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February 14, 2027
Lanterns & Makers:
A Watershed Valentine
A watershed celebration for the whole family. Kid makers, ages 3 and up, sell their own crafts and art, and families can learn how our rivers and streams feed Hood Canal, hear salmon stories, make valentines for the fish, weave a lantern, and walk together at dusk. Every purchase helps provide hygiene items for local kids.
Free to attend.
❋ Sunday, February 14, 2027
Market and Watershed event 2:30–4:30 pm, lantern walk at 5:00 pm
❋ Exact location to be announced
Belfair, Washington
❋ Apply by Dec 15 for the Maker Market
Applications will be reviewed before the holidays with a preference for FCFS, Limited spots are available.
❋ Honoring the House of the Salmon lesson
Learn from Salish wisdom about our local watersheds, participate in a weaving craft and make a lantern for the walk.
How the day goes:
2:00 pm Makers arrive and set up their tables
2:30 pm Watershed activity, Maker Market opens alongside for guests
4:30 pm Market closes; makers pack up and finish their lanterns
5:00 pm Lantern walk
This is a flame free event. Please only use electric tea lights for the lanterns. A limited amount will be available at the event.
Maker Market FAQ
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Kid makers ages 3 and up can sell, on their own or sharing a display with a sibling or friend. A grown-up stays nearby the whole time.
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Kids can sell crafts and art they made themselves. Store-bought items, things a grown-up mostly made (more than 50%) , copied characters or brands, and food aren’t allowed.
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Grown-ups can help with safety steps like hot glue or sharp tools, but kids do the making, set the prices, and talk to customers.
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Tables and check out station are provided. Bring your crafts with prices, a shop sign, and a table setting (approximately less than 30 inches square).
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Kids set their own pricing and Mossy Puddle handles payments. 25% will be reserved for the fundraiser and expenses incurred.
Watershed & Lantern Walk FAQ
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A watershed is all the land that drains into the same water. In Belfair, rain from our yards, roads and forests flows through creeks and the Union River into Hood Canal.
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Salmon hatch in our streams, grow up in the ocean, and come home to spawn. They feed orcas, eagles and the forest, and healthy salmon mean a healthy watershed. They hold special significance to people native to this land.
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Kids will be invited to make a fish themed Valentine to take home.
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The walk starts around 5:00 pm at dusk. Families can weave a paper lantern at the event or bring their own from home. Battery tea lights keep it safe for little hands.
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The event happens rain or shine, so dress for wet weather.