Pretend City Children's Museum is Where Imagination and Education Come to Play!
This interconnected city allows children to "pretend" to be the adults. With an entire city at their fingertips, children can experience what it is like to live, work, play, and be a part of a community. With over 15,000 sq. feet of educational interactive exhibits and activities, Pretend City brings learning and imagination to life! View our video.
Pretend City Author’s Day
Pretend City hosts 5 local authors and illustrators during our first Author’s Day! This day will be complete with readings, book signings, and many more fun activities.
Buddy from Dinosaur Train is coming to Pretend City!
Sunday, September 12 9:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Pretend City has partnered with KOCE to welcome Buddy from Dinosaur Train! In honor of Dino Day, we’ll be hosting a variety of activities like: the Dinosaur Stomp, archeological dig, fossil making and pictures with Buddy! We’ll also be viewing an episode of Dinosaur Train called “Dinosaur Train Under the Sea”.
Stand up for a child’s right to learn through play
There’s no doubt that education is the key to success and Pretend City Children’s Museum, Orange County’s newest and most playful educational institution, is challenging our community to stand up for a child’s right to learn through play!
Bill Habermehl – Orange County Superintendent of Schools
Read-A-Thon Contest September 1, 2010
Help your child improve their reading skills while helping Pretend City build their new Library Exhibit! Participating families will receive one complimentary ticket to the museum and the top three winners will receive great prizes! It’s as easy as 1-2-3! 1. During the month of September, pick up a Read-a-Thon flyer from the Front Desk [...]
My spidey senses are tingling! Anansi the Spider is the story of Anansi, who sets out on a long, difficult journey. He is saved from terrible fates by his sons, but which of his sons should Anansi reward? Anansi solves his predicament in a touching and highly resourceful fashion. A day filled with spider stories, [...]
Preparing for Pre-school: COPE Parenting Class September 8, 2010
Is your child prepared for preschool? Give your child the extra support they may need to optimize their social, cognitive and brain development before they enter school. Throughout this ten (10) week workshop, you will learn things like: – How to foster a healthy, positive parent-child relationship. – How to generate effective solutions to common [...]
Miracles happen in Even Higher!: A Rosh Hashanah Story! Every year, just before Rosh Hashanah, the Rabbi of Nemirov disappears. The villagers are certain their rabbi flies up to heaven to speak with God. But a skeptical Litvak scoffs at the villagers, claiming miracles cannot happen. He vows to discover the rabbi’s secret, but what [...]
Celebrate Childhood Injury Prevention Week with "Keep Kids Safe" September 9, 2010
Safety first! Learn more about your child’s development to better prevent common injuries with the “Keep Kids Safe” Workshop, created by the American Academy of Pediatrics. By addressing injury in terms of child development, parents will learn to make the connection between the achievement of developmental milestones and changes in risk for different injuries. This [...]
Play is essential to all areas of development. Through play, you can strengthen your child's emerging abilities, and by utilizing our resources, help him or her stay on track. So encourage your child to explore, wonder, try and learn – while you do the same!
