local plant specialists.

A parent-child paint date is a fun and creative activity that allows parents and children to bond while exploring their artistic side together. In this type of class, parents and children work together to create a painting. The class is designed to be interactive and engaging, with the instructor providing step-by-step guidance on painting techniques and offering tips and tricks for parents and children to create a cohesive and beautiful painting.- Acrylic Studio Art.

Design your own mosaic masterpiece using ceramic tile. A mosaic piece is a simple and easy process that can be enjoyed even for the non-artist. Get creative with the option to design your own pattern or select one from an option of easy templates. Ceramic tiles can be attached to just about any surface, making a picture frame is a great first project. Learn about the basics of proper materials and how to cut sized tiles.

Have you ever wanted to play Fantasy Football but didn't know how?? Now is your chance to learn! This class will provide participants with the fundamentals of fantasy football. If you are new to fantasy football, this is the class for you! Participants will learn how to draft players (there will be a mock 4 round draft), understand important terms and abbreviations needed to succeed in fantasy football, be provided tools (websites) that make it fun and easy compete week to week, and how to begin a league. Participants will learn how fun and easy fantasy football can be. What participants will learn By the end of the class, participants would have fundamental understanding all offensive positions groups that make up the scoring in fantasy football. Participants will also participate in a fantasy football draft. Topics covered include: scoring in fantasy football, the waiver wire, the importance of bye weeks, trades, different kinds of fantasy football leagues, different drafting options (online vs in-person, how to access weekly lineup advice) and having fun!!! All participants will walk away from the class with a packet of everything that was discussed, online tools to be successful with fantasy football, as well as my email so that they can ask me questions anytime. Participants they will realize and understand how simple and fun fantasy football can be.

Resin Is an amazing art medium that is so much fun to create pieces with! In this course you will learn how to correctly mix and tint your resin and create beautiful wearable art pieces. You will be able to create one of a kind, unique resin jewelry pendants, rings, bracelets or a plaque. Learn how to use the tools and equipment, apply basic principles, processes and methods to create sample pieces with conventional and experimental techniques. Building on the basic skills you will develop your own designs, learn how to create and experiment with different colour ways.