Creation Station: “Sunny Yellow” Old Fashioned Fun

 Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site announces an afternoon of free good old-fashioned fun on Saturday, May 4, 2013: “Creation Station: Sunny Yellow.” At our monthly creation station workshops, children ages 6-10 can create unique, historically themed arts and crafts. No reservations required. Creation Station runs 1-4 p.m., rain or shine.

“Sunny Yellow” encourages youngsters to celebrate the warm and graceful rays of the sun – and celebrate Cinco de Mayo, too! Children can choose from a selection of supplies to make darling cornhusk dolls, festive papel picado banners, colorful Ojo de Dios (God’s eye), and more! In addition to participating in these hands-on activities, visitors will have the opportunity to take a guided tour of the site and learn from informative displays about the Mexican-American holiday Cinco de Mayo in the visitor center.

Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is located at 4600 Virginia Road in Long Beach, northwest of the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and San Antonio Drive. Free public tours are offered Wednesday-Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Built in 1844, the adobe home and grounds of Rancho Los Cerritos echo with the rich history of Spanish, Mexican, and American California and with the families who helped transform Southern California from its ranching beginnings to the modern and urban society it is today. The site, which is a National, State and Long Beach Historic Landmark, includes historic gardens and a research library and archives. It is owned by the City of Long Beach and operated through the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. For more information please call (562) 570-1755, or visit the website at www.rancholoscerritos.org and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rancholosc.