Celebrating 75 years!

The 2026 Play Mountain Place 

Discovery Auction has ended.

 Thank you for your support!

If you have not already paid,

please do so now!

 

And remember to make arrangemenst for picking up your cool items!

**If items are not picked up by June 1, 2026, they will be considered a donation back to the auction**

 

How to pay for your treasures:

Two ways:

You should have gotten an email saying you won an item. Go to the check-out button in your email and all your items will show up there.

Or, you can log in to your account on Bidding Owl, click on the person icon at the top right corner and choose cart, pay from there.

To make other arrangements for payment, please contact Ann directly by email.

Please pay as soon as possible so your order can be processed quickly.

Once you have paid, I will send you your certificates by mail or by email, so please make sure your email address and mailing address are correct. If you have alternative directions, please let me know immediately.

For items that require pick up, I will let you know when you can pick up your items. Give me a day or two to gather your things together.  Pick up is at Play Mountain Place, unless you make other arrangements with me directly.

 

**If items are not picked up by June 1, 2026, they will be considered a donation back to the auction. 

Thank you to all our amazing donors!

We literally could not do this without them! 

Please, if you see them, visit their business or otherwise use their services, thank them and tell them Play Mountain sent you!

The Acorn Store, The Actor’s Gang, Adventure City, andsons Chocolatiers, Angel Maid Bakery, Antigua, Aquarium of the Pacific, ARTKIVE, Bacari, Backyard Bowls, Badger, Belmont Park, Benihana of Tokyo, Biosphere 2 Arizona, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Boston Court Pasadena, The Bowers Museum, Molly Bowling, The Broad, The Butcher’s Daughter, California Fish Grill, Celestron, The Center for the Art of Performance UCLA, Children’s Book World, Chipotle, Christy Dawn, Cornerstone Music Conservatory, Craft Contemporary, Jerolyn Crute, Descanso Restaurant, Diamond Foam And Fabric, Gerry Doot, Ellembee Gifts, Emerald Isle Golf Course, Factor’s Deli, Fairplex, Fascinations, Festival of the Arts Laguna Beach, Fleet Science Center, Gregg Fleishman, Fr3 Running, Ganz, The Geffen Playhouse, Gemmy Industries , The Gibbon Conservation Center, Golf N’ Stuff, The Greek Theatre, Hamburger Habit, Hofman Hospitality Group, Hugo’s Restaurant, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, IN-N-OUT Burgers, Jiffy Lube, Michael Johnson & Ann Rosato, Kidspace, Lark Cake Shop, Lonzo’s Bread and Peruvian Eatery, Los Angeles Cooking School, Los Angeles County Fair, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ, Lundeen’s Gift Shop, Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Café, The Mingei Museum, Miracle Springs Resort and Spa, Mod Pizza, Monte Carlo-Italia Foods Inc., Morgan Wixson Theatre, Motherland Music, Mrs. Fish Restaurant, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Museum of Jurassic Technology, Museum of Making Music, Musical Theatre West, My Gym Academy of Martial Arts, My Gym Children’s Fitness Center , My Gym Dance, Alex Neroulias, Earl Newman, The Nine O’clock Players, Occidental Children’s Theater, Ocean Institute, Oliver Peoples, Oriental Trading Company, Out of Print, Outdoor Recreation Group, Pacific Park, Pageant of the Masters, Paper Arboretum, Pasadena Ice Skating Center,Pasadena Playhouse, The Perch Restaurant, Petersen Automotive Museum, Picasso Tiles, Pink Chicken Children’s Clothes, Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs, Pinocchio Restaurant, Playmobile, Jose and Miriam Ramirez, Red Jeep Tours, Rutt’s Hawaiian Café, San Diego Air and Space Museum, The San Diego Museum of Art, Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica Theatre Guild, Kenny Scharf, See Kai Run, Sender One Climbing Gym, Shake Shack, Sharkey’s Woodfired Mexican Grill, Skirball Cultural Center, Jeff Smith, Sonja Smith, Soul Play Yoga, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Spirit Cruises, Steve Madden Clothes, Sticker Planet, Stone Candle, Storiarts, Wendy Tahara, Tanaka Farms, The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, Tieks, Top Tier Treats, Chris and Jay Towery, UbaTuba Acai Santa Monica, UbaTuba Beverly Grove, and UCLA Athletics. Extra special thanks to Mike Johnson for everyting!

Small Print:

All sales are final and no exchanges or refunds are possible.  Play Mountain Place cannot guarantee any of the purchases made in the online auction. Please note any specific blackout and expiration dates and plan accordingly. And please, don’t ask our donors for an extension on the expiration date.

It is the responsibility of the purchaser to make arrangements and or reservations with the donor for all services, reservations, vacations, etc. unless otherwise specified.

All values are estimated by the donor, where available, and are not warranted by Play Mountain Place for valuation or tax consequences.  

Thank you for your support. 

You can always use the donate now button to support Play Mountain Place

Play Mountain Place is celebrating 75 years of humanistic education!

Founded in 1949, Play Mountain Place is one of the oldest humanistic alternative pre-through elementary school in the country. PMP administers and implements community programs to promote peaceful conflict resolution, child centered and directed teaching and parenting, anti-bias education, communication skills and problem-solving skills. We believe strongly in the appreciation and respect for children’s inherent creativity, humanness and cultural diversity. Play Mountain Place promotes respect, appreciation and care for the Earth.

All proceeds from the Online Auction will go to support the above programs. 

Play Mountain Place is a nonprofit, 501c3, organization.

 

Thank you for supporting our long tradition of treating children with respect, allowing them to play freely, and trusting them to direct their own learning.