Classes and Events at the Big Blue Yurt
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Adult and adult/Child Activities - Outdoors and in the Yurt
Welcome to the Big Blue Yurt!
Apple Blossom Village is excited to welcome you to our new Big Blue Yurt—a cozy, inviting space designed for gathering, creating, learning, and connecting with nature in every season.
Join us Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for a variety of classes and activities that bring people together and invite you to slow down and enjoy the simple joys of hands-on learning. From seasonal cooking and creating your own tea or natural balms and salves to arts and crafts and building, there’s always something new to discover.
Bigger than our other yurts, the Big Blue Yurt offers plenty of room for groups of up to 20 to gather comfortably in all kinds of weather. Come get cozy, create, share a meal, learn a new skill, or simply enjoy good company while letting the rhythms of nature restore you.
And there’s more! The Big Blue Yurt may be available for occasional private rentals, making it a wonderful setting for a small birthday celebration, family gathering, creative workshop, or special get-together.
Yoga in the Yurt? Absolutely.
A cozy gathering with friends? Yes, please.
A hands-on seasonal workshop? We’d love to have you.
The Big Blue Yurt is a place to gather, create, and make a little room for wonder.
Fall Session 2026
Sunday September 13th - DIY Solar Panel Installation Class - Adult Class (adults and ages 18 and up with adult) pizza dinner provided in registration fee.
Friday September 18th - Sunday September 20th - Rooted in Wonder - Early Childhood Outdoor Training Retreat
Friday September 25th - Apple Blossom families come to the Watermark Art Center from 5 - 7 pm for a special community art project with artist Anna Johnson incorporating one of the 7 Grandfather Teachings. The Art we help create will then be on display in the new Yurt!
Saturday September 26th - Apple Blossom Festival and Fundraiser - Family nature activities, live music, silent auction, T-Shirts, Free Cider and Dinner for Purchase: Choice of Feijoada or Pozole Verde with choice of Arroz con leche or Flan, 5 - 7 pm - Dinner tickets $18 adults, $15 kids, children under 3 eat free.
Saturday October 10th Smoke and Fire Cooking Class 4 - 7 pm for adults, bring a friend or your child (age 10 and up) for an added fee.
$25/adult Bring your own ingredients from the list provided, add on a friend or your child for $15.
Saturday October 17th - FREE EVENT - Harvest Family Forest Event - 11 am - 2 pm - free family event hosted at the Apple Blossom yurts in collaboration w/Peacemakers Resources and BSU.
Enchanted Halloween - Fairytale Theme - Saturday October 24th
3 - 4 pm Early Childhood Hour, $25 per family (includes cider, Puppet Show, craft, and themed play areas for little ones.) Baked Goods for sale $2-$4
6:00 - 7:30 pm Halloween Walk, $16 adults, $12 kids, or Family Ticket $55 for up to a family of 4. Includes cider and food samples, Shadow Puppetry, Jack O’Lantern Walk, campfire, and themed activities in the village. Walks begin at 6:00 pm and take approximately half hour from one end to the other. Children under 3 are free. Baked Goods and Hot Chocolate for purchase
Saturday November 14th - Autumn’s Embers Afternoon Retreat 1:00 - 4:30 pm for adults or parents with child activities available with an Apple Blossom Teacher. As autumn gently gives way to winter, come pause with us before the busy holiday season begins. Bring the family—or come on your own—for a cozy afternoon of making and rest. Bring your slippers. Stay for dinner and the Lantern Walk if you choose!
Saturday November 14th - Nature Night and Lantern Walk. Come make a lantern and enjoy a campfire and cider and a delicious meal of Feijoada, Grilled corn and dessert, end with a lantern walk and song on the way out. 5 - 6:30 pm - tickets $15 adults, $10 kids, children under 3 eat free
Midwinter Faire, Midwinter Tea, and Spiral of Lights - Saturday December 12th - 10 am - 2 pm Craft Fair and Soup Lunch, 4 - 5:00 pm Tea and Spiral (doors open at 3:50, tea and sandwich served at 4:00, 4:15 - 4:45 candle rolling and craft stations open, winter spiral at 4:45 pm)
Spring Session 2027
Candlemas/Imbolc/Brigids Day Celebration - Friday February 5th, 5- 7:00 pm - parent/child activities and food to celebrate the halfway mark between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Candle rolling, Brigids Cross, Story and pancakes on the woodstove.
Date Night Outdoor Cooking Class - Saturday February 13, 3 - 6 pm, priced for couples, you will cook over the fire together with chef Adam Kaas. Enjoy time in our cozy yurts as well. Bring your slippers!
Create your own cutting board class - Thursday March 18th and 25th, 6 - 8 pm
Saturday April 10th - Sugarbush Family Forest Event - 11 am - 2 pm - free family event in collaboration w/Peacemakers Resources and BSU at Diamond Point Park
Week of the Young Child Free Open House - Friday April 16th - 10 am - noon, Parents and children birth to age 7 - Free
Saturday May 1st - Plant, Books, and Bake Sale and May Day Tea
Summer Session 2027
Pop Up Planting Party and Make and Take - Help us plant our gardens and Make a Bee Balm or Dandelion Salve- June 1st or 2nd 5 - 7 pm
Nature Neighbor’s Family Festival - Saturday June 5th, 3 - 6 pm, Lakeside Area
Flower Festival - Sunday June 20th
Enchanted Garden Tea - Saturday July 31
Educator Retreat at the Yurts - Aug 24 - 26
Maker Mornings: Nov 28, Jan 30, March 27
Saturdays 10 am - noon, $20 adults and $5 kids for our make and take craft
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Come create with us in the new Yurt! We will have a seasonal adult craft and foraged or herbal tea making activity available for adults and a child friendly craft or activity available for kids - bring a water bottle and snack if you wish!
Fall Session
Parent Book Study and Discussion on the Second Friday morning of the month Sept - Dec - Free (childcare for ages 2 - 10 for a fee)
We will discuss Balanced and Barefoot by Angela J. Hanscomb, in this first book study of the school year.
why Forest School?
Fosters meaningful nature connection
Reduces stress
Allows time for social/emotional skills and collaboration
Physical Activity
Engages all the senses
Fosters Cognitive development and sense of well being
Builds confidence and perseverance
Improves eyesight
Digital Detox
Vitamin D