Host a Forgotten Skillz Workshop
Host a Forgotten Skillz Workshop
Hands-On History, Crafted for Your Group
Bring Ancestral Wisdom to Life
Host a Forgotten Skillz workshop at your location or ours and reconnect with the skills that sustained humanity for thousands of years. Our workshops aren’t just fun and hands-on — they’re deeply rooted in cultural traditions, ecological awareness, and the timeless value of self-reliance.
Whether you’re building community, enriching a curriculum, or offering your team a day they’ll never forget, Forgotten Skillz helps people of all backgrounds discover their inner resourcefulness — one ancient tool or technique at a time.
Who We Work With
Corporate Groups: Trade screen time for survival time. Our workshops build teamwork, adaptability, and innovation by placing your staff in low-tech, high-creativity scenarios — whether it’s making fire without matches or weaving rope from natural fibers. Great for leadership retreats, company wellness programs, and team-building experiences that leave people talking.
Social Groups & Adult Learners: Want to try something new with your meetup group, adult class, or community organization? Our events give participants a chance to unplug and engage in tactile learning with history, craft, and culture. Perfect for co-ops, civic clubs, and groups seeking authentic experiences beyond the usual paint night.
Scouts & Youth Organizations: From fire-building to cordage, scouts and similar youth groups thrive on hands-on achievement. We can work with adults and leadership to bolster skills, or we can align activities with age-appropriate challenges and group values like respect for nature, safety, and resilience. Badge alignment is possible for scouts or similar organizations.
Museums & Nature Centers: Looking to bring your exhibits to life? We offer engaging demonstrations and visitor-participation workshops that tie directly into historic or ecological themes. Our background in education ensures presentations are accessible, accurate, and interactive.
Schools & Educators: We offer custom workshops for older students (typically middle school and up), aligned with New York State Social Studies Frameworks and NYSSLS. Use our programs to reinforce classroom content on Indigenous technologies, colonial life, and human-environment interaction. We also provide professional development for educators seeking to enrich their instruction with experiential learning.
Homeschool Groups: Our modular workshops are a perfect fit for homeschooling pods and co-ops. We emphasize interdisciplinary connections (science, history, and even art), and promote self-directed exploration in a guided, hands-on format. Small group sessions are available — we come to you!
Sample Workshops
Each workshop can be customized based on group size and goals. Don’t see one that fits your needs? Let us know and we can work together to craft an amazing experience for your group.
Bushcraft & Wilderness Survival
Learn foundational outdoor skills like fire-starting, shelter-building, and resource awareness — all using minimal tools and ancestral knowledge.
Flint Knapping & Primitive Toolmaking
Discover how early humans shaped stone into cutting tools and weapons — and try it yourself using safe, controlled techniques.
Firecraft: Bow Drill, Ferro Rod, Flint & Steel
Explore multiple fire-making methods and the science behind each one. Learn how people worldwide created flame from friction, spark, or focused light.
Coil Basket Making
Weave your own small basket using natural fibers and historic coiling techniques. Learn how Indigenous and early agricultural societies stored food, seed, and tools.
Bee Hotel Building
Support native pollinators by constructing mini bee habitats. Perfect for springtime groups or sustainability projects.
Colonial Ink & Reed Pens
Make your own ink using gall or soot recipes, carve a pen from reed, and try writing like a Revolutionary War scribe.
Knife Throwing & Tool Safety
Learn proper handling, throwing technique, and the physics behind traditional tools used in survival and defense.
Balearic Sling & Historic Tools
Explore this ancient throwing weapon from the Mediterranean and test your aim with a safe, hands-on version.
Wild Foraging (Parks & Beaches)
Learn to identify edible and medicinal plants in your local ecosystem. Emphasis on ethical harvesting and Indigenous knowledge.
Herbal Remedies & Wild Medicine
Learn to make tinctures, salves, and teas from local plants using traditional extraction methods.
Incense Making from Local Plants
Blend resins, herbs, and aromatic barks to create custom incense — a practice with spiritual and medicinal roots across many cultures.
Mead Brewing & Fermentation
Try your hand at fermenting honey into mead using ancestral techniques — and explore the importance of fermented foods in ancient societies.
Ready to Host a Workshop?
Let’s create something unforgettable. Use the form below to tell us about your group, space, goals, and timeline. We’ll match you with the perfect workshop — or help you design one from scratch.
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