Windmill Island Gardens continues their Make and Take series with a class dedicated to creating your own custom tea mix! On Tuesday, June 10 from 5:30pm – 6:30pm, join Chelsea Fox, owner of Indigo Vibes Apothecary, at Windmill Island Gardens where she will walk you through various wellness benefits, flavor profiles, and how to blend a tea blend tailored to your taste preferences and needs. Discover how to layer a base tea with an herbal profile of wellness herbs, and take home biodegradable tea bags of your herbal tea and knowledge about herbs that are known to provide wellness for sleep/relaxation, inflammation, digestion and immunity.
Make and Takes: Craft Herbal Tea Class will be held at Windmill Island Gardens in the brick Posthouse building (1 Lincoln Ave, Holland, MI 49423). Class fees are $20 per person and includes all needed supplies. Tickets are non-refundable, but can be used as a credits towards future Make and Take classes on the second Tuesday of each month. For questions about Make and Take classes, please contact Laura at l.ambruso@cityofholland.com.
Windmill Island Gardens hosts a Make and Take class on the second Tuesday of every month from 5:30pm – 6:30pm through November. From painting to cake decorating to candle making, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy, with no experience necessary! This monthly crafting series will consist of various projects with Dutch or garden themes where registration fees vary. A full schedule of classes can be found below with more information available on the Windmill Island Gardens Facebook page and at www.windmillisland.com/programs.
For more details on Make and Takes and other upcoming events at Windmill Island Gardens, visit www.windmillisland.com/programs. Windmill Island Gardens is open daily from 9:30am – 6:00pm (last admission sold at 5:00pm) through October.
Upcoming Make and Take Dates
June 10
Craft Herbal Tea
Create your own custom tea blend to take home! Learn about various wellness benefits, flavor profiles, and more to make your own custom tea.
July 8
Floral Stamping
Decorate personalized tote bags stamping flowers grown right here at Windmill Island Gardens onto bags with light hammering creating natural dyes!
August 12
Macrame Flowerpot Hangers
Create your own decorative flowerpot hanger by knotting rope to hang a starter plant to take home.
September 9
Reversable Seasonal Décor
Paint on wood slices cut from trees right here at Windmill Island Gardens to create your own reversable hanging décor with pumpkins on one side, and a snowman on the other!
October 14
Candle Making
Learn how to pour your own custom-made soy wax candles! Choose your own scents and bring home 2 candles to keep for yourself or gift to a loved one!
November 11
Holiday Porch Pots
Create your own holiday porch pot to display all winter long full of freshly cut greenery from trees all throughout Windmill Island Gardens!
