Pretend City Buy One Get One 50% off for Earth Day Fun!

Earth Day is this weekend and to celebrate - Pretend city is offering this Buy One Get One Half off coupon!  (print and take the coupon image above with you!)

Pretend City is a fantastic place for kids to explore and learn!  But on Sunday there will be even more fun for the kids to explore and learn!  There will be bee keepers on site and the following events (with times listed):

Science Spark (9:30 am & 1:30 pm): Spark your child’s interest in science and the environment! Mad Science, the world's leading provider of science enrichment for children, will present two classes to ensure that children of all ages have a chance to experience their environmental education classes. 

• Bugs!  (9:30-10:30am) - This class is recommended for children ages preschool and up to help them learn about natural habitats and the bugs that live within these special environments. Children will study an assortment of bugs, their defenses and their role in our ecosystems. As an added bonus, children can take home ladybugs to add to their very own garden.
• Earth Awareness (1:30 – 2:30pm) - Children five years of age and up will enjoy learning about the different factors affecting our Earth today. As their cognitive skills develop, they are better able to understand community functions and begin building an interest in the environmental aspects of the community. This class will build upon this interest as they discover how water can go from dirty to clean through a mock lake. 

Nature Works (10:30 am & 12:00 pm):

• Busy Bee “Bees”-ness (10:30am):  Guerrilla Beekeepers will give us an inside look at honeybees and their importance to our health and our Earth! We will learn all about how honeybees tend to the hive, feed babies, make honeycomb and pollinate 80% of our produce. You’ll even get to see real bees! 
• A Bug’s Life (2:30pm):  Dr. Sue, "The Bug Lady," gives her live bug presentation about insects and arthropods! Her insect program helps dispel myths and misconceptions about bugs and brings some love to our crawly creatures that share our planet with us!

Music and Movement (11:00am):

• Come one, come all to a sing-a-long with the Kazoom Band! They will get your child movin’ and groovin’ to their earthly tunes. 
• Good to Go Game: Beach Clean Up! Your children will enjoy this hands-on cause and effect scenario. They will learn the importance not only of putting trash in the garbage can, but also how important it is to recycle and reduce the amount of trash we create.

What a great way for kids to spend Earth Day!  For direction and hours you can go here.

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Pretend City 2 for 1 Valentine's Day Deal

Pretend City in Irvine, CA is offering a 2 for 1 deal tomorrow!  Print out the above picture for a free adult admission with the purchase of a child's admission.  For directions, hours and other information on Pretend City you can go here.  Happy Valentine's day!!!

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Dinosaur Train is making a stop in the OC

Looking for a fun adventure this Sunday (July 31st)?  Dinosaur Train will be making a stop at the Pretend City Museum in Irvine from 10am - 3pm.  Buddy the Dinosaur will be there to take pictures with the kids and the kids will also have a chance to see a special preview of the new Dinosaur Train movie "Dinosaur Big City" which is set to air the end of August on PBS.

Print out the about image for a 2 for 1 pass for free adult admission with the purchase of a child's ticket for the day. 

For more information about pretend city you can go here.

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Good To Go From Head To Toe is at Pretend City Saturday!

There is no doubt that Autism Spectrum diagnosis are on the rise among other developmental disorders.  When my boys were young I remember scouring the baby books each month to refresh my memory as to what the important milestones were for the boys.  I've been very lucky to have two average boys.

Pretend City and Good To Go Head to Toe have paired up again for the 2nd Annual Family Fun and Wellness Fair this coming Saturday (April 16th 10 am-3 pm) to help make those crucial screenings for developmental check-ups fun and less invasive for children by cushioning them in a fun environment.  There are free developmental check-ups, community and health related activities, nutritious snacks, crafts, a dance competition and all sorts of other fun family activities.  Kids who visit all the stations will receive an admission ticket to Pretend City.  The stations are designed for kids ages 0-5 and include hearing, speech and language, behavior, BMI, height and weight, blood pressure and dental.


Pretend City is located at 29 Hubble, Irvine, CA and you can find out more information about them here.  You can find out more information about Good To Go From Head To Toe here.

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Way to Play Day Coupon and Giveaway

Fabulous Yet frugal Friday, a 2 for 1 coupon (feel free to print) and giveaway!


If you're in OC, I'm sure you've heard of Pretend City and your kids most likely love it as much as mine.  Well on Friday, June 11th, Sid the Science Kid will be on hand for the Way to Play Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Kids will have the chance to see a brand new not aired on T.V. yet episode called "No School Sing-a-long Special" (air date is June 21).  Kids will have photo opportunities with Sid, giveaways and other fun activities.


But here's the best part because you guys know I LOVE doing a giveaway! 

One lucky reader will win a Sid the Science Kid Gotta Know Microphone (available for pick-up at the event at Pretend City or if you aren't able to attend, I can arrange to have it mailed to you, but you must be a contiguous US resident).


I will close the entries at 1pm pacific on Thursday June 10th.


Ways to enter (note EACH entry needs to be in a separate comment):

• Follow OCMomActivities on Twitter
• Become a Fan of OCMomActivities on Facebook
• Email Subscribe to OCMomActivities (or other RSS, etc. feed)
• Tweet about this giveaway and/or the Way to Play Day at Pretend City
• Come up with a random science fact you think is interesting to kids
• Say your kids favorite activity at Pretend City
• Say what you wanted to be when you as a grown up.

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