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Must visit places in Southern Orange County if you have toddlers!
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items Southern Orange County has so many hidden gems that are perfect for babies and toddlers! We have visited all of these places and these are our most favorite places to frequent with our littles!
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So fun for babies and toddler! They also have special events all the time
Pretend City Children's Museum
An affordable activity to being littles to. The tickets are $2 and there’s a good variety of animals to see. Its also on the smaller size but perfect to bring toddlers to!
Orange County Zoo
The regional park has so many activities to do! They have horse back riding, the OC zoo, a train you can ride through the park, and so much more! You can definitely spend the while day here.
Irvine Regional Park
The perfect beach for babies and toddlers! No big waves, soft sand, and so much room to explore safely! There’s also a huge grass area there as well.
Baby Beach
Tanaka Farms has fun event for every season! We love it for the pumpkin patch in October but they also have vegetable and fruit picking. They also have a tractor ride that my kids love!
Tanaka Farms
This is a small farm that you can pick vegetables and fruits at. They have a little play area for kids at the back and a tractor you can ride and take a picture with!
The Original Manassero Farms
This little farm is so cute! They have farm animals you can pet and feed. They also have a butterfly exhibit during monarch season.
Centennial Farm
A fun indoor playground for babies to toddlers to kids! We can spends hours here because its huge and there’s SO much to do!
PlayPie
This is fun for older kids! They have cool science-y exhibits and they have the BubbleFest a couple months in the year!
Discovery Cube
The Great Park is a beautiful, massive park! They have the large air ballon you can ride up to see beautiful views. They also have a playground and a free carousel to ride!
Great Park
This place is perfect to grab a bite and have space for kids to run around in. There’s a food court area that has plenty of food options and there are also cute stores to browse around.
River Street Marketplace
A cute little petting zoo that is next to River Street Marketplace and the Los Rios District. It has animals you can feed and pet as well as a playground for your littles to enoy!
Zoomars in San Juan Capistrano
If you have a toddler that loves planes, this place is a must! There are tons of different airplanes they can see and also some where they can sit in the cockpit. You may even be able to have a front row seat to see some planes take off!
Lyon Air Museum