Pretend City has revealed their newly renovated grocery store exhibit, sponsored by Trader Joe’s!
A head-to-toe renovation brought many new additions to this popular exhibit, including:
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Monday, January 16, 2017
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Pretend City Annual Fun Wellness Fair Saturday
Fun & Wellness Fair coming up on Saturday May 21 9am-2pm.
This is +Pretend City Children's Museum 7th Annual Fun & Wellness Fair.
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The Fun focuses on keeping kids healthy and striving for their success in every aspect of life.
At the fair, Pretend City offering free developmental screenings for children up to age 10.
At the fair, Pretend City offering free developmental screenings for children up to age 10.
This is where my son got another evaluation on speech a year ago and we were referred to a speech therapist. Very grateful for these resources!
These screenings are so important for early childhood development because they can gauge whether kids are reaching developmental milestones, or maybe what areas they need to work on. Research shows that screenings are crucial to catch possible developmental delays and help kids receive the aid they need to succeed academically and socially.
The screenings Pretend City is offering are as follows:
• Speech and language
• Social and emotional
• Developmental
• Vision
• Hearing
• Dental
• Body Mass Index
The screenings Pretend City is offering are as follows:
• Speech and language
• Social and emotional
• Developmental
• Vision
• Hearing
• Dental
• Body Mass Index
(subject to change without notice)
Also, to make things even more exciting, each child that completes 3 health screenings will receive a free ticket to Pretend City Children’s Museum. When you visit all the booths, you’ll be entered to win a special prize! They will also have parent resources, yummy food, fun games, live performances, and special vendors!
Also, to make things even more exciting, each child that completes 3 health screenings will receive a free ticket to Pretend City Children’s Museum. When you visit all the booths, you’ll be entered to win a special prize! They will also have parent resources, yummy food, fun games, live performances, and special vendors!
Head out to Pretend City with your family this Saturday for the fun and wellness too! Get all the updated info here.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Kicking off 2016 With Some GOALS!
Goals, Resolutions and more for 2016!
Super excited for this year already. There are many things in the works and to work on.Today's rain bring me to my desk and with a few moments to reflect on what I want to get done in 2016, short term, long term and NOW.
I have a lot to catch up on for my blog. I have been wanting to update a few things and also learn a few more things to keep it fresh, organized and up to date.
I want to updated a daily check off to do chart for my kids. They each have their routines and daily activities and it is getting harder to keep track of it all on my own. With this I hope to teach them that they too can handle a check list and make it happen to help mama! Thanks for the idea Jen over at Balancing the Chaos blog.
With meal prep I hope to get some new ideas in the mix. I have my favs that the family loves but I need more and I would love it to be multi cultural! Ideas... drop me a comment below and Ill try it out and reply back!
Be more social on Live streaming. I love that my blog is video friendly... I love to snap vids, do live coverage and be goofy all the time. I hope to get the opportunity to do more of this with my daughter Zoe.
Family time. This is always a priority but with my husband working so much it is totally a hit and miss. Usually I am with the kids and he gets to join us here and there. I want to appreciate those here and there moments more and know that he is doing his best to give us what we need and the moments we are all together are a gift of time to make memories so we will do just that!
Exciting news, we welcomed our new Nephew into the world with my amazingly strong sister in law Miriam. May God bless you and your family of 4 now.
There is so much more that I hope to add to this list as I figure out what the next step for each challenge or event may be but I am eagerly looking forward to the positive blessings that I will give and that will come within this new year.
Keep an eye out for my son's +Pretend City Children's Museum Birthday review, we had a blast and are still recovering from all the EduFun that was had for over 4 hours!
Happy New year and Three Kings Day tomorrow everyone!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
A Celebration Gift of all Holidays this Season - Ring in the Noon-Year at Pretend City with a Family 4 pack of fun!
Celebrate New Years with Pretend City at NOON-Years!
We are always looking for something to do with the kids for New Years. In our youth, pre children, we would attend a party or event and head home. Since kids we always want to have our family together on New Years eve and day.
Looking for things to do or check out, something new, I realized that NOON-Years at +Pretend City Children's Museum is perfect fun for everyone. We will get to let the kids run around and celebrate the New Year upon us while tiring them out a bit so that later in the evening we can celebrate too!
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There is always a lot of edufun going on over at +Pretend City Children's Museum so this celebration of all Holidays, turning into a new year, will be just as spectacular on the fun scale!
Here is what they will have going on:
* December 31st 10am to 5pm
* Story Time - Twas The Night Before New Years
* Smart Art - New Year's Resolution
* Music and Movement - New Year's Eve Confetti Countdown every two hours starting at noon with a Confetti Countdown also every two hours starting at 10am going until 4pm
Get all the details and purchase tickets here!
This will be our first Noon Years Eve Celebration and we are very excited to attend! To ring in the new year right we are giving away a family 4 pack to Pretend City's Noon Year's Eve Celebration!
All you have to do is enter below.... good luck to everyone!
Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for reading, following along and supporting my blog. Best wishes in 2016!
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Monday, December 7, 2015
Celebrate ALL Holidays & More with Pretend City this Winter
Winter brings festivities and a lot of Holidays to celebrate! Pretend City is creating a lot of COOL fun for all this season...
Sunday, December 6 – Tuesday, December 14: Hooray for Chanukah
Time: Activity times vary
Description: Celebrate Chanukah at Pretend City. Your child will love these rich and diverse activities about the Hanukkah miracle and the importance of many of the traditions of the holiday. We’ll have fun learning about this wonderful holiday through games, finger play rhymes, art projects and activities.
Featured activities include:
Sunday, December 6 (A.M. Activity): Menorah
Monday, December 7 (P.M. Activity): Dreidel, Dreidel
Tuesday, December 8 (P.M. Activity): Star of David
Wednesday, December 9 (Art Studio): Chanukah Art
Thursday, December 10 (P.M. Activity): Tzedakah Box
Friday, December 11 (A.M. Activity): Chanukah Story Time
Saturday, December 12 Sunrise-Sunset Song
Sunday, December 13 Gelt Scavenger hunt
Monday, December 14 Pretend Honey and spice cookies
*All activities are subject to change and limited to availability.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Friday, December 11: Harley-Davidson CHOC Toy Drive Pick-Up
Time: 12:00p.m. (Approximately)
Description: See Santa and his Harley Helpers. Hear the rumble as the Harley motorcycles join Santa to pick up the toys that have been collected at Pretend City Children’s Museum for the children at CHOC. We will continue to collect new, unwrapped toys until Tuesday, December 23.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Bring a child’s toy valued at $5 or greater to receive 25% off general admission on the day of your visit. *One discount per ticket per toy; cannot be combined with any other promotions
Saturday, December 12 – Wednesday, December 23: Christmas Countdown
Time: Activity times vary
Description: “First we’ll make snow angels for two hours, then well go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie dough as fast as we can, and then…we’ll snuggle” Buddy the Elf. It’s time to begin the 12 days of Christmas Countdown! The days that lead up to Christmas are an exciting and magical time for young children. Join us each day as we “unwrap” a new activity that celebrates the season. By the end of our Christmas Countdown, we’ll be as excited and full of Christmas spirit as Buddy the Elf!
Featured activities include:
Saturday, December 12 (P.M. Activity): Gingerbread Man & Houses
Sunday, December 13 (A.M. Activity): Candy Canes
Monday, December 14 (P.M. Activity): Visit & Photo with Santa
Tuesday, December 15 (10:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.): Christmas Trees
Wednesday, December 16 (P.M. Activity): Reindeers
Thursday, December 17 (P.M. Activity): Christmas Stockings
Friday, December 18 (A.M. Activity): Twinkly Christmas Lights
Saturday, December 19 (P.M. Activity): Presents & Sleighs
Sunday, December 20 (A.M. Activity): Popcorn Decorations
Monday, December 21 (P.M. Activity): Christmas Snow
Tuesday, December 22 (A.M. Activity): Christmas Carols
Wednesday, December 23 (P.M. Activity): Christmas Eve Excitement
*All activities are subject to change and limited to availability.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Wednesday, December 16: Celebrate Las Posadas!
Time: Activity times vary
Description: Who’s ready for our annual Las Posadas celebration? Visit Pretend City with your family to celebrate the first day of this 9 day Mexican Christmas celebration. Through special activities and events your children will have fun learning about the history of this celebration. Activities of the day will include:
Smart Art: Visit the Art Studio to make colorful Las Posadas mementos to take home:
Posada Piñata Ornaments - In Mexico the breaking of a piñata accompanies almost every festive occasion. Make your very own Piñata ornament to hang on your tree this holiday season.
Posada Placemat – On the 9th day of Las Posadas families gather for a delicious feast. Make sure you are prepared by creating your very own holiday placemat.
Luminaria Path- Children will have the opportunity to create their own glowing replica of a Hispanic Christmas Luminaria Path, which is a deep rooted Las Posadas tradition.
Sensational Story Time: Introduce your child to Las Posadas through rich holiday literature. Enjoy special one-on-one story time with your child by reading Las Posadas stories in the Pretend City Library.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Thursday, December 17: Sensitive Santa Visit & Photo Opportunity
Time: 1:00 – 5:00p.m.
Specifically for: Children on the Autism Spectrum only. Sensitive Santa will be in a private room closed to general public.
Description: Santa is coming to Pretend City Children’s Museum! Join us for this great opportunity to meet and tell Santa your holiday wish. This event is especially designed for children on the Autism spectrum. Our “Sensitive Santa” visit and photo opportunity provides a sensory sensitive experience with low Christmas carols, dim lights, and trained Santa to ease some of the anxieties that may come with visiting Santa. This is a wonderful opportunity for grown-ups to capture photos of their child with Santa that might not be possible at a busy mall or crowded event. Don’t forget to bring a camera!
RSVP: Register here (link to pretendcity.org/events)
Fee: $5 per family, museum admission neither required nor included
Monday, December 21: Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Time: Activity times vary
Description: Put on your warm mittens and cozy scarves. It’s officially winter! The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. Join us as we celebrate the winter solstice through cool activities and art projects. We’ll explain what the winter solstice is and how various cultures throughout history observed the winter solstice. Activities of the day will include:
Smart Art: Visit the Art Studio where we’ll have a flurry of winter-themed art activities for you and your children to create.
Snow Much Fun – A gorgeous winter art activity with a child-directed process and a beautiful result too!
Ice City - This community project will draw inspiration from the glassy snow to create a different type of city.
Winter Prints – See what your child’s little hands will make – a winter tree, a snowflake, or perhaps a cute winter animal?
Sensational Story Time: These classic winter stories will get your children’s imagination and have them enter worlds of white Snowy Day whimsy. Join us in the library every hour for an intimate story time and quick activity.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Wednesday, December 31: Annual Noon-Year’s Confetti Countdown!
Time: Activity times vary
Description: Twas’ the day before New Year’s and all through the city the citizens are stirring and buzzing about! With sparkling streamers, blowouts, noise makers, and confetti that will make this the party of all parties!
Confetti Countdown: 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
RSVP: Not Required
Fee: Included with admission
We can not wait to join the edufun over at Pretend City this Holiday Season!
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Celebrate Giving Thanks with Pretend City this November
Pretend City is full of Thanks this November!
November is always a special month. There are so many reasons for us to be grateful for our blessings. The time to enjoy family and give thanks to those around us that help us in one way or another all year long.There is a lot going on at +PretendCity this month. Below you can see a list of all the events that +Pretend City Children's Museum will have to show thanks to all of their attendees!
Wednesday, November 4: Celebrate Put Down the Pacifier Day!
Time: Activities throughout the day
Specifically for: Children of all ages; Grown-ups
Details: Is your child using a binky? Come join us, as we read Bye-Bye Binky! Through this story your child will learn that as they grow up, saying Bye-Bye Binky is not so hard after all! This is your chance for your child to surrender their pacifier to the Tooth Fairy – she’ll be on hand throughout the day for a meet-and-greet opportunity.
Sensational Story Time: Is your child using a binky? Come join us, as we read Bye-Bye Binky! Through this story your child will learn that as they grow up, saying Bye-Bye Binky is not so hard after all!
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Event Link: http://pretendcity.org/event/celebrate-put-down-the-pacifier-day/
Friday, November 6: Book Reading & Signing by Laura Tovar, Author of Autumn Colors & Months Fly By!
Time: 11:00 a.m. Reading of Autumn Colors
3:30 p.m. Reading of Months Fly By
Specifically for: Children of all ages; Grown-ups
Details: Laura Tovar taught music for many years in the public schools and wrote many songs and jingles for children. Laura has developed a catalog of “teaching tunes” with fun melodies that she will be sharing with us. The lyrics are catchy and are perfect for teachers and parents to read aloud with young children. Wonderful illustrations have made her songs really come alive!
Following each reading will be an engaging art activity for children to participate in led by Laura Tovar.
Laura’s books will be available for purchase in our bookstore and she will be signing books before and after the planned art activities.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Event Link: http://pretendcity.org/event/book-reading-signing-by-laura-tovar-author-of-autumn-colors-months-fly-by/
Wednesday, November 11: Celebrate Veterans Day
Time: 10:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.
Specifically for: Children of All Ages
Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor and thank those who have served or are serving in the military. Today Pretend City will take the time to teach children the significance of the holiday through simple and age-appropriate activities that will show respect and appreciation to our veterans.
Smart Art: Celebrate this special day with a remembrance activity that you can take home to give to a special veteran in your life or to serve as a keepsake.
Sensational Story Time: Join us for a heartwarming story time that will teach your children about our nation’s veterans and why we honor them on this special day.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with admission
Event Link: http://pretendcity.org/event/celebrate-veterans-day/
Friday, November 13: Celebrate World Kindness Day
Time: Activities throughout the day
Specifically for: Children of all ages; Grown-ups
Smart Art: Recognize kind acts and gestures with your child as you share with one another what they are. Record those memories onto a Heart Prints to keep with you as a reminder of the lasting impression those gestures leave on your heart.
Sensational Story Time: During the reading of Chrysanthemum, your child will be engaging in a wrinkle heart activity that will help your child understand empathy and how kindness can help mend a heart.
Let’s Move: This activity will focus on teamwork, solving problem, and communication. Let’s link together and hula hoop our way out of this situation!
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Sunday, November 15: Celebrate America Recycles Day
Time: Activities throughout the day
Specifically for: Children of all ages; Grown-ups
Details: Ultimate Recycling machine
Smart Art: Help to build our recycle city in the art studio. All day we will be working with recycled materials. What will you transform paper rolls, Popsicle sticks and cotton balls into?
Sensational Story Time: Compost Stew will introduce children to the idea of composting. They will work on science skills as they sort items to create their own composting bin and math skills as they put the composting steps in order
Symbol in a Second: Don’t throw that away, will help your child see objects in different ways. All we have to do is use our imagination! Continue the fun and imagination with our ultimate recycling machine to build to your hearts content. At the end create an earth badge as your pledge to help keep our world clean.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Monday, November 16: Celebrate National Button Day
Time: Activities throughout the day
Specifically for: Children of all ages; Grown-ups
Details:
Smart Art: It’s raining buttons in the art studio! Buttons of every color and size will sure to amaze everyone. Come joins us in the art studio for button theme art activities!
Musical Buttons: It’s a twist on musical chairs with large buttons! Your children will have fun moving to the beat of the music, once it stop it’s a race to find a button!
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Tuesday, November 24th: Healthy Holidays with Dr. Patricia and Serving Kids Hope
Join us from 11:00-Noon for some Healthy Holiday activities with Dr. Patricia and her team from the organization Serving Kids Hope. Dr. Patricia will be leading a parent discussion group about how to encourage healthy eating habits in young children. She will also be giving parents tips for how to deal with picky eaters, how to get your child to sleep, and the importance of communication in the home. She will end the discussion with a guided visualization which she says are very beneficial for helping your child to fall asleep easily. Parents that purchase Dr. Patricia’s Book Fit Kids Revolution from our bookstore on this day will be entered into an opportunity drawing to win a free visit and consultation with Dr. Patricia. Or a Family 4 pack to Pretend City.
Dr. Patricia will be signing books and answering questions immediately following her discussion just outside the Pretend City Entrance Gate.
Dr. Patricia will be signing books and answering questions immediately following her discussion just outside the Pretend City Entrance Gate.
While the Parents are enjoying Dr. Patricia’s presentation; children 2 years and up can join her team in the adjacent community room for two fun and engaging activities. Children will read the book Stone Soup and make some healthy soup of their own to try. Then they will participate in a Gingerbread Picasso activity where they will be decorating their very own gingerbread figurines to take home and hang on the tree.
Pre-Registration is required for this event to ensure that enough materials are provided for each child and parent in attendance. The 1st 50 that register will be entered to win the book Fit Kids Revolution by Jon Gabriel & Patricia A. Ronald Riba, MD.
RSVP: Required
Fee: Included with museum admission
Wednesday, November 25: Celebrate Thanksgiving!
Time: 11:00 a.m. Sensational Story Time
3:30 p.m. Listen & Learn
Specifically for: Young Toddler (12-24 months), Toddlers (2-4 years), Preschoolers (3-5 years), Kindergarteners (5-6 years), School Ages (6 years and up)
Sure, Thanksgiving is known for the pilgrims, history and turkey. But most importantly, Thanksgiving is for giving thanks; it's a holiday all about everything that we are thankful for. Today let’s celebrate family, friends, and the holiday that brings everyone together through these fun activities:
· Sensational Story Time - Gobble gobble up these books for a Thanksgiving treat! From hilarious turkeys to holiday history your children will learn and engage.
· Listen & Learn – Join us to Do The Turkey Pokey and learn about the farm in these fun listen and learn music and movement times.
· Smart Art – Thankfulness is something which is an important expression and feeling for children to understand. Help teach them what it means to be thankful by adding and decorating a leaf for our Thankful Tree.
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with admission
Friday, November 27: Food & Family Friday
Time: 10:30 a.m. Turkey Hokey Pokey-In the City Park
11:00 a.m. Sensational Story Time in Orange Plaza- Bear Says Thanks
2:30 p.m. Smart Art Spud Activity- In the Real Cafe
3:30 p.m. Sensational Story Time in Orange Plaza - Thanks for Thanksgiving
Pretend City will be a great place to get away from all the Black Friday Madness. We will be playing with our Thanksgiving leftovers in the Real Café, Dancing and Singing to Turkey Songs in the City Park, and reading books about thankfulness in the Orange Plaza.
Sensational Story Time: Join us in the Orange Plaza for a reading of Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman at 11:00 a.m. followed by an art activity where you child will be able to make their own quilt square. We will then be reading Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes at 3:30pm and talking about all the things that we are thankful for. Children will be able to make a Thank You card in our post office following the book reading.
Smart Art Spud Activity: Come and Play with our Mashed potato Sensory Bin in the Real Café and make your own Mr. Potato Head using Thanksgiving leftovers. We will talk about different emotions when creating our Mr. Potato Head characters by asking questions such as “do you want your character to be happy, sad, or mad?” And “What shapes create a mouth, eyes, noses?”
Music & Movement: Join us in the Pretend City Park for Dancing and Singing to the Turkey Hokey Pokey!
RSVP: Not required
Fee: Included with admission
Event Link: http://pretendcity.org/event/food-family-friday/
Thank you +Pretend City Children's Museum for the educational fun my kids always have. Can not wait to bring my dad in for some Thankful pretend play with his grandchildren.
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