Photo Gallery: Kids get a peek at careers on ‘When I Grow Up’ day
Sophia Andrade, 4, sits in a cement truck as she talks with Terry Kannedy of National Ready-Mix during Pretend City Children’s Museum’s seventh annual “When I Grow Up” day on Thursday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Alex Kim, 3, sits in a skid loader during “When I Grow Up” day at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Carnagie Park, 1, left, Medea Johnson and her son Jedrek, 2, sit in a Humvee at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine during the seventh annual “When I Grow Up” day on Thursday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Kids get a look at an ATV during Pretend City Children’s Museum’s “When I Grow Up” day on Thursday in Irvine. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Irvine police school resource officers Derrick Hawkins and Traci Fischer hand out stickers to guests at Pretend City Children’s Museum’s seventh annual “When I Grow Up” career day Thursday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Gianna Gilmore, 5, dances with Olivia Harrigan, left, and Eila Neuroth from the Southland Ballet Academy during “When I Grow Up” day at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Timothy Tucker, 3, of Irvine sits in the driver’s seat of an excavator outside Pretend City Children’s Museum during the seventh annual “When I Grow Up” career day. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Ilanit Marzouk takes photos of her children Aiden and Yael in front of a Waste Management trash truck during Pretend City Children’s Museum’s annual “When I Grow Up” day on Thursday in Irvine. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Crystal Howell and her son Kai, 2, visit Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine on Thursday for the seventh annual “When I Grow Up” day, where Kai got a “Junior Firefighter” helmet from the Orange County Fire Authority. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)