We had so much fun at the last D&D Workshop, that Stephanie has agreed to lead another! The workshop is on May 28, from 2-6 pm. Please RSVP on the Facebook page!
Do you like playing video games and watching TV shows like Game of Thrones? With D&D you and your friends can play as the heroes in your own story and world.
This session is meant to be an introduction to the 5th edition of D&D, which is the latest version and has been streamlined from previous editions and actually quite simple to pick up and play.
For this session I will not be focusing on character creations, instead I will be focusing on actual play. I will allow people to bring custom characters if they feel like reading the quick start rules and using a character sheet.
Quick start rules: http://media.wizards.com/2014/downloads/dnd/playerdndbasicrules_v0.2.pdf
My favorite character sheet (requires excel): http://www.enworld.org/forum/rpgdownloads.php?s=b46f26157d09df512d3df71f42415b06&do=download&downloadid=1234
If you don’t have time to do so, that is perfectly fine! I will be printing out standard character sheets before the session. You’ll still be able to give them their own personality, the limit is only your imagination.
*Maximum 6 Participants*
Join us at The Workshop Club headquarters on May 14th from 2-5 pm for a Yogurt Making workshop!
We'll be making Regular, Greek, Goat, and Coconut Yogurt!
Come learn the ancient art of yogurt making! It’s surprisingly easy and inexpensive, most of the work takes place during the fermentation process.
Why pay high prices at the grocery store for specialty yogurt when you can make it at home?
You don’t even have to buy a special yogurt maker; you can use your crockpot! You can use multiple types for milk: cow, goat (raw or pasteurized), coconut, and other non-dairy milks as well.
Suggested donation is 5 dollars for materials, but if you're not able to donate, you are still welcome :)
Ingredients:
Milk
Source of Bacteria (Either a cup of old yogurt or store-bought bacteria)
Pot to heat up milk with a yogurt maker OR Crockpot with towels
Digital Probe Thermometer with Alarm
If making Greek yogurt either a fine sieve, cheesecloth, or paper coffee filters with a bowl to catch the Whey
*Maimum 8 Participants* Please advise the hosts in advance of any allergies/choices we should be aware of (ex: vegan).
Digital Thermometer example: http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/search-results.html?searchByTerm=true%3Bq%3Ddigital+thermometer%3Bnmq%3Ddigital+thermnometer
Yogurt Maker: https://www.amazon.ca/Oster-Mykonos-Greek-Yogurt-CKSTYM1010-033/dp/B00PEHQYW2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459706553&sr=8-2&keywords=yogurt+maker
The soap making workshop was amazing! We had a full house, and made 3 different soaps - unscented/uncoloured, black sunshine (black and purple soap with a blend of citrus oils), and a green and yellow red currant and thyme tea bar.
Below, I'm including the recipe we used, and instructions. As well as some resources for your own forays into soap making! Read the recipe in advance and have your materials ready to go - don't forget it's a time sensitive process!
IMPORTANT:
- Wear protective gear: gloves, apron and goggles; lye can blind you if it gets in your eyes, and it burns skin!
- Pour lye into water, NEVER water into lye; it can make a boiling lye volcano!
- NEVER change a recipe without putting it through a lye calculator; different oils consume different amounts of lye when turning into soap.
- Do not use anything aluminum when making soap; lye and aluminum react together and release toxic fumes and ruin the aluminum.
Our recipe (fita a 1L milk carton, makes 8 large bars):
150 g coconut oil
150 g palm oil
300 g olive oil
48 g shea butter
88.5 g lye
200 g water
fragrance up to 1% of total oil weight, DEPENDING ON THE FRAGRANCE
coloured pigments as desired
1: Mix lye into water. Place somewhere safe to cool down.
2: Put solid oils in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave until liquid (I use 1 minute intervals).
3: Add liquid oils to melted oils and stir so they are thoroughly mixed.
4: Pour lye water into oils.
5: Blend in short pulses with a stick blender (~5 second pulses to start, longer if required after the mixture is emulsified/homogenous).
6: Optional - Add fragrance and blend until incorporated.
7: Continue blending until "trace" is reached (soap batter drizzled off your mixing utensil leaves a trace across the batter in the bowl).
8: Optional - Separate soap batter into portions for addition of colour. Add colour and blend until well mixed.
9: Pour soap into mold.
10: Optional - Cover soap and insulate with an old towel or blanket.
11: Place soap somewhere safe. Leave it to set for 24 to 48 hours.
12: Remove soap from mold and cut into bars.
13: Cure soap in a well ventilated area for a minimum of 4 weeks. Turn occasionally so all sides are allowed to dry.
14: Enjoy your new soap!
Lye calculator examples:
BrambleBerry
Soap Guild
YouTube channels
Soaping101
SoapQueen
Am's Favourite Suppliers
New Directions Aromatics $100 minimum order
Voyageur Soap and Candle
There are others, if you Google, but these are the ones she uses most.
Lye can be purchased at Home Hardware/
