Absolutely hands down the best place to have a party! Lei was amazing to work with from booking, to…read moretexting about details, to the actual day of the party. If you've been a mom long enough and have thrown enough parties at different places--or on your own--you will truly appreciate Lei and her team. I told my husband this was the first time I had a true "Jesus take the wheel" feeling where I could actually let someone else take care of everything. Usually as a mom, you're taking photos, setting up plates, arranging food, lighting candles, and herding children. I DIDN'T DO ANY OF IT and I am SO SO SO grateful!!! Yes, I still woke up at 2am making sure the car was packed and checking everything off my list, but once we arrived, I didn't have to worry about a single thing during the actual party. Thank you, Lei and team! Everything was exactly as stated in the emails and texts. NOTHING was forgotten. We got the Treasure Package, so we had an hour in the Aquarium Room, an hour in the Beach Ball Room, and then lunch for an hour. My son had the best 6th birthday party, and all of his friends had an amazing time too! The team was thoughtful, kind, organized, and communicated clearly throughout the entire party. The setup was beautiful, and not having to clean up afterward was AMAZING. If you want true white glove service, come to Seascapes. They will not disappoint.

Had our daughter's 8th birthday party there and I highly recommend it! I've thrown my daughter's…read morebirthday party at a few venues over the years before and also have experience running professional corporate events for Fortune 500 companies and my feedback is 1) love the private room and rotation of playrooms. All the guests are kept we within their party and the kids are safely secured in a closed room 2) the play dynamic of each room was great and also each room had toddler options and they have photographers included in the package and NO outside food fee so you have the freedom to feed your guest according to your preference and dietary needs 3) the dining room decor and setup was so efficient and requires no effort on your end (they do it all). They know what they are doing and are great at utilizing the decor you bring in. You don't need to worry about that at all in addition to the schedule and flow of the dining room time. They also present a slide show of all the pictures from that same day and all the kids LOVED seeing their faces on the screen, it was sooo cute watching them scream and laugh with joy. Highly recommend Seascape for all the reasons above but also the exceptional customer service, family-owned, family-friendly environment and their competitive pricing for party packages and lastly the good they are doing, giving back to the community. Book your kids party here even if it's a bit of a drive (we reside in Huntington Beach) it's worth the drive!

I have never had such a quick rude interaction with a company. I was googling fossils for purchase…read morehaving bought a number online before and actually been to a number of fields and dug up fossils myself came across. This guy seemed an amazing deal price was killer and I thought maybe it just didn't have a lot of fossils and it was a lot of reconstruction. Nowhere on that piece or any of the other pieces if you go through their website, does it say replica the only way you find the word replicas if you go to their website the very first time and go as if you're going to try to book an event and then it says Shop our replicas. I was asking a very simple question when I found out it was a replica. I wasn't rude. I said, cancel my order and they jumped down my throat. It was the rudest thing I've ever experienced and I hope no one ever has to deal with them after reading this.

***edit*** Since the owner replied and said I waited to call…read moreback for 4 days I thought I'd post "evidence" of that not being true. I called and spoke to her Monday, June 21st. She did not tell me to go online to book. She did say I had to have a $750 minimum since she'd be coming to San Diego, and I was ok paying the extra. Again, no mention to go online to do this while talking. I can't go back to Tuesday the 22nd on my phone to screenshot my log. But I've posted the 2 calls I made to her Wednesday and the call I made on Thursday. I left messages asking for a call back and that we'd spoken. Let's be clear, they were not booked. I've been looking for a Dino encounter type of company for my sons 4th birthday party. After speaking with several companies who were unavailable, this was the only one who was available. I believe her name is Carrie (maybe jeri?) who owns it. When I originally spoke with her before other companies, the first thing I thought was, she doesn't sound very charismatic nor entertaining. When I learned she was one of the "presenters" is when I searched for another company. Unfortunately no one else was available for my date so I called back. I spoke with her Monday about booking and she confirmed availability but said she was in the car and would call me back later to finish booking. Ok, great. She didn't call me back. I called her back Tuesday afternoon and left a message. Same thing Wednesday, I called a few times to follow up and pay. No response. Today, Thursday, I called and got a hold of her. She apparently has booked someone in my spot since we spoke. I am sooo angry. When we hung up Monday, I would have paid if she'd told me how instead said she was driving and we'd handle later. So I assumed we had our spot. When I reminded her of this, she told me I needed to understand she speaks to a lot of people every day and she had car troubles which she had to fix and handle. Quite frankly, I do understand things happen BUT how do you confirm someone else when you already told someone else they had that spot. Im furious but it may be for the best as I can not imagine her type of personality entertaining a bunch of 4 year olds. Terrible way to run your business. Look for a different company!!! I do NOT recommend. If you follow my reviews, I do NOT typically give out 1 star reviews and I'm very fair. But this review deserves it as they completely left me hanging for a party!

An amazing family afternoon!…read more I would definitely recommend OC Zoo located in Irvine Regional park. Easy to park, very economical, only 2.00 per adult to enter. Wonderful wildlife including a Puma, Jaguar, Tortoise, Goats, bears and my favorite the tiniest falcon! Shout out to Gillian, the docent of the falcon. Amazing on her presentation of the falcon. Very knowledgeable, a true GEM of the zoo!

Let's get down to the nitty gritty…read more.. This is a great zoo. I'm not throwing and shade. However, if you are traveling from far away, or even out of state/ country, this zoo may not be your cup of tea. Here's why. They don't have a huge variety of animals here. If you are wanting to see all the animals, then you should go to the San Diego Zoo. That zoo reigns supreme of all Zoo's for Souther California. The Orange County Zoo is nice, and great. However, they don't have a huge variety of animals here. They also have lots of disabled animals. If you are looking to see healthy animals, again the San Diego Zoo is your place. Now cost wise, this zoo is way cheaper than the San Diego Zoo. That is something to consider. I think all zoos are wonderful because they house and care for animals. I do think it is worth knowing what you want to see at the zoo and then decide which one will fit your needs. That being said, The Orange County Zoo is a great zoo. It is clean and you will see some animals for a very cheap price. If you don't mind seeing animals who are being rehabilitated, this is a good zoo.

Highly recommend this place for kid's birthday parties!!…read more First off, the cars are adorable but legit. They look like tiny real Lambos. The kids look like absolute celebrities driving around the cones we set up at the park. We've also seen them at a local city fair in Alhambra and another time at a school event. Same great vibe. The owner is friendly, professional, and you can tell he actually loves what he does. What I didn't expect was how organized it all was. They had extra batteries to switch out so there's no downtime. Anyways this certainly isn't just another bouncy house or petting zoo. The mini Lambos steal the show. My nephew is already asking for them at his birthday!

So fun! My son absolutely loved Little Racers OC! My church used them for an event. My son had so…read moremuch fun and the staff are super friendly! Little Racers will definitely put smiles on your kids' faces! I highly recommend you use them for your events and parties!

This is My second attempt at starting an aquarium. My Husband had a 50-gallon fresh water tank back…read morein the day which I loved to watch the fish - very hypnotic & fascinating, swimming to & fro - but when He leveled up I had to let His fishy friends go too (the maintenance requirements were too overwhelming for Me then). My first recent try was to go the traditional route - heater, filter, bottles of water conditioner & beneficial bacteria, etc. etc. - when I unexpectedly happened upon an eye-opening You-Tube vid about the Walstad method (less homework & a more natural environment, the way God intended). So I returned all that other gear & am starting from scratch. Fernando eased My initial anxiety arriving as a total tank newbie, and gave Me a tour of the various low-maintenance plants I could start My nitrogen cycling with. Nolan - the Captain of this aquarium supplies ship - answered every one of My questions with patience & grace, did not talk down to Me or make Me feel stupid, and I left feeling happily hopeful that I might actually be successful in creating a fish-friendly safe & healthy environment. I am already envisioning My future fishy tenants, plus a snail & a sucker fish or two. Wish Me luck!! :-)

First off I just read Samantha M's review and I'm flabbergasted - this is the CLEANEST pet store in…read moreOC and most definitely there is ZERO smell. I've been to tongs, 8888, etc, trust me Nolan's is super clean. I came here for plants, they have a very large selection!!! My first time here was a few days ago - I got Hornwort, bolbitus, and dwarf water lettuce. They were all thriving. Hornwort fluffy and full! Also Thursday's is 25% off plants !! I came again today and brought a friend and she was also so happy we stayed there for like an hour just looking at everything. They have multiple rooms and a lot of tanks. The store seems small but it's not ; there's a lot of variety of fish, plants, and shrimp. Today there were red root floaters, one of the employees actually grew them - they were so healthy and super red I had to buy 3 cups !! I got more dwarf water lettuce bc my axolotl loved hanging in the roots. Staff today was super nice and helpful. There were 2 guys. It was extremely busy when I came like 10 people and they were helping everyone collaboratively. I hate when an employee only focuses on 1 customer who takes forever thinking and observing and there's a ton of ppl waiting. It wasn't like that here, the guy would answer a question and move on to another client. Also when the guy was fishing out some shrimp he was still talking to other customers and answering questions. I loved the vibe here. I will def be returning!!!!!

I highly recommend booking with them! I used them for my son's third birthday. Oh my gosh he had a…read moreblast and it was adorable. They all were so kind to us, helping walk my son and his buddies around with the ponies. What an experience. 10/10!

To be honest, I'm shocked it took me this long to write this review!…read more Farmer Janet was amazing from start of discussion in party planning all the way to clean up after the party! Affordable, the kids lose their minds, sanitary, and photo opportunitiea galore --not to mention the unique chickens with fros and house slippers on Farmer Janet was sweet, considerate, and I would easily hire her again!

Child Creativity Lab is somewhere where kids can build and create crafts and mixed media sculptures…read morewith re-purposed items and have the best time doing it. Child Creativity Lab takes donated every day items (Lego pieces, empty prescription containers, bottle caps, buttons, wine corks, new popsicle sticks as well as excess items from various companies (excess fabric, plastic bottles, paint, pins, tacks, glue, zippers, etc.) and they put them together in a package so that kids can assemble them them and create a figure like a robot or animal out of all the parts. Before COVID they used to have in house workshops, but now they take the party out to the kids in city community centers, schools, etc. My friend planned a service event here so I came over to help out for a couple of hours. All the parts for the project were laid out at various stations and we went down like an assembly line and filled bags with the items to create a project-in-a-bag for each child. If I was a kid in elementary school receiving a project bag like this to put together with other classmates, I would be totally stoked. If you are interested in donating common household items for them to use, give them a call to see what they do and don't take. You can also arrange to do a service event here with your organization, they have people come in every week to help out. We need more places like this in all communities!

What a wonderful resource for anyone working with children!…read more Great staffing, easy to work with. Highly recommend if you are looking for STEAM ideas and materials.

Came back for the ocean encounter exhibit and it was great, my son had a blast!…read more There wasn't much for him to do since he is still young and reading isn't all there yet, but he had a great time at the submarine simulator and just seeing all the displays of sea animals. The AC was on blast, my parents were cold so they sat outside in the dinosaur quest benches to warm up.

I finally had a reason to check out the Discovery Cube that I've been driving past on the 5 freeway…read moreall these years. My family visited from out of town so we wanted to take them to some kid-friendly spots to entertain my 3-year-old niece. It's right next to the freeway, so finding it is easy but their parking lot is small. We arrived around 11 am, which is an hour after they open, and their lot was full. When that happens, you are redirected to the lot across the street and that's just a short walk. It can be inconvenient though if you are with multiple children. I was surprised at how big this place was. There is a downstairs and upstairs area, so we spent the entire day there. They had exhibits explaining some science and physics concepts in a fun way children can understand. What surprised me was the interactive grocery store that focused on teaching kids how to read nutrition labels and another area that explained recycling methods. I actually learned some things in that area about recycling hazardous household items. There is another area next to the gift shop downstairs where you can pet stingrays and small sharks. The upstairs area was my favorite! It's an ocean theme and had a bounce area for the kids. Outdoors is the Dino exhibit and their animatronics were such high-quality. There is a cut dig site where each child receives their own bucket to find fossils. They had a Scooby Doo pop up exhibit where you have to solve a mystery and there are clues throughout to help you. I got to make my own sandwich there, which was fun. I appreciated all the hand sanitizing and water filling stations to help keep our hands clean and our bodies hydrated. They do have a small cafe inside in case you get hungry. I had the tomato, pesto, mozzarella croissant sandwich, and it was actually quite good! It was toasted and had good flavor. I knocked it one star because we came across a few exhibits that didn't work or stopped working in the middle of us using it. Overall, it was such a fun experience with my family and my niece had a blast!