Fun on the Farm
Saturdays from 11am to 2pm
Fun on the Farm Activities are FREE* crafts and activities that highlight farm life and the late Victorian era. These Saturday events are an opportunity to step back into history and enjoy the simple things of life. These free Saturday events are a partnership between the City of San Ramon and the San Ramon Historic Foundation.
*Special events hosted by the San Ramon Historic Foundation are fee-based fund-raising programs that require registration and will be indicated as such.
JULY
Jul 4 – CLOSED
Check out our other 4th of July City Events!
Jul 11 – Rug Weaving
Victorians used what was available to them and made the most of it. One way to reuse old clothes is to weave the fabric into a small rug. Old T-shirts will be cut into fabric strips for these rugs. Bring your own old shirts or use materials provided.
Jul 18 – Old Fashioned Lawn Games
Lawn games have been around for centuries in various forms. Come learn about some of the most common and popular to the Victorian Era in the United States and try your hand at a few!
Jul 25 - Old Fashion Ice Cream
It’s National Ice Cream Month! Come learn how this sweet treat came to be. Help us make our own homemade ice cream and sample this frosty favorite!
AUGUST
Aug 1 – Clothespin Bugs
Discover what bugs and butterflies visit the garden, and how they help plants grow. Make your own bug craft to take home.
Aug 8 – Rope Making
Make rope the old-fashioned way with our replica antique machine and use it to create some fun and useful knots. Then then see how easy it is to use pulleys to help with farm work.
Aug 15 – Kaleidoscopes
The kaleidoscope was invented in 1817 and became popular in the Victorian era. The word kaleidoscope loosely means “beautiful form watcher”. Come make your own beautiful form watcher.
Aug 22 – Packing for Pioneer Life
Pioneers traveling by covered wagon had to be very careful of their wagon's weight. Learn what tools and provisions pioneers had to bring and practice packing your own trunk.
Aug 29 – Native Seed Swap
11:00 am Special guest speaker: UC Master Gardener, James Breuner, will speak on how to Garden with Native plants.
Visit the organic garden, taste some summer produce, and be a part of the Native seed swap. Bring some Native-to-California seeds or cuttings from home to share with others. Seed envelopes will be provided.
SEPTEMBER
SEP 5 – Bubble Fun
Enjoy an activity that has been a favorite of children for hundreds of years as you blow bubbles then make some giant bubbles and watch them float away on the breeze.
SEP 12 – Working with Wool
Learn about the Forest Home Farms sheep, clean and card some of their wool and then use it to make your very own sheep to take home.
SEP 19 – Food Preservation
Canning was an important part of life on a farm. Come learn about the process of canning and taste a few jams that Ruth Boone made and sold at Forest Home Farm.
SEP 26 –Abundant Apples*
It is apple season! Come taste a variety of apples grown organically and learn about some long-forgotten apple recipes!
*Apple Pressing Day will be held at Crow Canyon Gardens this year on September 12! Click here for more information.
Saturday Fun on the Farm programs are provided with the generous support of the San Ramon Historic Foundation. For more information about the San Ramon Historic Foundation, or to make a donation, visit www.SRHF.org.