WORKSHOPS
“A mouthful of salty is better than a stomachful of sweet,” as an Estonian proverb puts it. In this practical workshop, you can learn how to make two folk dishes of the Hiiumaa people – makks and käkks. Makks are what the local people call sausages filled with barley. They can be made with or without blood. Dumpling soup (käkisupp) is what the Hiiumaa people consider their most ancient folk dish. Its ingredients are simple, but the soup itself is nutritious and delicious.
Time:
4h
Group:
8-10
Price:
15€/person
Age:
From the age of 6
Location:
The Long House or Mihkli Farm Museum
A candle provides light and warmth, helps you find your way home, and creates an atmosphere and a festive feeling. For centuries, candles have been made at home, either by using moulds or by dipping. Let’s give it a try.
Time:
1h 30min
Group:
10-12
Price:
10€/person
Age:
From the age of 12
Location:
All museums
Wedding tassels have a magical meaning among the wedding rituals. They symbolise our foremothers’ ability to make use of every single piece of yarn and strip of fabric. In this workshop, we make wedding tassels of our own liking to decorate the dowry chest or to confirm the engagement.
Time:
60 min
Group:
10-12
Price:
10€/person
Age:
From the age of 12
Location:
All museums
We look at old verse books, read verses, and enjoy the lovely memories in pictures. On top of everything, we make our very own verse books.
Time:
1h 30 min
Group:
10-12
Price:
10€/person
Age:
From the age of 3
Location:
All museums
In the old times, every shepherd boy always carried a knife with him. This way, if he happened to roam to the coastal pastures, it was easy to carve a little boat out of the piece of wood or tree bark that he had brought along and have it float in the sea.
Time:
1h 30 min
Group:
8
Price:
10€/person
Age:
From the age of 7
Location:
All museums
100 years ago, it was customary in Kärdla to make carpets that were a bit fancier for placing in front of the sofa. They were decorated with embroidered flowers. In this workshop, we draw inspiration from those old carpets and make fun fringe flowers to decorate a practical small bag.
Time:
1h 30 min
Group:
10-12
Price:
10€/person
Age:
From the age of 10
Location:
All museums
The smell of warm bread adds value to every home. In the kitchen of Mihkli farm, bread is made the way it was done in the olden days. The dough is made with the starter in a bread trough, after which the loaves are shaped and lifted with the peel into the bread oven, where they are baked. All this is easier than we can even imagine. Enjoy your meal! or, as the Hiiumaa people say, Jätku leiba! (“May your bread last!”)
Time:
2h
Group:
8
Price:
10€/person
Age:
From the age of 6
Location:
Mihkli Farm Museum in summer time