CSUN family center to host old-time festival

Family and friends of Cal State Northridge’s Child and Family Studies Center are invited to take a break from the high-tech world and enjoy some old-fashioned fun from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8 in the Lab School play yard at the Center, 18330 Halsted St., Northridge.

Geared toward children under eight years of age, the festival will feature music, pony rides, sack races, a kids’ leaf stomp, country fair games, children’s crafts, face painting and a "down home" bake sale.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children. Children age two and younger admitted free. For more information, please call (818) 677-3131.

The Lab School, which serves preschool and kindergarten children, and the center are part of Northridge’s Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. They are dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the whole child as well as forming a partnership with the child’s family. The school also serves as a learning environment for CSUN students interested in working with children.