Win Dad a Family Vacation to YMCA of the Rockies!
May 21, 2012 – 6:15 am | Comments Off

If there is an affordable, fun family vacation that rivals YMCA of the Rockies, I’d like to know about it.
Since I moved to Colorado almost 10 years ago, we have had a family reunion and multiple trips to both of the YMCA of the Rockies’ Colorado locations.
As new parents with an irascible, insomniac toddler, [...]

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Enter Your Child in 850 KOA’s Baby Contest
June 23, 2010 – 8:00 am | Comments Off
Enter Your Child in 850 KOA’s Baby Contest

Got Colorado’s cutest baby?
Enter your little darling in Newsradio 850 KOA’s Cutest Baby Contest. Send in your photos of your baby (under 2 years of age) for the chance to win the complete parenting package including an HD Flip video camera, a 32” LCD Television and a $250 spa experience.
The deadline to [...]

Win concert tickets to teen sensations The Wonder Girls!
June 20, 2010 – 7:30 am | Comments Off
Win concert tickets to teen sensations The Wonder Girls!

We have big news that is sending local tweens and teens in a frenzy: the Wonder Girls are coming to Denver on July 6th!
The Wonder Girls, five female teenage sensations hailing from the east as music royalty, are finally making their highly anticipated new single “2 Different Tears.” This is the Wonder Girls’ [...]

Win Tickets to the 4th of July Fireworks at Invesco Field at Mile High!
June 19, 2010 – 3:20 pm | Comments Off
Win Tickets to the 4th of July Fireworks at Invesco Field at Mile High!

Want your 4th of July to go off with a bang?
Mile High Mamas is giving away 2 sets of 4 tickets to see the fireworks at INVESCO Field at Mile High!
The fireworks and multi-media display will be best experienced from inside INVESCO Field, as the high-impact fireworks show is set to ignite close to [...]

Keeping the Learning Going – Summer Sun Science – ENTER TO WIN!
June 17, 2010 – 4:00 am | One Comment
Keeping the Learning Going – Summer Sun Science – ENTER TO WIN!

School is out, the sun is blazing and the kids are singing their favorite song “I’m bored.”
I heard this familiar tune the very first day of summer vacation.
How are you going to keep them busy for more than two months? How will you keep their mind active, engaged and learning? With science activities of course!
**Want [...]

Win 15 passes to the Colorado Music Festival’s Young People’s Concert!
June 16, 2010 – 6:55 am | Comments Off
Win 15 passes to the Colorado Music Festival’s Young People’s Concert!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS KATE NOONAN, LAUREN GLASSMAN AND SUNNIE BROWN!**
Are you:
1) A mom?
2) With friends?
If so, round ‘em up for this very cool contest. The Colorado Music Festival is giving away 15 tickets for you and your friends to attend their Young People’s Concert Sing, March & Dance with the Orchestra on either [...]

Golden: The Ultimate Family Staycation Right in Your Backyard
June 14, 2010 – 7:40 am | 9 Comments
Golden: The Ultimate Family Staycation Right in Your Backyard

Golden is where every eccentric person who doesn’t reside in Boulder chooses to live.
-Jane, the Clear Creek History Park’s “Chicken Mom”
I am all about impromptu living and Golden is chock full of it. Visit the Golden Kayak Park on a Wednesday evening in the summer and you will be delighted to witness an unofficial freestyle [...]

Win VTech’s Brand New Touch Learning System: the MobiGo!
June 11, 2010 – 12:50 pm | Comments Off
Win VTech’s Brand New Touch Learning System: the MobiGo!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER RENEE DUNN!**
I have a worthwhile goal this summer: to have my children dedicate some time to schoolwork everyday. But mixing things up and keeping learning fun isn’t easy.
Hence the reason why I send my children to school for nine months out of the year.
That’s why I jumped at the chance [...]

Win Tickets to the Children’s Museum of Denver’s New Super Sand Dome!
June 9, 2010 – 9:31 am | Comments Off
Win Tickets to the Children’s Museum of Denver’s New Super Sand Dome!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER STACEE KELLY PIGORD!**
You don’t need to go far to hit the beach this summer.
The Children’s Museum of Denver is going beyond the ordinary and making waves with the 770 sq-ft inflatable Super Sand Dome. This colossal dome is filled with piles and piles of beach-like sand (80,000 lbs [...]

Microsoft’s New Store Opening; Enter to Win a Gift Card for Father’s Day!
June 7, 2010 – 9:24 pm | Comments Off
Microsoft’s New Store Opening; Enter to Win a Gift Card for Father’s Day!

**CONTEST CLOSED AND WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!**
Just in time for Father’s Day, Microsoft is opening a new store at Park Meadows. This is only Microsoft’s third store and you won’t want to miss out on their opening day celebrations that include:
• Ribbon [...]

Glenwood Springs’ Adventure Park On Top of a Mountain (and Win a Family Four-pack of Tickets!)
May 26, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Glenwood Springs’ Adventure Park On Top of a Mountain (and Win a Family Four-pack of Tickets!)

CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER MARY-FRANCES MAIN AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!
Take the world’s largest outdoor mineral hot springs pool, add an adventure park built on top of a mountain, sprinkle in the Roaring Fork Valley’s crimson rocks and emerald forests and what do you have?
Glenwood Springs’ matchless Shangri-La.
Conveniently located off I-70 between [...]