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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.
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Donor Spotlight
Our Donor Spotlight showcases the incredible generosity and variety of our supporters and highlights the impacts their contributions make to Pretend City. It’s our way of celebrating those who help bring our mission to life!
Mariner Foundation/Scott Mesa
Mariner Foundation — Opening Doors for Every Child For the Mariner Foundation, supporting Pretend City Children’s Museum isn’t just philanthropy — it’s rooted in lived experience. Their connection to the museum began with the joyful visits of one of their own: Scott Mesa, an employee of Mariner Wealth Advisors, who recommended Pretend City as the beneficiary of a $5,000 grant for Access for All programs. Long before the foundation made its first gift, Pretend City had already become a...
Free Developmental Screenings
Pretend City’s Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) screens and assesses the developmental performance of children in the areas of communication, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem solving, and personal-social skills. It is used to identify children that would benefit from in-depth evaluation for developmental delays.
Baby Steps
Dedicated for children 18 months and younger, Pretend City hosts TWO Baby Steps programs a month on the first Tuesday and second Sunday.Â
Parent Resources
Receive useful parent resources from Children & Families Commission of Orange County. These resources include easy and fun activities to try with your child that help them grow healthy and strong. Also learn about the importance of health screenings through an Ages and Stages Questionnaire.
Where PLAY is just the beginning!
Pretend City Children's Museum
29 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618
949-428-3900
info@pretendcity.org
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Museum
To protect the health of Pretend City Children’s Museum community, we ask families to please only come play with us on days that everyone is feeling well.
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