WINTER HOLIDAYS IN POLAND – plan of creative workshops

12 January 2019 – 24 February 2019

MONDAYS

MONDAY

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Exploration of agathes and other minerals in Lubiechowa

Agathes – colourful minerals are a real trademark of the Katshava Foothills. The place attracts enthusiasts of gemstones from all over the world! Together, we will cut, grind and polish treasures you find.

  • where: we gather at the Sudetic Geoscience Centre, Dobków 66, 59-540 Świerzawa, 400m from Villa Greta and together we drive in our cars to the closed quarry in Lubiechowa
  • NOTE!! in the case of snowy winter, workshops will be held at the Sudetic Geoscience Centre
  • We recommend to take a linen bag for minerals
  • The price includes hammers and protective glasses which we will provide you with
  • price: 30PLN/person / 7,5€, family ticket 100PLN / 25€
  • contact details: +48 796 113 103 (Marcin), [email protected]
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Geological workshops Poland

Winter holidays 2018 – how about going on a geological expedition?

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Gingerbread workshops

During these workshops, we will get to know various techniques of icing and decorating gingerbreads, e.g. by the needle method, the application of which makes gingerbread look as if they were decorated with cross-stitch embroidery. Each participant will decorate a gingerbread by the selected technique.

  • where: Gościniec Pod Gruszą, Stara Kraśnica 9, 59-540 Świerzawa, 4km from Villa Greta
  • price: 30PLN/person / 7,5€ family ticket 100PLN / 25€, children under 2 free
  • contact details: +48 575 282 740 (Martyna)

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Paper making workshops

Few workshops engage not only children, but also their parents. The secret of this engagement is perhaps hidden in the paper itself – the material from which you can create whole pictures. And all by yourself. During these workshops, each participant will make several sheets of paper which they will decorate with plants or colorful paints.

  • where: Gościniec Pod Gruszą, Stara Kraśnica 9, 59-540 Świerzawa, 4km from Villa Greta
  • price: 30PLN/person 7,5€, family ticket 100PLN / 25€, children under 3 free
  • contact details: +48 785 881 311 (Ania), [email protected]
TUESDAYS

TUESDAYS

10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hand-made ceramics – “Under the Angel” Gallery

Clay is an exceptional material, which will release amounts of hidden creativity in both small and big hands! During these workshops, charismatic Bogusia will show you how ceramic figurines and vessels are created. You will also make your own clay pieces of art using traditional methods and tools. Workshops are held at the family “Under the Angel” Gallery, accompanied by a crackling fire in the fireplace and a smell of hot tea. Workshops are held on Fridays as well.

  • where: “Under the Angel” Gallery , Dobków 102, 59-540 Świerzawa, 900m from Villa Greta
  • price: 30 PLN/person/hour / 7,5 €
  • workshops are effective if you spend there at least 2h x 30 PLN / 2 x 7,5 €
  • the price includes twofold firing of figurines
  • you may collect your piece of art at another time or have it sent by post to your address
  • contact details:+48 75 713 44 55, +48 785 925 983 (Bogusia, Agata, Zenek), [email protected]
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Ceramics workshops in Poland

Ceramics workshops with Bogusia Rudnicka at Gallery “Under the Angel”.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. The history written by a wheel on glass – engraving workshops

Come and visit the engraving workshop which looks as if time stopped 100 years ago and meet a genuine craftsman! All this in a romantic scenery of a tiny village of Radzimowice in the Katshava Mountains.

  • where: Glass Manufacture (pl. Szklana Manufaktura), Radzimowice 3, 59-420 Bolków, 12km from Villa Greta
  • price: 15 PLN/person / 4€, family ticket 50 PLN / 12,5€, children under 3 free
  • contact details: +48 883 286 737 (Marcin)
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4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Workshops of natural fabrics dyeing

Come and visit Chrośnica – the Village of Colourful Threads! During these workshops, you will discover the secrets of natural fabrics dyeing and get to know plant and animal dyes. You will learn how dyeing was conducted in the past and how to obtain safe dyes from materials surrounding us. You will learn the meaning and symbolism of colours. Each participant of workshops receives a bag or backpack to dye on their own and then to it take home.

  • where: Ecomuseum of Weaving and Natural Dyeing, Chrośnica 68, 58-508 Jeżów Sudecki, 15km from Villa Greta
  • price: 35PLN/person / 9€, family ticket 115PLN / 29€, children under 3 free
  • contact details:+48 691 207 224 (Monika), [email protected]
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7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Hatha-yoga

We begin the evening yoga session with meditation with conscious breathing. Then, we move to a warm-up and yoga session focused on quieting the mind after a busy day. The level of difficulty will be adjusted to possibilities of people participating in workshops. We finish exercises with deep relax to sounds of a gong and Tibetan singing bowls. The workshops are also held on Thursday. There is a possibility to organise yoga classes also on other days, as well as organise a morning, dynamic yoga session to wake you up.

WEDNESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Exploration and processing of agathes in Nowy Kosciol

Agathes – colourful minerals are a real trademark of the Katshava Foothills. The place attracts enthusiasts of gemstones from all over the world! One of the famous places where they occur is the village of Nowy Kosciol. You will get a hint where and how to find them – Piotrek, an experienced seeker and craftsman, will explain everything to you.

  • where: we gather at Stoneworker’s Shop (pl. Pracownia Kamieniarska), Nowy Kościół, ul. Jeleniogórska 33/1, 59-540 Świerzawa, 14km from Villa Greta and together we drive in our cars to the Hell Valley (pl. “Dolina Piekiełko”), about 1km from Piotr’s shop
  • NOTE!! in the case of snowy winter, workshops will be held at Piotr’ shop
  • price: 30PLN/person / 7,5€, family ticket 100PLN / 25€, children under 4 free
  • contact details: +48 607 706 745 (Piotr), [email protected]
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3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Visiting the Sudetic Geoscience Centre with a guide

All children over 4 and their parents who visit our Centre discover the incredible geological phenomena and learn many curiosities about volcanoes. Together, we visit all our educational rooms, have fun, play games, experiment, talk… in a casual and friendly atmosphere! Visiting with a guide is also possible on Saturdays and Sundays.

Winter holidays Poland plan of workshops

Winter holidays at the Sudetic Geoscience Centre.

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Herbal first aid

Workshops of preparing herbal preparations useful in the case of the most common winter illnesses: colds, chills and bruisings. Workshops are based on old recipes and long forgotten knowledge, during these workshops, you will learn the secrets of preparing extraordinary specifics at home. You may choose from: sirups, teas, ointments, drops and oils.

  • where: “Green laboratory” (pl.„Zielone Laboratorium”), Rzeszówek 33, 59-540 Świerzawa, 10km from Villa Greta
  • price: 35PLN/person / 8,5€, family ticket 130PLN / 31€, children under 3 free
  • contact details: +48 606 571 682 (Maciek), [email protected]

Fun winter attractions Poland

THURSDAYS

THURSDAYS

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. What will warm us up in winter? – ceramics workshops at Magic-Art-Galery

We invite you for workshops which combine tradition with modernity. During these workshops, you will feel how warm it is at the ceramic studio, when the kiln cools down after firing, you will see how the colour of atmosphere in the kiln changes during cooling down, you will hear delicate ringing of glazes while they cool down, you will experience the magic of forming ceramics, which will inspire you to create your own, unique pieces of art. There is a competition for volunteers: we will create something which will help us get warmer in winter. The creator of the prettiest piece of art will receive a prize. The price includes any amount of clay you will need, twofold firing and transparent glazing of your piece of art.

  • where: Magic-Art-Galery, Dobków 70, 59-540 Świerzawa, 400m from Villa Greta
  • price: 30PLN/person/hour / 7,7€ or 100PLN/family/hour / 25€
  • workshops are effective if you spend there at least 2h x 30 PLN / person/ 2 x 7,5€ or 2 x 100 PLN / family /2 x 25€
  • the price includes twofold firing and glazing of the figurine so that it can last hundreds of years!
  • it is possible to arrange glazing workshops and pick up your pieces of art after a few days
  • contact details: +48 697 097 624 (Agnieszka), [email protected]
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2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. In the world of crystals – mineralogical workshops

We invite you to the world of fascinating, colourful minerals. Workshops with a geologist, during which we will have a look at minerals from all over the world, we will examine them using all senses and learn to recognise them.

where: Sudetic Geoscience Centre, Dobków 66, 59-540 Świerzawa, 400m from Villa Greta

price: 15 PLN/person / 4€, family ticket 50 PLN / 12,5€, children under 4 free

contact details: +48 75 617 14 68, [email protected]

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Bathing vertigo

Workshops of creating herbal soaps and other bathing cosmetics. Are you fed up with ubiquitous chemicals? It turns out that there exist other not so bad and natural “chemicals”! Simple ingredients, often present at our homes, can be the basis of simple and at the same time interesting cosmetics.  You may choose from recipes for: herbal glycerin soap, potassium liquid soap, bath bombs, bath salts and peelings.

  • where: “Green laboratory” (pl.„Zielone Laboratorium”), Rzeszówek 33, 59-540 Świerzawa, 10km from Villa Greta
  • price: 30PLN/person 7,5 €, family ticket 110PLN / 27,5 €, children under 3 free
  • contact details: +48 606 571 682 (Maciek), [email protected]
  • workshops description
Winter holidays in Poland

Soap produced by participants to the workshops.

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Hatha-yoga workshops

We begin the evening yoga session with meditation with conscious breathing. Then, we move to a warm-up and yoga session focused on quieting the mind after a busy day. The level of difficulty will be adjusted to possibilities of people participating in workshops. We finish exercises with deep relax to sounds of a gong, Tibetan singing bowls and koshi bells.

  • where: Villa Greta, room at the ground floor of Arnold’s House, Dobków 59, 59-540 Świerzawa
  • price: 25PLN/person / 6€ or family ticket 80PLN / 20€, children under 3 free
  • contact details: +48 697 097 624 (Agnieszka), [email protected]
FRIDAYS

FRIDAYS

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Chinese workshops

Do you want to get to know China?  Learn a few Chinese words, become acquainted with Chinese beliefs, customs, legends, nature and everyday life, learn to eat with chopsticks, calligraph…

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Hand-made ceramics – “Under the Angel” Gallery

Clay is an exceptional material, which will release amounts of hidden creativity in both small and big hands! During these workshops, charismatic Bogusia will show you how ceramic figurines and vessels are created. You will also make your own clay pieces of art using traditional methods and tools. Workshops are held at the family “Under the Angel” Gallery, accompanied by a crackling fire in the fireplace and a smell of hot tea. Workshops are held on Fridays as well.

  • where: “Under the Angel” Gallery, Dobków 102, 59-540 Świerzawa, 900m from Villa Greta
  • price: 30 PLN/person/hour / 7,5€
  • workshops are effective if you spend there at least 2h x 30 PLN / 2 x 7,5€
  • the price includes twofold firing of figurines
  • you may collect your piece of art at another time or have it sent by post to your address
  • contact details: +48 75 713 44 55, +48 785 925 983 (Bogusia, Agata, Zenek), [email protected]
  • ceramic workshops
Ceramics workshops for children Poland

Ceramics workshops with Bogusia Rudnicka at “Under the Angel” Gallery.

SATURDAYS

SATURDAYS

12 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Visiting the Sudetic Geoscience Centre with a guide

All children over 4 and their parents who visit our Centre discover the incredible geological phenomena and learn many curiosities about volcanoes. Together, we visit all our educational rooms, have fun, play games, experiment, talk… in a casual and friendly atmosphere! Visiting with a guide is also possible on Wednesdays and Sundays.

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Geological laboratory

Laboratory workshops for families, during which we will perform simple and funny experiments, which will explain phenomena occurring on the Earth in a more accessible way. Volcanic eruption, tectonic plates movement, cloud formation… you will perform it all on your own in our geological laboratory!

Earthquake in Poland

The biggest platform in Poland which imitates the earthquake is at the Sudetic Geoscience Centre.

SUNDAYS

SUNDAYS

11 a.m. – 12 a.m. Glass wonders – engraving workshops

Come and visit the engraving workshop which looks as if time stopped 100 years ago! You will meet Marcin, a genuine artist. He will tell you about the profession of an engraver, passed down from one generation to the next in his family. Children will receive a souvenir in a form of a vessel with their own engraved picture! All this in a romantic scenery of a tiny village of Radzimowice in the Katshava Mountains, far away from civilization! Workshops are held on Tuesdays as well.

  • where: Glass Manufacture (pl. Szklana Manufaktura), Radzimowice 3, 59-420 Bolków, 12km from Villa Greta
  • price: 15PLN/person / 4€, family ticket 50PLN / 12,5€, children under 3 free
  • contact details:  +48 883 286 737 (Marcin)
  • workshops description
Ideas for children winter holidays Poland

Marcin Zieliński at his Glass Manufacture.

12 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Visiting the Sudetic Geoscience Centre with a guide

All children over 4 and their parents who visit our Centre discover the incredible geological phenomena and learn many curiosities about volcanoes. Together, we visit all our educational rooms, have fun, play games, experiment, talk… in a casual and friendly atmosphere! Visiting with a guide is also possible on Saturdays and Wednesdays.