Rainy-Day Indoor Activities in Orange County
A wet day doesn't have to mean screen time. Every place on this list keeps the family busy under a roof.
10 places · distances from Mission Viejo (92692)
Pump It Up / Indoor Bounce
Lake Forest · Indoor Play · Indoor
Wall-to-wall inflatables for open-jump sessions — the go-to when little ones need to burn energy and it's too hot outside.
Open-jump ~$12–$15
Color Me Mine Pottery Painting
Mission Viejo · Arts & Culture · Indoor
Paint-your-own pottery studio — calm, creative, air-conditioned, and you leave with a keepsake. Great for a rainy afternoon.
Studio fee + piece ($15–$40)
Great Park Ice Public Skate
Irvine · Indoor Play · Indoor
The Ducks' practice facility opens its rinks for public skating — a cool, indoor energy-burner on a hot OC afternoon.
~$15 admission + skate rental
Pretend City Children's Museum
Irvine · Indoor Play · Indoor
A miniature city where kids run the grocery store, fire truck, and farm. Built for ages 0–10 and a lifesaver on hot or rainy days.
~$18.50/person
Ocean Institute
Dana Point · Museums & Learning · Indoor
Touch tanks, tall ships, and marine labs right on the Dana Point harbor. Pair it with a harbor walk and ice cream.
~$12.50/person weekends
K1 Speed Indoor Karting
Irvine · Indoor Play · Indoor
Electric go-karts on an indoor track with junior karts for kids 48"+. A great rainy-day adrenaline hit for older kids and teens.
~$25 per race
South Coast Plaza & Ice Rink
Costa Mesa · Shopping & Treats · Indoor
Window-shop the famous mall, watch koi in the carousel court, then lace up at the year-round ice rink for a treat-day combo.
Skating ~$17 + rentals
Discovery Cube OC
Santa Ana · Museums & Learning · Indoor
Hands-on science with a hurricane chamber, dino dig, and rock-climbing wall — easily three hours of curious kid energy burned.
~$24.95 adult / $19.95 kid
Bowers Museum & Kidseum
Santa Ana · Museums & Learning · Indoor
World-art galleries next door to the hands-on Kidseum, where kids try costumes, masks, and crafts from cultures around the globe.
~$18 adult; Kidseum ~$8
Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach · Animals & Nature · Indoor
Sea otters, a shark lagoon, and a lorikeet aviary. One of SoCal's best rainy-day-proof outings for animal-loving kids.
~$44.95 adult / $29.95 kid