Mixing art with nature at Live Oak Park

At Arts in the Park, from left, Nicolas and Gabe Velasco and their cousin, Jake Braught, use items from nature as paint brushes to create paintings on paper at the Fallbrook Garden Club-sponsored 'Paint with Nature' area. Some of the items offered as paint brushes were flowers, leaves, sticks, and pinecones at the April 26 event, which is sponsored by Rally for Children and the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. Christine Rinaldi photos

Military personnel on hand to help out as volunteers at the Fallbrook Street School sand casting tables include Nefretiri Wanzo, Navy; Socima Rivas, Marine; Chavon Williams, Marine; Azuzena Gutierrez, Marine; Julio Flores, Marine; Marlen Gutierrez, Marine; Devin Brock, Marine and Jordan Saco, Navy.

Library bags dry in the warm afternoon breeze at Arts in the Park on April 26.

The perfect day! Olivia Briick has paint on her face, hands and in her hair, and two spatulas full of peanut butter to smear on her bird seed pinecone.

Colton Groth and his grandpa, Chuck Sanacore, are working on a clay and wooden stick project together. Colton is visiting from Imperial, Calif.

Palm masks made at Arts in the Park are set out to dry in the sun.

Brody Wood keeps an interested eye on Wally, an African Tortise, as Wally travels around the area looking for food at Arts in the Park held at Live Oak Park. The annual event is sponsored by Rally for Children and Fallbrook Union Elementary School District.

Iliana Orozco keeps one hand on her very large orange hat while the other hand holds her paper bag puppet that she made earlier in the day.

Twins Natalie and Nicole LaFord proudly display their finished Shoebox Piñatas. They received plenty of help with their project from their grandmother, Barbara Chambliss, at Arts in the Park on April 26.