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Pretend City Children’s Museum is designed for children to learn how the world works while engaging their curiosities and imaginations. The Museum is a child-size interconnected city that balances rich educational learning experiences with boundless fun, and where children can try on real-world roles and let their creativity rule. Field Trip ...
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Learn About Our Learning Spaces By infusing every Pretend...
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949-428-3900 29 Hubble, Irvine CA 92618 | Mon & Tue Closed |...
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Pretend City is designed as an adult & child interactive...
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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 learning spaces and activities, Pretend City Children's Museum brings learning and imagination to life!
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- 29 Hubble, Irvine, 92618, CA
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Pretend City Children's Museum in Irvine is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting unique works of art. Save money on a sitter ? kids are welcome to join in the fun at this museum. Easy parking is accessible for Pretend City Children's Museum's customers.
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- (949) 428-3900
- 29 Hubble, Irvine, 92618, CA
Pretend City Children's Museum offers 17 interactive exhibits and activities that are designed to help children learn about how the real world works and how they might someday fit into it. Exhibits include an Art Studio, Post Office, the Imagination Playground and so much more.
- Art Studio
- Marina
- Health Center
- Cafe
- Emergency Services, Gas Station, and Service Station
- Beach, Traveling Exhibits Room, and Home
- Amphitheater
- The “Real” Cafe
- Grocery Store Just Like Trader Joe’s!
- Orange Plaza, Ups Store, Library, City Hall, and Mind & Body Studio
There are sensory exploration table and art process areas which is staffed with volunteers to help out. There are cubbies to let the art dry while you play. Just remember to retrieve it before you go.
Ahhh! Playing with water, floating boats and foam blocks, fishing. They even have slickers and foul weather gear to dress the part! My kids would spend hours here.
The dentist and doctor’s office can be scary places for young children. But imagine if they’ve been “treating” their parents with all these pretend props for years before they walk into their first medical office appointment. This is a chance for parents to be the patient! The doctor office has all sorts of play props that you might find in a real ...
It’s like the ultimate play kitchen! The cafe changes ownership quite frequently to express diversity. On this visit, the marukome sponsored the cafe. Get ready to sit at the counter and have your child take your order and serve you. Play along and be a good customer — you might be here a while. Some days we never even got past this point.
Whether your little one wants to work at the Fire Department or Police Department, there are opportunities for playing at all the emergency jobs and a gas station to refuel those fire trucks and police cars. The gas station in front also has a service station in back! It’s modeled after Frank’s Irvine Subaru which is geographically nearby!
The beach is an indoor sandbox tucked away behind the Police Station. There is a shoe cubby and picnic tables with a beachy mural to make it all come to life. It can be a quieter spot at the museum. For your little boat enthusiast, they have that for pretend play back behind the emergency services near the beach. The Traveling Learning Space room c...
The sounds of this place will haunt you in your sleep, but the fabulous shows your kids will put on should make up for it! Clap loud and long for their performances.
This is NOT the place for sipping your coffee and working on your computer. However, you can bring your own snacks from home or purchase relatively healthy snacks (Brown Bag sandwiches, Naked Juice, Sun Chips, Horizon milk) from the vending machines — and have a nice sit-down with your child. You can pay for coffee from a Keurig machine. There are ...
Oooh! And the cash registers. But for some reason, kids always gravitated towards ringing the bells and the little carts. You can even dress as a crew member here.
All of the community events happen in the center of the Museum at Orange Plaza. The Library is another quiet spot when the rest of the museum gets overwhelming. The Mind & Body Studio is a newer addition to promote health & wellness. And that concludes the tour. Just a few more tips to share . . .
Please adhere to the capacity limits posted in the exhibits. Please leave your stroller in the stroller parking if possible. Please wipe your feet on the rugs as you enter the building, and remove shoes in the designated Shoe-Free Zones. Pretend City Children's Museum29 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 949-428-3900 info@pretendcity.org.
Aug 24, 2022 · In Irvine, Pretend City is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Military discounts and group rate discounts are available, plus the occasional Groupon Deal. Getting there is easy, as the museum is located right off the 405 and 5 freeways near the Irvine Spectrum and Verizon Amphitheater.
