Los Alamitos: 'Movie On Your Green' Front Yard Contest Friday

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — How does a community services department entertain their community during a pandemic? The great minds at Los Alamitos can certainly give some pointers. For another week, they have challenged their residents to use creativity and what they have on hand to create yard displays. Your challenge for Friday? Make a scene from your favorite movie.

The MemorialCare Miller Children's And Women's Hospital Long Beach Los Alamitos Neighborhood Drive Thru Series continues this week.

On Friday, May 8 from 3 p.m-5 p.m. Los Alamitos residents are encouraged to compete in the "Movie On Your Green" challenge by recreating a movie or movie scene with stuffed animals and other creative items.

Residents will be judged in three categories for a chance to win a $25 gift card to a Los Alamitos Restaurant: Best Animation Movie, Best
Spooktacular Movie, and Best Superhero Movie.

One week ago, the Front Yard Fort was held on Friday, May 1. Los Alamitos residents were encouraged to build a fort in any of the following categories for a chance to win a $25 gift card to a Los Alamitos restaurant: Patriotic, North Pole theme, and Celebration Party theme.

Numerous residents participated in the challenge and created a variety of forts for the community to drive by and enjoy.

Looking aheady, the upcoming MemorialCare Miller Children's And Women's Hospital Long Beach Los Alamitos Neighborhood Drive Thru Series will be on Friday, May 15 from 3 pm-5 pm.

Los Alamitos residents are encouraged to compete in the "Lawn
Land" challenge by creating a theme park in their front yard using stuffed animals and other creative items. Residents will
be judged in three categories for a chance to win a $25 gift card to a Los Alamitos restaurant: Best Original Theme Park, Best Ride, and Best Replica of an Existing Theme Park. Neighbors are encouraged to view the Drive Thru series but please remember to wear a face covering in public and to practice social distancing.

The Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department continues to create quality of life for its residents during these unprecedented times through various recreational activities. Follow the Los Alamitos Recreation Department on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and visit www.cityoflosalamitos.org/recr... for other fun activities and virtual recreation classes.

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