by Ellie Laks | Jan 23, 2017 | Kids Activities
Valentine’s Day in The Barnyard Animals have mates, relationships and friendships just like we do! They marry for life, or go on dates. They have arguments and resolutions too. At the Gentle Barn we have animals of the same species and of different kinds who spend...
by Ellie Laks | Dec 28, 2016 | Kids Activities
Children are Our Teachers When my daughter, Cheyanne, was two- years-old she asked me to take her to learn to dance. So, we drove down the street to the local ballet studio and tried to sign her up, but we were told that the kids had to be three-years-old to start. ...
by Ellie Laks | Nov 22, 2016 | Kids Activities
Gifts of Love The Gentle Barn hosts children from South Central Los Angeles who literally have nothing. They are often from broken homes, don’t have clothes that fit them, don’t have warm clothes in the winter, and definitely don’t have the luxuries that we often...
by Ellie Laks | Nov 1, 2016 | Kids Activities
A Gentle Thanksgiving Did you get your tickets for our gentle Thanksgiving? Each year we have people come from all over the world to cuddle our turkeys and feed them pie. Then, we serve a delicious, gourmet, plant-based feast. After dinner, you will participate in...
by Ellie Laks | Oct 1, 2016 | Kids Activities
Creating Peace at The Gentle Barn Our year has just started for at-risk, inner city, and special needs children to come to The Gentle Barn and groom the horses, hold the chickens, cuddle the turkeys, take nature walks, work in the garden, make wishes at the wishing...
