What an event! We want to thank each and every person who attended Imaginarium! Because of you we raised a nice amount of money for San Marcos Parent Child Workshop.

Thank you to all our sponsers and businesses and people who donated items and services. I know lots of people went away very happy that night.

And how about that food? So many tasty items to delight the taste buds.

Thank you from all of us at the auction blog for making our event a memorable evening!

See you all next year!

Here’s your chance to get a sneak peak at our beautiful program!



You can take a look at the auction guidelines and descriptions of a few the fantastic items that are up for bid.



Just click here for the PDF: Imaginarium Program





Click the link at the top right of the page to purchase now! Tickets are also available at the door the day of the event. But get there on time because certain auction zones close early! Don’t forget to follow us on twitter!

Along with all the incredible items we have up for bid at the auction (this Saturday in case you forgot), we also have a party section.



Now what’s a party section at a party? Well its a table that has parties that were put together by the parents at SMPCW. Space is very limited so I’m tell you how it works:

  1. You arrive at the auction, get your bidder number, a nice beverage and a snack
  2. Head right on over to the party table and sign up for one (or more) of the spectacular events taking place.
  3. At the close of the auction you’ll pay your small fee ($10 to $20) for the party.
  4. On the date of the party you’ll show up and have a fantastic time!



Easy right?



Now the details of each of the parties that we have set up for you and yours to enjoy!


Tide Pooling with Patty MaloneGo tidepooling with naturalist Patty Malone at Coal Oil Point.


Bowling at Zodos1 hour of bowling at Zodos with Pizza and drinks.


Happy Hour and Bocce Ball PartyHappy Hour and Bocce Ball at the Rose Garden (Adults Only)


Fancy Tea Party - Spend an afternoon having tea and fun at the Fancy Tea Party, ‘tea’ and treats included


Childrens Pizza Tour & PartyWork up an appetite touring California Pizza Kitchen, then create your own pizza.


Harbor Party for Kids - Tour the Santa Barbara Harbor and picnic off the breakwater.


Hike to Lizards MouthHiking, snacks and enjoy the view at Lizards Mouth.


Spirals Gymnastics PartyTumble and jump at a Spirals gymnastics party


Kalyra Wine TastingWine tasty and apps at the beautiful Kalyra Winery (Adults Only)


Summer Gardening PartyLearn to cultivate a vegetable garden with a California Certified Nursery Professional at SMPCW. Sample different snacks that you can grow at home.


Sign up for one, sign up for all, but make sure you get to the auction early so you can sign up at all!



Click the link at the top right of the page to purchase now! Tickets are also available at the door the day of the event. But get there on time because certain auction zones close early! Don’t forget to follow us on twitter!

Our very own blogger Noel was a guest on the morning show with David and Julie!


Two lucky callers received a pair of tickets to the auction on Saturday March 13th.





If you missed out, click the link at the top right of the page to purchase now! Tickets are also available at the door the day of the event. But get there early because certain auction zones close early! Don’t forget to follow us on twitter!


That is correct!



Our good friends over at 92.9 KJEE are going to be giving away two pairs of tickets to Imaginarium.



Make sure that you tune into to 92.9 KJEE on Thursday & Friday at 8pm for a chance to win a 2 pairs of tickets to the auction!



Thanks 92.9 KJEE!



If you’re not one of the lucky winners at KJEE be sure to buy your tickets early! Click the link at the top right of the page to purchase now!
Don’t forget to follow us on twitter!

The Santa Barbara Newpress had a little article about the auction in last week’s paper!

Funny thing though, they put down the wrong date! The auction is actually March the 13th, NOT the 14th!

Dearest Dedicated Auction Blog Readers,



We must apologize for not keeping up with the A, B to Z game. We have gotten so many amazing donations this past week from extremely generous business that we at the auction blog have completely fallen behind! For shame!



I can say though, that the links on the right hand side are all updated. Just look at that list! Its huge! I’m sure there are businesses on there that has a product or service you are just dying to bid on. So check out our links and I promise that we’ll catch up with the game very soon!



Be sure to buy your tickets early! Click the link at the top right of the page to purchase now!
Don’t forget to follow us on twitter!

This is something that we stress to our children at SMPCW. We compost our food scraps, use cloth napkins, reusable bowls, utensils and cups at snack time and recycle paper goods as much as we can.

Our desire to reduce our carbon footprint doesn’t stop at the school. All of our paper goods for the auction are from World Centric. A California based company who’s mission is to …reduce economic injustice and environmental degradation through education, community networks, and sustainable enterprises. From their website:

World Centric provides high quality compostable food service disposables and food packaging products for use in schools, corporate cafeterias, restaurants, hospitals, parties etc. Our products are made annually renewable resources like corn, sugarcane, and wheat straw fiber. Sugar cane and wheat straw fiber are also discarded by-products of the agriculture industry and we are using this discarded fiber to make sustainable alternatives to plastics and styrofoam.



With that in mind, we are urging all of our guests at Imaginarium to be conscious of their use of our paper products, cans and bottles. We will have clearly labeled recycling containers throughout the venue to make your opportunities to recycle at our event easy! You will be amazed how a little bit of recycling goes a long way!



Lets leave this earth in good condition for our children, and grandchildren!

…We like to party? We like, we like to party!



We have over a dozen different parties to sign up for at Imaginarium this year. Our great party packages From Tea Parties to Bowling parties to Hiking Parties, there is something for everyone! Early arrival to our auction will insure your name will get on the lists to these incredible events! We will have parents staff on hand to tell you all the exciting details for our numerous parties which take place on various days after the auction.



Check out this out of this world experience of a real Fire House Birthday Party!







Sign your little fire fighter and their friends up for this once in a life time party! Heck, sign yourself up for this amazing party! Up to 6 adults can make this a party to remember! This party package will surely go fast!



Be sure to buy your tickets early! Click the link at the top right of the page to purchase now!
Don’t forget to follow us on twitter!


We at the SMPCW auction blog would like to give a big huge thank you to Specialty Color Services.

They’re have done an amazing job with not only our tickets, but our invites and program books in color!



Take a moment to visit Specialty Color Services and see how they can help you make your next printing project beautiful!





Specialty Color Services
230 East Cota Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-965-1832 or 800-207-7927