Youth

Come to Gammelgården Museum for a free family-friendly event featuring Swedish and Hmong folk music, dance, and visual arts. There also will be children's history; arts and crafts for children and adults; historic building tours; an arts, crafts, and vendors fair; and artist demonstrations. Both Swedish and Hmong food and beverages will be available for […]

Come join us at Gammelgården Museum for a fun and creative event where you can learn how to make your very own needlefelted leaves, mushrooms, and acorns! This in-person workshop will teach you […]

Gammelgården Museum of Scandia, along with the Scandia-Marine Lions and City of Scandia, will be passing out free mini-cinnamon buns at the corner of Olinda Trail and Oakhill Road in celebration of the 44th anniversary of Cinnamon Bun Day. The distribution is at the corner of Elim Lutheran Church, the cemetery, Scandia Merchantile, and Apothecary’s […]

Gammelgården Museum of Scandia will be passing out free cinnamon buns at the museum in celebration of the 44th anniversary of Cinnamon Bun Day. The cinnamon buns will be distributed at the museum on a first-come, first-served basis. When you pick up your cinnamon bun, plan to spend some time looking at the Welcome House […]

Fars Dag - or Father’s Day - is celebrated on the second Sunday in November in Sweden, instead of in June. Father’s Day in Sweden was initially celebrated in June, but then various commercial organizations wanted it moved in 1931, so it wouldn’t compete with Mother’s Day (Mors dag) on the last Sunday of May.

      On this day, we will be making tomtes and Christmas/God Jul ornaments and decorations. Use a variety of felt, ric-rac, fake fur, and other decorative items to create your own personalized tomte. Traditional and contemporary supplies - including clay and needlefelting supplies - will be provided to create Swedish decorations and ornaments […]

Enjoy the lighting ceremony at the Scandia Community Center where there will be two fire pits, cookies, and hot chocolate. At 5 p.m., the lights at the Community Center, Gammelgården Museum, and Elim Lutheran Church as well as the snowflakes on the light posts along the streets will be lit.