Mud Mania 2018

SHP VP of Community Relations and Real Estate Operation, Debra Russell, and Alex Rothwell, Community Relations Specialist, volunteering at Mud Mania 2018.

SHP recently participated in the annual Rancho Los Cerritos Mud Mania event. This event is for children and visitors to learn about Southern California’s rich history. Adobe is one of the oldest building materials. Traditionally sun-dried, adobe blocks made of sand, clay, water and straw were used to construct the home at Rancho Los Cerritos back in 1844. At Mud Mania, visitors were able to experience mud-themed activities including digging through adobe soil, making real adobe bricks and much more. Since the theme of the event focused on mud/soil, SHP decided to create their booth based around the geology of where it comes from.At the SHP table, children were able to construct a visual representation of the different geological layers of the earth and learn where and how crude oil is made by using edible materials. Blue frosting was the first layer which represented the ocean, followed by chocolate syrup which was crude oil, marshmallows were natural gas, graham crackers were shale, M&M’s were limestone, ground up Cheerios was sandstone and crushed Oreo’s was soil. It was a great hands on activity that kept the kid’s interest and allowed them to learn along the way. SHP is a proud supporter of Mud Mania and Ranch Los Cerritos and plans to continue sponsoring these educational events in the future.

For more information about Rancho Los Cerritos and all of their events click here.