One in eight Coloradans, half of them being children, suffer from hunger daily. Here are a few ways you and your kids can help that include watching the Sesame Street special on child hunger this Sunday with a new muppet, Lily. Also learn about The Big Give to benefit the Food Bank of the Rockies.

Saturday. Olde Town Arvada gets a little spooky at the 15th annual Festival of Scarecrows. Seasonal scarecrows will be posted all around town—visitors can vote for their favorites. Youngsters are encouraged to wear costumes, too, and march in a Halloween parade around Town Square. 57th Street is the place to be for kiddos, with face-painting, [...]

Are you ready to enjoy this Halloween season? If so, we have the exclusive Colorado guide to the best Halloween activities in the area. We got all the info on fun for all ages throughout the month of October.  Plan some family events to enjoy all that Halloween has to offer. Don’t forget to practice your screams.
 All events are through Oct. 31 unless otherwise [...]

Fall has arrived and Halloween is right around the corner. But did you know that this time of year is also prime time for children’s theater and music? My husband and I fell in love with live theater the year we lived in New York, and we feel so fortunate to have an abundance of [...]

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As Denver’s largest Halloween event, Elitch Gardens’ Fright Fest is both family-friendly by day and terrifying at night.
October 1-31, Elitch Gardens transforms from theme park to “scream” park. New this year are haunted residences that are unlikely to appear on
Denver’s Parade of Homes.
Unless it’s the haunted kind.
For the [...]

Saturday-Sunday. Guzzle down some fall fun at the 36th annual Lakewood Cider Days at Lakewood’s Heritage Center. Apples and apple cider are the stars of the day, of course: Apple presses will be everywhere to convert apples into sweet cider—bring your own or purchase apples onsite. The fest is full of autumn amusements, too, like [...]

Saturday. Fall is in the air and there’s no better way to kick it off than by checking out Jared’s 6th Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Festival on Saturday. Last year, thousands of people attended this event that featured 1,500+ pound pumpkins measuring more than 14 feet in circumference. In addition to the weigh-off, there [...]

There was a brief moment when I thought my tombstone would read Devoured By a T-Rex. News accounts would include an interview with the massive Cretaceous carnivore, who would quip, “She tasted like a gamey triceratops. I only had enough ranch dressing for her nose.”
Our family came face-to-face with the ferocious fangs of RoboSUE at [...]

Sunday. The whole family gets a workout at “Hop, Skip and a Jump Start” at the Children’s Museum of Denver. It’s a fitness bonanza with events for every age, from a 10-foot Infant Crawl to a full 5K run. The morning starts with the stroller-friendly 5K, followed by the “Mini-Meets” for youngsters. Registration includes post-race [...]

To say I like the Lion King is a bit of an understatement: It is my favorite all-time Disney movie.
Unfortunately, my only copy of the movie bit the dust years ago (along with my VCR) so my kids have never seen it. That’s why I was thrilled to learn The Lion King 3D will be [...]