• Pretend City Children’s Museum
29 Hubble, Irvine. (949) 428-3900. www.pretendcity.
org. See ad on page 31.
Let’s Have A Cart Party!
Last Mondays: Family Autism Play Days. Spend a few
hours enjoying family play, for families with children on
the Autism Spectrum. Most last Mondays of the month
except November and December. Call for times. Free
admission. RSVP required.
Gourmet Food Prepared Fresh in Front of Your Guests
on Antique Style Food Carts. See our ad & listing on pages 40 & 41.
Third Fridays: Home School Days. A field trip to
Pretend City offers students a learning experience
through hands-on educational play. These activities
surround your students with challenging problems and
absorbing questions. Call for daily activities.
More events: Fall Into the Season at Pretend City.
This season is not only full of changes from colors
to harvests, but it also boasts a wide-array of holidays, and each holiday will be honored at Pretend
City. Throughout October, November and December,
music will fill the air, stories, art and hands-on activities will share histories and traditions and yummy
snacks will delight your child’s taste buds. October
1-31: The Return of the Ultimate Recycling Machine,
a large scale hands-on experience geared towards
school-aged children that combines engineering,
collaboration and sustainability. October 6: Mad Hatter Day. October 15: White Cane Safety Day. October
24: United Nations Day. October 27: Read for the
Record Celebrates with The Bear Ate Your Sandwich.
October 31: Trick-or-Treat Through the City. November 1: Dia de los Muertos. November 4: Put Down the
Pacifier Day. November 11: Veterans’ Day. November
23: Celebrate Thanksgiving. November 25: Food and
Family Friday. December 12-23: Christmas Countdown. December 16: Las Posadas Fiesta. December
21: Winter Solstice Celebration. December 24 - January 1: Hooray for Chanukah. December 26-30: Festival of Kwanzaa. December 31: Annual Noon-Year’s
Confetti Countdown. January 15: Hat Day. January
16: MLK Day. January 21: Hugging Day. January 22:
Tu B’Shevat. Feb