Beeswax Candle Making with Wax Preparation
Participants are introduced to the traditional craft of candle making. The program includes a brief introduction to tree beekeeping. Each participant will make and take home their own beeswax candle.
Duration: 2–3 hours

Straw Garden Weaving
Participants learn about the symbolism of straw gardens (sodai), their role in traditional culture, and their prevalence in the Dzūkija region. They will create basic straw figures such as garlands and stars, and contribute to weaving a traditional straw garden.
Duration: 1–3 hours

Buckwheat Babka Baking
During the session, participants will bake a buckwheat babka – a traditional dish from the Dzūkija region.
Duration: 2–3 hours

Potato Flatbread Baking
Participants will learn to make potato flatbread (banda) – a traditional dish of the Dzūkija region.
Duration: 2–3 hours

Galkelės (Kūčiukai) Baking
In this educational session, participants learn how to make galkelės – ceremonial pastries traditionally served during the Kūčios (Christmas Eve) meal.
Duration: 2–3 hours
Location: Marcinkonys Visitor Center

The Woodpecker
A nature class designed to develop nature observation skills in preschool and Grade 1 children. Participants learn to recognize the woodpecker, its feeding and living habits, and become more familiar with trees.
Duration: 1–3 hours

The Evergreen Pine
This lesson, intended for Grades 2–4, helps children develop nature observation skills. Students examine pinecones and seeds, and observe pines of different ages and sizes in nature.
Duration: 1–3 hours

The Bog
A nature class for Grades 5–8 that explains how bogs form and develop. Students examine peat layers, bog water, and plant distribution.
Duration: 1–3 hours

Rivers and Springs
A class for Grades 9–10, where students gain knowledge about rivers and natural springs. They also learn how to measure river discharge (flow rate).
Duration: 1–3 hours

Herb Foraging
Participants learn to identify various plants and their traditional uses.
Duration: 1 hour

Making Fire with Flint
Participants learn how to find and prepare flint, identify the proper tree fungus (true tinder fungus), and make fire using a striker.
Duration: 1 hour