Holiday workshops on tap

Millstone Township Community Education will offer the following workshops and classes in December:

For children of all ages, a workshop on creating a holiday tree centerpiece out of lollipops will be conducted by Gina Cullinane Dec. 10 from 7-8 p.m. in the elementary school art room. The fee is $7 per child; there is no charge for parents accompanying their children.

The holidays will be brightened with a traditional holiday gingerbread house that children of all ages will enjoy decorating, Dec. 15 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria. Baked gingerbread pieces and decorating candies will be provided. The fee for each child is $10, with an additional $10 materials fee payable to Cullinane at class. There is no charge for parents accompanying their children.

A workshop for preschoolers will offer participants some holiday fun while cooking up some treats together. Instructor Colleen Mantel will conduct the workshop Dec. 10, 1:15-2 p.m., in the kitchen of the Millstone Community Center, Route 524, Clarksburg section of Millstone. The fee is $18 per child; there is no charge for parents.

A workshop on how to make a wreath of dried peonies, hydrangea, eucalyptus, lambís ear, strawflower, and feverfew constructed on a grapevine backing will be conducted by Rehl Farms Dec. 11, 7-9:30 p.m., in the elementary school art room. The fee is $35.25, which includes $22.50 for supplies; participants are asked to bring their own glue gun.

Decorating a home with fresh greens during the holidays is one of the oldest of American traditions. A workshop to create an aromatic, fresh holiday mantel swag , 36 inches, to be placed on a mantel or outside, will be held Dec. 18, 7-9:30 p.m. in the elementary school art room. Decorations include ribbon, pine cones, berries, balls, and statice. The instructor is Rehl Farms. The fee is $30.50, which includes $20.50 for supplies; participants are asked to bring a hammer and glue gun.

Debbie Personnette, owner Bloomers & Things, Allentown, will conduct a workshop on how to create a live holiday arrangement Dec. 22 from 7-9 p.m. at Millstone Elementary School in the art room. The fee is $8, plus a $25 supplies fee payable to the instructor at class.

For more information or to register, call Barbara Schulze of Community Education, (732) 446-6802, ext. 17.