Family Lantern Making Class
Celebrate a German tradition with lantern making, songs, cookies, and a glowing stroll through Sonoma-family memories filled with light and joy!
program overview
It’s a German tradition for families with young kids to brighten the early winter days with homemade lanterns, celebrating light and compassion.
We will start with lantern making at the community center, while listening to lantern songs and stories, snacking on German cookies and sipping hot fruit tea.
After that we will stroll with our lighted lanterns through the lovely streets of Sonoma and through the Sonoma Plaza.
Let’s create family memories filled with light and happiness.
- 4:30 PM – Lantern Making at the Community Center
- Lantern materials and candles will be provided
- Lantern songs and stories
- German cookies and fruit tea
- 5:30 – 6:00 PM – Optional Lantern Walk through the Plaza
- All welcome to join (you don’t need to participate in the latnern making class to join the lantern walk)
instructor Overview
Rikki Day
Rikki was born and raised in Austria.
She received her MA in Fine Arts from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. In 2013 she moved to San Francisco.
Rikki has worked as an Elementary School Teacher at German Schools in Austria, France and California. She has taught 1st and 2nd grade and Middle School Art at an IB School in Menlo Park for 10 years. Rikki moved with her family to Sonoma in 2023.
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Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
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Friday · 1 Session
November 13, 2026
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Friday, November 13, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Experience Level
All-Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAge(s)
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18-overRegistration Cost:
$15
Materials Fee:
Included
Total Registration Cost:
$15Additional lantern supplies will be available for purchase during the class.
