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I first noticed Pretend City a few weeks ago while going to work. I saw the logo while exiting Bake parkway on my way to work. It was a new logo breaking through the Irvine skyline on a mid-afternoon. Excited to find something new, I dug up the site while still in the care (NO, I was not driving) and found out that it was a new Children's Museum in Irvine!!
Pretend City is open on a daily basis for casual visits and a great time. I have to be honest, when I walked in initially.. I was a bit underwhelmed. The kids didn't seem too excited either.... Then as we slowly walked around and got a good feel for the place, my view changed.
Pretend city has built a wonderful little city. But it's the elements of engagement that bring it all together. When you first walk up to buy your tickets, you are given sudo-time cards for your kids. As you walk around the city, the kids are encouraged to take up jobs at the stores in the city. Then they can take their cards that are stamped to the ATM machines to get some cash out. Then they can use the cash to buy stuff. It's really wonderful to see the Pretend City staff engage the kids. They are friendly and thoughtful. They pay attention to the kids and help them with the different tasks at hand.
My boys loved it and I actually found myself getting involved with them too! That's saying allot, since I'm really not into activities that are just kid focused! We were there for about an hour and a half and the kids were ok with leaving. They loved it so much, that they have already asked me to take them back soon.
I'm truly excited that there is something for us to do in Irvine that is affordable, engaging, educational and fun. There is also a wonderful shop in the front and tons of parking. You can visit their website here for more info..
Check out the schedule here
Museum Address:
29 Hubble
Irvine, CA 92618
Museum Hours: :
| Monday |
10:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. |
| Tuesday – Sunday |
10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. daily |
| Member Hours: |
9:00a.m.-10:00a.m. daily
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Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 12:32PM 
Tuesday, January 12th 10pm. So as some of you may have realized Bert Kreischer was not able to make it last week because he was on the road partying and forgot that he was even booked on the show. Have no fear, we got him coming down this week! Last weeks show was still amazing and this week you can count on EPIC! The man who inspired the movie Van Wilder be at ComedyJuice. The always awesome Adam Devine and more will be at ComedyJuice. Will you be at ComedyJuice? If you love to laugh the answer is YES! Check out the rest of our line up below.
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