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En Familia con LA Plaza - LA Plaza de Cultura y ArtesEn Familia con LA Plaza Let’s get creative, have fun, and spend time en familia (with family)! LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is excited to continue celebrating our annual Family Days, now on a virtual platform! En Familia con LA Plaza, an interactive family virtual series, will explore different themes each month through hands-on art, literacy, gardening, and culinary art workshops. These pre-recorded sessions are available on our YouTube page. Check out the schedule below, bookmark the dates on your calendar, and follow the links below. Scroll down to view past sessions. UPCOMING SESSIONS LA Plaza’s Education Department: 10-Year Anniversary | Saturday, April 17 | 10am Watch on Zoom and Facebook Live LA Plaza turns 10 years old! And what better way to celebrate a birthday than with fun culinary, garden, and art workshops that celebrate LA Plaza, Los Angeles, and stories of your community! This event will also include a special read along with one of LA Plaza’s founding board members, the Honorable Gloria Molina (ret.) reading Mi Papi Tiene Una Moto/My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero. This special event will be live streamed directly from LA Plaza. Register to view on Zoom or view on Facebook Live. Culinary Arts: LA’s Favorite Street Food: Fruta Picada Edible Teaching Garden: LA Flora and Fauna: Garden Journal Leyendo con LA Plaza: A Special Place in My Community Painting Download Activity Procedure: English: 10-Year Anniversary Spanish: Decimo Aniversario Edible Teaching Garden: Garden Bookmark | Saturday, April 24 | 10:30am Watch on YouTube The celebration of Día de los Niños continues! What better way to celebrate than share in the joy of reading? Join us to learn how to identify and classify common leaves found in your home and around your community, then create a bookmark using a leaf rubbing technique! Download Activity Procedure: English: Garden Bookmark Spanish: Marcapáginas Leyendo con LA Plaza: Pop-up Card: Favorite Book Scene | Saturday, May 1 | 10:30am Watch on YouTube Wrap up Día de los Niños with an exploration into the world of reading. Books help children imagine, learn, and understand the world around them Join us for a special guest read along of Book Fiesta by Pat Mora, which poetically highlights the magic of books. Imagine yourself in your favorite book and create your favorite book scene as a pop-up card! Download Activity Procedure: English: Pop-up Card Spanish: Tarjeta Pop-Up PAST SESSIONS Culinary Arts: Homemade Cookbook | Saturday, April 10 Watch on YouTube El Día de los Niños celebrates children of all nationalities and cultures. Celebrated annually on April 30 in Mexico, this day highlights the importance of literacy across linguistic backgrounds and cultures. Explore literacy by creating your own homemade cookbook to collect and document recipes, cooking stories, and food traditions! This activity is inspired by “Family Cookbook as Cultural Heirloom,” an activity developed by the UCLA History-Geography Project. Click here for a family guide Download Activity Procedure: English: Homemade Cookbook Spanish: Libro de Recetas Leyendo con LA Plaza: Symbols of Farm Worker Rights – Organic UFW Flag | Wednesday, March 31 Watch on YouTube Let’s take a closer look! Symbols can communicate powerful messages and can be used to bring attention to a cause. Follow […]

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