Choose Your Experience
Start with one of our sample experiences or mix and match workshops, activities, readings, refreshments, decor, and seasonal details to create something for your group. Most experiences can be hosted at The Millstad or brought to your home, homeschool group, workplace, community space, or private venue.
Year-Round Herbal & Hearth Experiences
Herbal Home Apothecary
Create a practical herbal preparation while learning approachable ways to work with herbs at home. Projects may include tea blends, infused preparations, vinegar-based remedies, bath blends, or topical products.
Cold and Flu Kitchen Remedies
Explore traditional seasonal ingredients and prepare a simple kitchen remedy.
Seasonal Candle Making
Create a hand-poured candle with a choice of seasonal scents and finishing details.
Sourdough Starter Gathering
Learn how to feed and maintain a sourdough starter and leave with starter and care instructions.
Seasonal Wreath Workshop
Create a wreath using dried, natural, floral, or seasonal materials.
Herbal Mocktails and Cordials
Explore herbs, fruit, syrups, shrubs, and vinegars while creating memorable alcohol-free drinks.
Vision Board Collage Party
Gather your group to create meaningful vision boards using vintage-inspired papers, botanical textures, and intentional collage techniques.
Seasonal Craft Gathering
Work with natural materials to create unique seasonal crafts that celebrate the cycles of the year.
Creative Experiences
Botanical Art and Nature Printing
Explore the beauty of the gardens by creating leaf prints and botanical art pieces using traditional printing methods.
Flower Crowns and Garden Art
Craft whimsical flower crowns using seasonal blooms and garden materials, perfect for celebratory gatherings.
Natural Holiday Decor
Create handmade seasonal decor to bring warmth and character to your home. Projects may include ornaments, garlands, wreaths, table decorations, or other festive pieces inspired by the season.
Garden and Floral Workshop
A hands-on experience focused on garden design, floral arrangement, and working with living plants.
Spiritual & Reflective Experiences
Reiki Rest and Restore Circle
A guided experience focused on deep relaxation and stillness. Participants gather in a restorative circle to rest while receiving gentle Reiki energy support.
Astrology Reports & Birth Chart Gathering
Learn about the unique placements in your birth chart. We provide prepared astrology reports for each attendee to explore during our time together.
Tea, Reiki, and Reflection
A quiet gathering starting with a curated herbal tea service, followed by a time of group Reiki and space for personal reflective journaling.
Tarot Gathering
Explore the symbolism of Tarot in a group setting. This experience includes basic card meanings, spread demonstrations, and intuitive reflection exercises.
Spell Candle Workshop
Combine herbal knowledge with intention. Craft your own dressed candle using wax, seasonal dried botanicals, and meaningful finishing touches.
Stars and Cards
A combined experience introducing elements of both astrology and tarot cards to help participants find personal insights through ancient systems.
Featured Combinations
These are examples only. Any of these experiences can be customized and combined to create a unique event for your group, season, and budget.
Candlelight and Cards
A cozy evening of seasonal candle making paired with supportive tarot or astrology readings.
Tea, Reiki, and Reflection
A restorative gathering featuring personalized tea blending and a group Reiki session.
Stars and Cards
Explore the connections between your birth chart and intuitive tarot insights in a supportive small group.
Autumn Apothecary
Create seasonal kitchen remedies and botanical crafts inspired by the harvest season.
Herbal Mocktails After Dark
An elegant evening exploring seasonal shrubs, syrups, and herbal garnishes for elevated alcohol-free drinks.
Lanterns, Leaves, and Lore
A magical outdoor or indoor gathering focused on seasonal storytelling and nature-inspired crafts.
Woodland Birthday
A themed celebration featuring fairy garden building, nature art, and outdoor exploration.
Little Herbalist Party
A hands-on introduction to plants for children, including tea blending and botanical art.
Garden Gathering
Seasonal floral design and nature-inspired crafts hosted in our gardens or at your venue.
Make and Restore
A peaceful combination of seasonal craft projects and gentle restorative relaxation.
Young Makers Celebration
A creative workshop tailored to young artisans, focusing on useful and beautiful handmade projects.
Mother Blessing Gathering
A supportive circle featuring herbal postpartum care education, flower crowns, and reflective rituals.
Seasonal Themes
Autumn & Spooky Season
The Great Pumpkin Gathering • Spooky Season & Night Magic • Lanterns, Leaves, and Lore • Harvest Celebrations • Autumn Kitchens & Hearth Spirits
Winter & Holiday
Winter Solstice & Yule Celebration • Christmas Cookie & Craft Gathering • Midwinter Magic & Starry Nights • Candlelight & Cozy Traditions • Evergreen & Herbal Gift Making
Spring & Summer
Spring Equinox & Garden Waking • Flower & Herb Garden Gathering • Midsummer Night Magic • Berry Harvests & Kitchen Magic • Sunlight, Bees, and Seeds
Year-Round Themes
Homestead Kitchen Traditions • Herb & Hearth Spirits • Creative Craft & Makers Choice • Stars, Cards, and Reflection • Woodland Worlds & Fairies
These are sample experiences rather than a fixed menu. Availability, age suitability, materials, group capacity, and pricing vary by experience. We can adjust an existing idea or create a custom combination around your celebration, group, season, and budget.