Bee-Friendly Handmade Holiday Workshops in Los Altos Hills

This holiday, consider giving a homemade and environmentally conscious gift. Sign up for one of these workshops and give your creations as gifts. Better yet, gift a registration to a workshop as a gift! In each of these hands-on workshops you’ll make beautiful handmade creations that are perfect for gift giving. All of the products made in these classes will be nicely packaged and ready to share with your friends and family - or keep for yourself! Register for these workshops on losaltoshills.ca.gov/202/Activity-Guide or call 650-947-2518.

Lip Balm Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to make your own lip balm with simple tools and all-natural ingredients. Each student will make 5 tubes of lip balm using local beeswax and coconut oil, and you will be able to customize the flavor from a variety of options (all 5 tubes will be the same flavor – bring a friend so you can swap flavors after class).

Session 1: 12/3
Session 2: 2/11
Day: Saturday
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Parks & Recreation Center at Town Hall
Ages: 8+
Fees: $40 Residents
$45 Non-Residents

Bee Beautiful Workshop
Learn to make luxurious honey-based beauty products from all-natural ingredients in this hands-on class. Every recipe we will make in class contains raw, local honey, which can be used to hydrate skin, lighten skin imperfections, and its natural antibacterial properties can also help clear your skin. Each student will make and go home with 3 different beauty products: Honey & Brown Sugar Body Scrub, Honey Facial Mask, and Milk & Honey Bath Bombs.

Session 1: 12/3
Session 2: 2/11
Day: Saturday
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: Parks & Recreation Center at Town Hall
Ages: 8+
Fees: $55 Residents
$60 Non-Residents

Honey Infusion Workshop
Learn how to add even more flavor to your favorite honey. In this hands-on workshop, you will see how simple it is to create flavored honeys using lemons, lavender, cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans and even fresh jalapeños! We’ll talk about how to guard against spoilage and what foods pair best with these tasty flavors. In class we’ll make at least two separate infusions and taste two more. Everyone will go home with samples of four flavors.

Session 1: 12/4
Day: Sunday
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: Parks & Recreation Center at Town Hall
Ages: 8+
Fees: $45 Residents
$50 Non-Residents

Instructor Profile: Kendal Sager
Kendal Sager has been a backyard beekeeper since 2011. Kendal keeps a small number of beehives in her hometown of Los Altos. She has a passion for teaching and loves sharing her experience through educational talks and events. For more information regarding bees and classes, contact Kendal Sager at www.kendalsbees.com