Things to do with kids in Laguna Hills

Beckenham Park

Charming little Laguna Hills park with a rainbow-colored play surface, climbable concrete turtle sculptures arranged in a circle with benches, a sidewalk loop around the park, and shade trees. It's genuinely cute rather than functional-industrial. Kids who love turtles will obsess over it. Good surrounding grass and a nice loop for scooting.

Costeau Park

Laguna Hills park built on a site rich with buried fossils kids don't dig them up but the conservation purpose gives it some interesting context. Features a kids-only treehouse as its signature element. Quieter and more neighborhood-feel than nearby Dinosaur Park. Good for a low-key morning.

Dinosaur Park

Behind the Laguna Hills Community Center dino and fossil theme with climbable whale bone sculptures, fossil discoveries embedded in rock walls, and concrete turtle fountains with sensor-activated water sprayers (surprise splash is part of the fun). Two-level playground with tunnels and bridges, separate toddler and big-kid areas, shade covers, rose gardens, and clean indoor bathrooms at the Community Center. Metal slides get hot in summer go morning or evening.

Knotty Pine Park

Laguna Hills park shaded by big sycamore trees easy off the 5 freeway, good for a lazy afternoon rather than an action-packed destination. The shade is the main feature; it's a calm, uncrowded park that doesn't demand much. Perfect when you need to be out of the house but don't want to deal with a destination.

Sheep Hills Park

The green buffer between Laguna Hills and Aliso Viejo technically Laguna Hills but managed by Aliso Viejo HOA. Updated playground in 2019. Open grassy hills that kids run up and roll down, which can be more fun than the structure itself.

Art Steps

Good way to see if it's a fit before committing.

Art Steps Studio Laguna Hills

Individualized classical drawing and painting instruction at 24741 Alicia Pkwy every kid works at their own pace, not group-lecture style. If your kid is serious about art or you want something more structured than a drop-in paint night, this is the place.

My Gym Laguna Hills

My Gym franchise in Laguna Hills serving south OC families same format as other locations (padded gym, structured 45-minute classes for parent-tot through preschool ages) in a clean facility off Los Alisos Blvd. The 1–3 age group parent-tot classes have the best instructor-to-kid ratio and are the core reason families drive here. Membership model; drop-in available at a slightly higher rate.

Laguna Hills Library

Big Air Trampoline Park

25,000 sq ft with wall-to-wall trampolines, dodgeball courts, Battle Beam, foam pit, launch pads, climbing wall, and the first trampoline laser maze on the West Coast (the kids will tell all their friends). Special needs sessions available.

Pizza 900 Wood Fired Pizzeria

Voted OC's best pizza Neapolitan wood-fired pies with hand-tossed dough, house sauce, and hand-grated cheese done daily. Kids menu available. Private parking lot, outdoor seating option, and they take reservations on OpenTable. At 23020 Lake Forest Dr in Laguna Hills.

Pumpkin City Laguna Hills Mall

A full-month pumpkin patch pop-up at Laguna Hills Mall through October pony rides, petting zoo, carnival games, giant slides, and thousands of pumpkins. It's a parking lot setup but runs reliably every year and has the full sensory experience kids want: animals, slides, orange everything.