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Get creative with history! Using a wide variety of colorful materials, children can experiment with old-fashioned arts and crafts. This free, drop-in program takes place rain or shine. May’s theme is Sunny Yellow.

Get creative with history! Using a wide variety of colorful materials, children can experiment with old-fashioned arts and crafts. This free, drop-in program takes place rain or shine. April’s theme is Brilliant Blue.

Get creative with history! Using a wide variety of colorful materials, children can experiment with old-fashioned arts and crafts. This free, drop-in program takes place rain or shine. March’s theme, Lovely Lavender, celebrates spring.

Get creative with history! Using a wide variety of colorful materials, children can experiment with old-fashioned arts and crafts. This free, drop-in program takes place rain or shine. February’s theme, Heart’s Crazy, celebrates Valentine’s Day.

Get creative with history! Using a wide variety of colorful materials, children can experiment with old-fashioned arts and crafts. This free, drop-in program takes place rain or shine. January’s theme, Winter Wonders, celebrates winter.

Santa with child

Cocoa with Santa is sold out for 2017! However, tickets are still available for our Old Time Christmas Festival, where Santa will be available for greeting and photos. Enjoy cocoa and treats, make crafts, listen to stories, and meet Santa at this fun, intimate event. Tickets go on sale November 1. Please note that each[…]

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Santa with child

Cocoa with Santa is sold out for 2017! However, tickets are still available for our Old Time Christmas Festival, where Santa will be available for greeting and photos.   Enjoy cocoa and treats, make crafts, listen to stories, and meet Santa at this fun, intimate event. Tickets go on sale November 1. Please note that[…]

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CS Dec 2016 6

Get creative with history! Using a wide variety of colorful materials, children can experiment with old-fashioned arts and crafts. This free, drop-in program takes place rain or shine. December’s theme, Gorgeous Green, celebrates the holiday season.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rancho Los Cerritos! The historic home has been decorated with period-specific materials, from the fresh evergreen garland along the staircase to the gift boxes in the master bedroom and charity baskets in the food storage room. Our house tours (Wednesdays through Sunday, 1-5pm, free) will expand[…]

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hypertufa pots planted with succulents

Create one-of-a-kind planters at our Hypertufa pot workshop led by Steven Gerischer. Hypertufa is composite material that your plants will love to live in — it has many of the same benefits of stone pottery but is much less heavy. This is a great opportunity to get your hands dirty. Each participant will bring home[…]

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