Crafts in Prienų r. sav.

Participants learn the history and making of decorative soap and make several colourful scented soaps with natural plants. Groups of 15–25,…

A programme on the old paper craft of Prienai: rags are sorted and torn and participants scoop paper themselves.

Children collect, sort and cut rags and make rag bags with a lucky button inside.

An Easter programme: children tie and decorate rag bags and roll eggs, and Velykė greets them with tea and treats.

A visit to the spoon carvers at the Traditional Crafts Centre: the spoons of folk artist Algimantas Sakalauskas, the carving workshop and a…

A programme on the smallest paper format and pigeon post; participants make a tiny postcard.

A programme on Easter egg patterns and symbols; participants decorate eggs in old, ecological ways.

A programme on Shrovetide customs and the carnival; participants make a mask.

A programme on Christmas Eve and Christmas customs; participants make an ornament for their own tree.

A programme on the history of paper and the watermarks of the old Prienai paper mill; participants try to make their own. Adapted for people…

Moving together with a friend, participants braid a cord and make bracelets from it and learn the meaning of a folk song.

Participants learn about bee products and old candle making and pour candles themselves; old lighting tools are also shown.