There is a fifth season in Colorado.
It is tightly wedged between winter and spring, overlapping both slightly. You won’t find the kids of our state screaming down ski slopes or romping in glorious sunshine with fat and happy robins, though.
Instead, they are curled over desks in silent classrooms. This fifth season features days [...]

Summer break is here! To keep those summer doldrums at a minimum be sure to check out the biggest, baddest list of mom-recommended summer activities in town!
Contests:
*Passes aboard the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
*Enter your cutie in our monthly Cutest Kid Picture Contest and be entered to win a huge Great Harvest Bread basket.
*For Father’s Day, [...]

I’m lucky; two out of my three kids still don’t really care about having a birthday party with their friends. Get them a bouquet of mylar balloons, let them lick the icing off the tops of a few cupcakes, and they’re set for another year. Presents are even optional at this point.
Unfortunately, the [...]

Earlier this month the Denver Museum of Nature & Science invited Mommy Bloggers to a sneak preview of their new exhibit, Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters.
The kids and I were greeted by Twitterer Tara (a hostess-with-the-mostest who allowed Tessa to carry her cell phone and who remained good-natured [punny, no?] as Reed dragged her from [...]

Mile High Mamas is thrilled to offer SIX family four-packs of tickets to the hottest show in town: Disney on Ice. Performances will be March 12 – 15 at The Denver Coliseum and March 19 – 22 at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
Mile High Mamas is also offering a 4 Tickets for $44 Discount! [...]

In the springtime last year, my son Declan had this amazing idea. He decided that, instead of a standard lemonade stand, he wanted to have an Art Sale in the backyard. When I posted about it, friends contributed ideas and we had an ONLINE version that raised nearly $800 for environmental causes – in just [...]

Winter doldrums getting your little ones down? Set them loose at the All About Kids Expo on February 28th and March 1st at the Colorado Convention Center.
The Expo returns for the 17th year, making it Denver’s longest running children’s and family expo. There are plenty of free activities such as pony rides, petting zoo, face [...]

Do not fret if you missed The Denver Art Museum’s first Create Playdate last month. Mile High Mamas is once again teaming up with this popular event to bring you the ultimate in smudge, squiggle and splatter. Held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month, these playdates are catered [...]

“It is never too early to think about the growing season.”
Thus proclaimed my husband who is obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin.
He is not alone. More than 70,000 green thumbs and home improvement enthusiasts are expected to celebrate the arrival of spring and attend the 50th Annual Colorado Garden & Home Show Feb. 7-15, [...]

Valentine’s Day is a time for many lovers to rejoice and for singles to ignore. Hate it or love it, we all agree that the path to true love is not always smooth.
Mile High Mamas is teaming up with the sure-to-be hit movie He’s Just Not that Into You to bring you a contest [...]