Classes
We welcome you to stay on our farm without taking any classes as there are other things you can do like feed the animals and play with the kids (check out our Activities page), but if you feel you want something a little extra, then this is the page for you.
Classes
All classes below are designed to be done in a 2 or 4 hour block, which is a good amount of time to get 1-2 or more, little projects finished ready for you to take home.
All the sewing classes will start with a kit of pre-cut fabrics and all the materials you need to get the project finished with a choice of different fabrics and a choice of a few projects. All projects will be done in our beautiful sewing room overlooking the Southern Alps. All materials are included in the price.
The kitchen classes are a little bit different in which we will be make great quantities at a time so you can take with you 1 or 2 jars of the finished produce or as much as your luggage permits.! All kitchen projects will be done in our large kitchen with plenty of bench-space.
Booked-in Classes - Please book-in at the same time as booking in your accommodation. Classes can be booked in as many or as few days as you like, and up to 6 hrs per day
Prices below are additional to accommodation rates and are all in NZD$ per person
Learn to Sew
Choose either: 2 hrs per day - $80 pp or 4 hrs per day - $160 pp
Marina will spend 2 or 4 hours per day with you, teaching you how to sew some lovely gifts for yourself or your friends and family. If you haven't sewn before, we will start with basic straight sewing like making a drawstring bag, shopping bag, hair scrunchie or making a pencil case. We are equipped with domestic sewing machines and fast industrial machines if you wish to try. All sewing projects will have nice New Zealand fabric or pattern as a feature.
Learn to Craft
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with you, teaching you how to craft some lovely gifts for yourself or your friends and family. Projects include your choice of the following: Crocheting, felt-making, t-shirt yarn crafts, paper bead jewellery, making a bag from a t-shirt, rug making, making fabric flowers, making a fabric photo-frame, making colourful pom poms, Posca crafts, paper making and more.!
Learn a Wood Craft
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina & Wouter will spend 2 hours with you, teaching you how to make a small wooden flower press out of beautiful NZ Rimu wood. They will teach you to cut & smooth (sand) the wood, drill holes for the wing-nuts, fill with paper, decorate and varnish for a nice gloss finish. We will then go and collect flowers from the garden to start pressing.!
Learn to make natural remedies / products
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with you, teaching you how to make brilliant natural remedies in the kitchen. Projects include your choice of the following: sweet smelling soaps, medicated lip-gloss, herbal oils, flower extracts, bath bombs or pretty bees-wax wraps for your fridge. You can take home samples of your remedies for gifts and use. If you have a preference on what you would like to learn, please let us know.
Learn to make jams, preserves or dried goods
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with you, teaching you how to preserve fruits and vegetables in the kitchen. Learn to make yummy fruits jams, sweet vegetable chutneys, vinegar pickles or preparing fruits and vegetables for drying or freezing. All products are for long-term storage and you can take a jar or 2 with you back home or with you on your travels around NZ.
Kids Craft Club
2hrs per day - $80 per class - up to 4 children
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with your child / children having pure fun and making lots of fun things for them to take home. Your child has a choice of making personalised super-person capes, cosy woollen sticks, animal hand-warmers, flax origami, pom-poms, pony bead braclets and more.!
Classes
All classes below are designed to be done in a 2 or 4 hour block, which is a good amount of time to get 1-2 or more, little projects finished ready for you to take home.
All the sewing classes will start with a kit of pre-cut fabrics and all the materials you need to get the project finished with a choice of different fabrics and a choice of a few projects. All projects will be done in our beautiful sewing room overlooking the Southern Alps. All materials are included in the price.
The kitchen classes are a little bit different in which we will be make great quantities at a time so you can take with you 1 or 2 jars of the finished produce or as much as your luggage permits.! All kitchen projects will be done in our large kitchen with plenty of bench-space.
Booked-in Classes - Please book-in at the same time as booking in your accommodation. Classes can be booked in as many or as few days as you like, and up to 6 hrs per day
Prices below are additional to accommodation rates and are all in NZD$ per person
Learn to Sew
Choose either: 2 hrs per day - $80 pp or 4 hrs per day - $160 pp
Marina will spend 2 or 4 hours per day with you, teaching you how to sew some lovely gifts for yourself or your friends and family. If you haven't sewn before, we will start with basic straight sewing like making a drawstring bag, shopping bag, hair scrunchie or making a pencil case. We are equipped with domestic sewing machines and fast industrial machines if you wish to try. All sewing projects will have nice New Zealand fabric or pattern as a feature.
Learn to Craft
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with you, teaching you how to craft some lovely gifts for yourself or your friends and family. Projects include your choice of the following: Crocheting, felt-making, t-shirt yarn crafts, paper bead jewellery, making a bag from a t-shirt, rug making, making fabric flowers, making a fabric photo-frame, making colourful pom poms, Posca crafts, paper making and more.!
Learn a Wood Craft
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina & Wouter will spend 2 hours with you, teaching you how to make a small wooden flower press out of beautiful NZ Rimu wood. They will teach you to cut & smooth (sand) the wood, drill holes for the wing-nuts, fill with paper, decorate and varnish for a nice gloss finish. We will then go and collect flowers from the garden to start pressing.!
Learn to make natural remedies / products
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with you, teaching you how to make brilliant natural remedies in the kitchen. Projects include your choice of the following: sweet smelling soaps, medicated lip-gloss, herbal oils, flower extracts, bath bombs or pretty bees-wax wraps for your fridge. You can take home samples of your remedies for gifts and use. If you have a preference on what you would like to learn, please let us know.
Learn to make jams, preserves or dried goods
2hrs per day - $80 pp
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with you, teaching you how to preserve fruits and vegetables in the kitchen. Learn to make yummy fruits jams, sweet vegetable chutneys, vinegar pickles or preparing fruits and vegetables for drying or freezing. All products are for long-term storage and you can take a jar or 2 with you back home or with you on your travels around NZ.
Kids Craft Club
2hrs per day - $80 per class - up to 4 children
Marina will spend 2 hours per day with your child / children having pure fun and making lots of fun things for them to take home. Your child has a choice of making personalised super-person capes, cosy woollen sticks, animal hand-warmers, flax origami, pom-poms, pony bead braclets and more.!