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New Trader Joes Exhibit at Pretend City + Giveaway

Affliate link Have you visited the newest grocery store in town?  2017 brought an exciting change to Pretend City Children’s Museum as Trader Joe’s took over one of the most popular exhibits in the museum; the grocery store!  Through the generous support of Trader Joe’s, the grocery store exhibit underwent a major rennovation, which resulted …

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Kid Friendly Mendocino Farms in Irvine + Giveaway

Last spring, while my family and I were visiting The Broad in Los Angeles, I discovered this quaint underground sandwich shop called Mendocino Farms in the California Plaza in Downown LA.  The food was fresh and delicious.  I hoped I could return again the next time I was in town. However, a few months later, I …

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ChocXO Offers Real Chocolate Factory Tours in Irvine

This post may contain an affiliate link for ChocXO tours. Meet ChocXO!  ChocXO (pronounced choc-zo) is a new chocolate factory and store in Irvine, California.  It is also the first bean to bar chocolate cafe in all of Southern California and the only chocolate factory of it’s kind in Orange County that offers public tours. ChocXO Bean to …

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Enter to WIN tickets to see Circus Vargas coming to 4 Southern California locations!

We will be attending as a member of the media. The world famous Circus Vargas presents iLUMINOUS, a new, high-energy extravaganza that illuminates the wonder and imagination of every child at heart, is coming to 4 Southern California locations – The Inland Empire, Burbank, Santa Ana and Irvine – this spring! Don’t miss the high-octane …

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GIVEAWAY: Enter to win a $25 Gift Certificate to Storymakery in Irvine + A Child’s Journal

Written by Windi Eklund, blog contributor. Last Tuesday, my kids and I had a chance to visit Storymakery, a new store at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine.  Storymakery™ is the first self-publishing experience designed for young children.  They help kids create characters, write stories & publish their own books! First, you start by creating a …

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