ARDENWOOD April 2018 NATURALIST PROGRAMS Ardenwood is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10am-4pm. Admission fees apply. For program and fee info: (510) 544-2797, awvisit@ebparks.org or www.ebparks.org. wheelchair accessible. Accommodations will be made for visitors with disabilities upon advance request. For assistance, please call 510-544-2797 or email awvisit@ebparks.org. SPECIAL EVENT ARDENWOOD VOLUNTEER/DOCENT FAIR 10am-, Sunday, April 22 Do you have a passion for Victorian Era culture and dress? Join us at Ardenwood, a historic working farm, to learn more about being a docent in the farmyard, in the Patterson House, or on the railroad. Lunch included. Learn crafts, games, farm chores or cooking! Lead tours through the 16-room mansion! Help restore historic railroad cars! Assist during Special Events and dress in period-style clothing! Contact to RSVP or with any questions: mcastle@ebparks.org, (510) 544-3285. Please RSVP by April 17. SPECIAL EVENT TARTAN DAY SCOTTISH FAIR 2018 East Bay Scottish Association & 10am-5pm, Saturday, April 7 Throw on your kilt and celebrate Tartan Day with music, Scottish dancing, bagpipes, handmade crafts, historical re-enactments, and Highland athletics. Local Scottish clans and societies will share their rich culture and colorful heritage. Children can find magic and fantasy in the Children's Glen and might just see a fairy or dragon. Enjoy a meat pie and other Scottish treats. Fee: $12/adults, $8/seniors (62+), $5/children (4-17 yrs.), 3 yrs. & under free. Free Parking. EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT website: www.ebparks.org Ardenwood Historic Farm telephone: 510-544-2797 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, CA 94555 e-mail: awvisit@ebparks.org Page 1
ONGOING PROGRAM INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, Every Thursday-Sunday Check for eggs and feed the livestock. Learn all the animals favorite foods as we help tuck them in for the evening. Meet at the Chicken Coop. RIDE THE RAILS - TRAIN RIDES Various times, Thursday, Friday & Sunday S.P.C.R.R. (Ardenwood s Railroad) Railroads once connected many of the farms with towns in the East Bay. Today they still run around the farm. Journey past rows of crops and through eucalyptus groves as you travel back in time. Check the daily schedule and meet the train at Arden Station or Deer Park. PATTERSON HOUSE TOURS Various times, Every Thursday-Sunday Patterson House Docents Tour the beautifully restored Patterson House Museum. Discover the history of this 19 room Queen Anne Victorian farm house listed on the National Register of Historic Places which operates as a museum of local history and Victorian life. Tours are led by docents dressed in 19th century clothing and take about 45 minutes. Check for tickets at the Train Station upon your arrival. Special 15 minute tours for children 6 and under offered Thursday and Friday at 2:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am. Info: (510) 791-4196 SUNDAY, APRIL 1 MEET THE CHICKENS Where do the chickens live? Find out where they lay their eggs, how they sleep, and much more! Meet at the chicken coop. Stop by the Country Kitchen and take a tasty step back in time! Discover how to cook with a wood-burning stove and sample the special of the day, be it savory or sweet. Pick up a historic recipe to try at home. MEET THE BUNNIES 11:30am-noon Come meet the farm rabbits. Learn why they have big ears, their favorite food and how they communicate. See if you can find the softest part of a bunny. CORN MOSAICS Noon-1pm Learn how to turn our freshly-harvested Indian corn into a fun craft for the whole family. Use the rainbow of colored kernels to make your own mosaic. Page 2
CONT., SUNDAY, APRIL 1 STILT WALKERS 1:30-2:30pm Want to be taller? Improve your balance? Give stilts a try. It s fun. Guess why farmers used these fun tools in the past. SATURDAY, APRIL 7 TARTAN DAY SCOTTISH FAIR 2018 10am-5pm East Bay Scottish Association & Interpretive Staff See description on page 1. LITTLE LAMBS 10:30-11:30am SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Little lambs are frolicking on the farm! Come see our babies play, feed their moms a snack, and learn about their wonderful wool. CHORES FOR LITTLE FARMERS 1-1:30pm Rise and shine! Lend a hand! We ll start with a story before we prepare a morning treat for the sheep, goats and chickens. STILT WALKERS 1:30-2:30pm SATURDAY, APRIL 14 HENS LAY EGGS Bring the little ones to the farm to meet the chickens. We ll listen to a story, see what a hen s feathers feel like, and search the coop for eggs. FUN WITH FELTING 11am-noon Have some good, clean fun as we learn how felt is made from sheep s wool, and then make a felt toy to take home. Page 3
CONT., SATURDAY, APRIL 14 BEGINNING EMBROIDERY Victorians loved to embroider and you will too! Learn some basic embroidery stitches and you will be able to decorate all sorts of cloth objects. Training materials supplied. FARMYARD GAMES 2- American s pastimes once included stilt walking, running with tubers (potato-spoon race), testing ones strength (tug-o-war) and hopping like a bunny (sack races). Join the fun and test your skills! SUNDAY, APRIL 15 WAKE UP THE FARM Rise and shine little farmers! Say Good morning! to the sheep and goats and lend a hand as we prepare a morning snack for the farm animals. CORN MOSAICS Noon-1pm STILT WALKERS 1:30-2:30pm SATURDAY, APRIL 21 FARM CHORES FOR KIDS Running a farm is hard work. But it s fun too! Lend a hand cracking corn and feeding the animals. You ll check the chickens and help with other morning chores. APPLE CIDER PRESSING 11-11:30am Come help squeeze the juice from apples and Page 4
CONT., SATURDAY, APRIL 21 discover how long people have enjoyed this as a tasty fruit treat! Afterwards, we ll taste a sample of our hard work. WAX: IT S THE BEE S KNEES! What s the buzz about bees? Beeswax! This secretion of waxiness is important to both bees and humans. Illuminate your mind as you make a candle and sample Ardenwood s honey. VICTORIAN TABLE TOP GAMES 2- Ready for some old-fashioned fun? Challenge your family and friends to a game of ball and cup, tops, or Jacob s Ladder as you delve into our box of games from days-gone-by. GARDEN BIRDS 8-9:30am SUNDAY, APRIL 22 Walk through the beautiful gardens and woodlots of the farm in search of early spring migrants. Perhaps the magic fountain will draw some colorful visitors! Beginners welcome. No Ardenwood admission fee for this early morning program. MEET THE CHICKENS ROPE MAKING & HAY HOISTING Make rope with our antique machine, and then see how lots of rope plus a few pulleys make hoisting hay bales into the barn loft a cinch. SATURDAY, APRIL 28 FARM CHORES FOR KIDS PRESSING PLANTS 11am-noon Flowers are fun for the whole family. Learn how to press and preserve plants of all types, and Page 5
CONT., SATURDAY, APRIL 28 take home your finished flower to enjoy. BEGINNING EMBROIDERY FARMYARD GAMES 2- SUNDAY, APRIL 29 LITTLE LAMBS 10:30-11:30am See description on page 3. ROPE MAKING & HAY HOISTING BEAUTIFUL TREES 2- From Bald Cypress to Yew, lovely specimen trees fill the estate of George and Clara Patterson. Stroll the grounds, see some special trees and hear their stories. TODDLER TIME 10:30-11:45am, Wednesday, April 4 & 18 Bring the tots out for an exciting morning at the farm. Hear a story, do some chores, and meet some farm friends. Little ones will enjoy a variety of activities at their own pace. We ll meet rain or shine! Page 6