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.
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 [...]
Celebrate your heritage in the city with our “Passport to Health” while learning to better understand your child’s communication developmental milestones. On this special Good To Go From Head To Toe day, families may: · Complete the “Passport to Health” with these skill building activities: – Receive a FREE speech, language and hearing screening for [...]
LangoKids Tot & Parent Spanish Class (Fall Free Class) September 10, 2010
¡Aprenda español! Young students, ages 11 months to 3 years (accompanied by their grown-ups), will learn Spanish through a variety of modalities designed to engage their minds and bodies. Music and movement form the foundation for the classes, as the children sing simple, rhythmic songs and dance, run, spin and jump around the room! Meanwhile, [...]
“Run, run, as fast as you can!” The Gingerbread Man hops out of the oven and is chased by everyone who smells the delicious cookie. Eventually, the Gingerbread Man is faced with crossing the water and the Fox offers him a way to get across. Throughout the day there will a theatrical production that will [...]
Play ball! OC Playball focuses on skills for 5 different sports: Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Soccer, & Field-Hockey. The program uses these sports to teach life skills, such as sharing, taking turns, listening, empathy, and teamwork. OC Playball equipment includes balls, hoops, scarves, scooter-boards, balance beams, rackets, and hockey sticks! The typical weekly OC Playball class [...]
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!
