Soap Making from Scratch

Name: Soap Making from Scratch
Start: 2025-10-30T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-30T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 27 S 1st Ave E, Ely, MN 55731-1220, United States

Schedule

Thu Oct 30 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

27 S 1st Ave E, Ely, MN 55731-1220, United States | Ely, MN

Register here: https://elyfolkschool.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/elyfolkschool/event.jsp?event=15932&
𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 30𝘁𝗵, 2025
5:00 𝗣𝗠 - 7:00 𝗣𝗠
𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: $26 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: $15
Soap is created from lye and fats. In this soap making class, you'll combine lye, vegetable oils, essential oils, and botanicals to make your own soap that you can take home and use. 𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! Students ages 8+ are welcome, and if under age 11 please bring an adult with you for supervision. Please bring an apron with you to protect your clothes, and be sure to wear clothing that you're ok with getting dirty.
D͟u͟e͟ ͟t͟o͟ ͟r͟e͟n͟o͟v͟a͟t͟i͟o͟n͟s͟ ͟a͟t͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟E͟l͟y͟ ͟F͟o͟l͟k͟ ͟S͟c͟h͟o͟o͟l͟,͟ ͟t͟h͟i͟s͟ ͟c͟l͟a͟s͟s͟ ͟w͟i͟l͟l͟ ͟b͟e͟ ͟h͟e͟l͟d͟ ͟i͟n͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟E͟l͟y͟ ͟C͟o͟m͟m͟u͟n͟i͟t͟y͟ ͟C͟e͟n͟t͟e͟r͟ ͟(͟f͟o͟r͟m͟e͟r͟l͟y͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟E͟l͟y͟ ͟S͟e͟n͟i͟o͟r͟ ͟C͟e͟n͟t͟e͟r͟)͟ ͟a͟t͟ ͟2͟7͟ ͟S͟ ͟1͟s͟t͟ ͟A͟v͟e͟ ͟E͟.
About the Instructor: 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗢𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 has extensive teaching experience teaching social studies, language arts, math, and science to middle school students and has worked as both a paraprofessional and tutor. She teaches soap making classes to people of all ages at Camp Du Nord. In her free time Brenda likes to adventure with her adult children and grandchildren. Hiking, Nordic skiing, canoeing, reading, biking and talking with friends are some of her favorite pastimes. She especially enjoys the solitude of the BWCAW.