Creation and the Worldwide Flood
This workshop will cover Pangaea and how the one landmass broke apart into the separate continents during the worldwide flood, how post-flood conditions were perfect for the Ice Age, Ice Age mammals that lived in the Pacific Northwest, evidence for people and dinosaurs/dragons living at the same time, and Rudolph Virchow’s theory about Neanderthal and Rickets disease. The children’s activity will be a Pointillism Mammoth Acrylic Painting.

Volcanic Activity in the Pacific Northwest
This workshop will cover the lava flows from fissures along the borders of the three states, what caused these lava flows, how the Yellowstone Hotspot moved across southern Idaho, leaving a path of basalt that became the Snake River Aquifer, and how the mountain ranges were formed. The children’s activity will be either Play-Doh Layers of the Earth or Graham Cracker Plate Tectonics

Volcanoes, Mount St. Helens, and Epigenetics
This workshop will cover how the volcanoes were formed and will focus on Mount St. Helens and its mudflows, canyons, Spirit Lake, and faulty carbon dating. While talking about the Northwestern salamander at Mount St. Helens, the workshop will also introduce DNA coding, junk DNA, microevolution, and epigenetics, which is the way behavior and environment can cause genes to change the way they work. The children’s activity will be Sand Dough Volcano Experiments.

The Missoula Flood, the Bonneville Flood, and the Cascadia Tsunami
This workshop will cover the Missoula Flood, the Channeled Scablands, how J. Harlen Bretz was mocked for 40 years for daring to suggest a flood and how his theory is widely accepted today, glacial erratics, the Bonneville Flood, the Cascadia Earthquake of 1700, and the cause of the Cascade Rapids in the Columbia River. The children’s activity will be either a Canyon Carving Activity or The Great Wave Watercolor.

Paul Kane and the Indigenous Peoples of the Northwest
This workshop will cover the unique landscape and deep-sea canyons off the coast of the Olympic Peninsula and the Puget Sound, the Indigenous peoples and their lifestyles, and artist Paul Kane’s art and travels. As we talk about Paul Kane, children will be entertained by some gross stories and an embarrassing painting Paul Kane created, making fun of himself on a buffalo hunt. This is part of a talk for teens about setting goals, finding a meaningful life purpose, and having a sense of humor. The children’s activity will be either a Watercolor Longhouse Painting or Watercolor in the Style of Paul Kane.

Indigenous Peoples, Early Explorers, and the Fur Trade
This workshop will cover the Indigenous peoples by language group, early explorers to the Pacific Northwest, why explorers were looking for the Northwest Passage, and the early fur trade. The children’s activity will be either an Estuaries or Water Purification Experiment.

Living a Life that Matters: Lessons from the Life of David Thompson
Explorers David and Charlotte Thompson took three children under age of six across the Rocky Mountains having no idea what was on the other side. As I was researching, I could tell by the way that David lived his life that he was a Christian. He is now my favorite historical person of all time. This workshop examines David’s life and key takeaways today about trusting God, strengthening family, homeschooling, handling setbacks, and living lives of integrity. The children’s activity will be Clay Bas-Relief Sculptures.

Missionary Efforts to the Pacific Northwest and Why They Failed

This workshop will cover why the Indigenous people sought out Christian missionaries, the efforts of those missionaries, why some of the missionaries were more effective than others, why their missionary efforts ultimately failed, and what we can learn from their experience about Christianity and ministry. The children’s activity will be a Watercolor Stained Glass Activity.