Please try this at home

Nathan Ong knows everything there is to know about the Angels clubhouse.

Not the one in Anaheim, though. This little house devoted to Orange County’s baseball team can only be found in the courtyard of Fashion Island in Newport Beach, and it’s built for kids.

Covering everything from the deluxe sound system to the several autographed items in and out of the playhouse, to the top deck, complete with baseball tee, 10-year-old Nathan may have come to help his family volunteer, but he was the guy to see if people had any questions about the playhouse, which is shaped like a baseball with an Angels cap on it.

Ask him just one question and he will give you a full tour of the playhouse that will have many men wishing they were kids again. Maybe then they would be small enough to fit inside.

The Angels-themed playhouse is just one of 10 presented in the atrium courtyard through Oct. 14 as part of Project Playhouse, a charity raising money for homeless shelters.

This year, builders designed their projects to appeal to boys and girls with nine of the 10 houses up for bid featuring flat-screen televisions. One house, called “All Seasons Hideaway,” comes with an iPod nano, speaker system, and a laptop computer.

By far the most popular house among staff and visitors was the Wahoo beach house, complete with outdoor skate ramp and mini dune buggy.

Inside the shack is a wake skateboard, small surfboard, microwave oven, X-box 360, television, sound system and more.

“The Wahoo house comes with the most stuff,” volunteer Sina Dailey said. “You can win two round-trip tickets to Hawaii,” a definite plus for parents looking to bid.

This house was truly made for the beach kid with a surfboard shower out back to wash off the sand before returning indoors.

Sina gave up her Sunday to help mom Felesia Dailey volunteer selling tickets and tell potential bidders about each of the playhouses. Felesia Dailey has volunteered for event for the last six years.

“It’s fantasy but such a good cause to shelter the homeless,” Dailey said.

The bidding for most houses begins at around $5,000 and sell for a low average of $15,000 to $20,000, Dailey said. But a few have been known to bid up to $60,000 to $75,000.

“I think it’s going to be a really good year,” Dailey said. “Usually Sundays are slow, [but] not this year.”

Most importantly, a lot of people are interested in bidding, Daily said.

The Angels house is the best bet for those looking to save a buck or a few thousand. It is the only house being raffled off for just $2 a ticket, which adds to its appeal, Nathan said.

This house is truly for the Angels fan, Nathan said. It has autographed jerseys, card, bats and a small A-shaped fountain fashioned after the one in Angels stadium, and that’s not all.

“With this house you get a scoreboard and the field around the house,” Nathan said. “And if you live within 50 miles of Santa Ana they will ship and build the house for free.”

From now until Oct. 14, visitors can stop by the Fashion Island courtyard and test Nathan’s knowledge of the house. His sales pitch is sure not to disappoint.