Arts, Crafts, Basque Dancing and Music: California Trail Interpretive Center Presents a Pioneer Christmas for Kids
Organization
BLM Office:
Media Contact:
ELKO, Nev. – The California Trail Center will present its annual holiday celebration, a Pioneer Christmas for Kids, on Dec. 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Enjoy Basque dancing and holiday music, and create arts and crafts during this annual event.
The celebration is free and open to everyone. Visitors are encouraged to bring non perishable food items to benefit F.I.S.H (Friends in Service Helping) and families of Elko County.
“Pioneer Christmas for Kids is a community holiday celebration,” said Park Ranger Alex Rose. “We are offering a variety of family-oriented, educational and fun activities. No electricity or batteries required.”
Activities include:
- Design Christmas cards. The best Christmas cards are made from scratch
- Make a clothespin doll. Design clothes for your own pioneer clothespin doll.
- Braid a paper snowflake. Visit the snowflake station, and create your own colorful, braided paper snowflake.
- Create reindeer ornaments. Make a candy cane, reindeer ornament for you Christmas tree.
- 11:00 a.m.: Christmas Basque Dancing. The Elko Arinak Basque Dancers will present Christmas folk dances.
- 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.: Holiday music by Southwind. Southwind will perform holiday music in the California Trail Center’s lobby. Hot chocolate is available, provided by a Trail Center partner, the Southern Nevada Conservancy.
For more information about the California Trail Interpretive Center call (775) 738-1849. Visit the Trail Center online at www.californiatrailcenter.org or https://www.facebook.com/californiatrailinterpretivecenter.
The California Trail Interpretive Center is located eight miles west of Elko on I-80, Hunter exit 292. The Center is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.