Denver Parenting Examiner

Denver Summertime Fun This Weekend

Looking to get out with the kids this weekend?  here are some fun outdoor stuff for the family:

5. Cherry Blossom Festival - A celebration of Japanese-American culture, food, music, dance, and arts & crafts.  This takes place every year at Sakura square at 19th and lawrence.  This year there is going to be a Kids area with stuff for the littles to do.  For information go to 303-380-8972 or visit http://www.tsdbt.org/cherryblossom

4.  Thomas and Friends are having a  free  playdate at the Toys R Us at 5650 West 88th Ave. this Saturday.   This is perfect for little engineers, featuring a storytime every half hour, a Thomas and Friends wooden railway play table, coloring fun, and free Thomas trading cards.

3. Also downtown Denver this Saturday at Skyline park (18th and Arapahoe) is a fun Play at the Park.   A family-friendly and FREE summertime entertainment series. Children will be wowed by clowns, puppets, comedy, magic, music and much more! Escape to the city and join in on the fun! Children ages 5 to 10 and a parent or guardian. See downtowndenver.com/Events for details

2. 100 of our nation's finest artists will show painting, jewelry, pottery sculptures and more. Enjoy relaxing acoustic musical performances all 3 days by Colorado's best musicians at  Littleton Art and Acoustic Music Festival.The address for Aspen grove is 7301 S. Santa Fe. Drive, and the website is http://www.shopaspengrove.com

1.  City Park Jazz is offering free groovin' jazz concert this sunday at 6-8pm by the Michael Friedman Jazz Quintet!  This is a great concert for all ages! Parking available in the Museum of Nature & Science parking garage and lots. 303-744-1004.  Their website is cityparkjazz.org

Get out there and have some fun!

 
Topics: Denver , Culture , kids' activities , Denver Family Events

Swing, Daddy!

 Family friendly concerts in Denver are pretty rare - usually they are held in venues where you have to wade through mounds of headbanging moshpitters or flailing Leftover Salmonheads trying to do the dance of the eternally stoned.  Tonight... Read More
Topics: Denver Family Events , happenings

Forget about Obama and McCain. My choice is Seuss.

It's been an interesting few days here, living as I do a stone's throw from downtown. There's nothing like encountering riot-gear-outfitted police on your morning commute, to say nothing of almost running out of gas in the middle of a suprise traffic... Read More
Topics: DNC

Mama's Chicken Soup for the Sick Child's Soul

School may be starting about a month earlier than it did when we were kids, but some things never change -- finding last year's winter accessories is a lost cause; kids grow so fast that back to school season means whole new outfits for everyone; and... Read More
Topics: Illness and injury , Food , Back to school

family vacations across the border

Ahoy there, dear readers! Between a week-long vacation in Puerto Penasco, in Mexico, and the first week of school with it's attendent meetings and trip preperations, I've been absent from this space for far too long. Frankly, I think my my brain, which... Read More
Topics: Travel

Back to School Basics, Part Three

You know how you start out the summer full of plans? You’re going to do some reading projects, maybe do a little math every week, and take enriching day trips to the museum and fun day trips to the water park. Plus swimming lessons, and maybe... Read More
Topics: Back to school

Back to School Basics, Part Two

Cheryl Mendleson, author of the housekeeping bible Home Comforts, suggests that fall is a good time for “spring cleaning” because families with children are preparing for the start of school, and I agree. Take the next couple of weeks and... Read More
Topics: Back to school

Living History

 Well, I was hoping to be posting about the Democratic National Convention as a participant, having been a Clinton delegate to the county and state conventions, but alas, it was not to be. Not to mention that my newly-rediscovered ardor for the... Read More
Topics: DNC

Back to School Basics, Part One

You may have noticed, but school starts obscenely early this year -- I'm spending two days this week during registration. (I seem to remember that school used to start after Labor Day, but I also remember lots of snow in winter, so what do I know.) Anyway,... Read More
Topics: Back to school

If Only They Were Mr. and Mrs. Brad-Bob Pitt . . .

You might have noticed, like I have, that this week all of the magazines in the checkout line have are announcing the birth of the latest additions to the Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt clan (I refuse to ever use that hideously cutsey portmanteau that no... Read More
Topics: Culture , Sexism