One day before a 7.0 earthquake laid waste to Haiti last year, a shipment of humanitarian aid, including 450 stuffed animals, cleared customs in Port-au-Prince.
Pure coincidence, but the timing couldn’t have been better, says Wendy Clark, the Littleton woman who founded Loving Hugs Inc., the Colorado nonprofit organization that sent the toys.
During the earthquake’s aftermath, [...]

Through Sept. 5. It’s hot, sunny and the scent of funnel cakes and sawdust is on the breeze: It must be Colorado State Fair season. Opening today, the fair is a harvest of Colorado’s good stuff, from livestock to live entertainment. There’s no one way to sum up the Colorado State Fair—the variety of events [...]

Looking for something to do over Labor Day weekend? The 28th annual A Taste of Colorado is the place to be.
This four-day, free admission, food, music, and entertainment festival will take place Sept. 2-5 in Downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park.

That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare demonstrated the importance of a name…a name that could impact destiny, inhibit love, trigger rejection, provoke judgment and stir much anger with a simple mention.

Saturday. Lafayette celebrates the peach harvest at the town’s annual Peach Festival. Fruit fans will be in heaven as thousands of pounds of organic peaches roll into town from Palisade. Pick up a crate to take home, or just grab one of the hundreds of pre-made peach pies and peach cobblers. In addition to the [...]

Twice a year, Mile High Mamas does a round-up detailing Colorado’s popular children’s consignment sales.
And for the third season in a row, Tracey Gifford saved the day. The proud mother of two elementary-age boys is the owner of the Just Between Friends sale in Denver and offered to compile this year’s schedule for me.
As a [...]

Tuesday. Celebrate the first birthday of the Mordecai Children’s Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens. It’s also a party for Digger, the marmot mascot for the Children’s Garden, so get ready to eat some birthday treats. Activities like planting sunflowers and playing music will keep youngsters busy during their visit. As a special party favor, [...]

The Louisville Downtown Street Faire, featuring Marcia Ball.

Through Saturday. The Boulder County Fair finishes up its run this weekend with two days of down-home country fun. Most events at the fair are free of charge, including kids’ storytelling, a stick-horse parade, a vintage farm equipment show and live music. There’s also plenty of livestock showing and judging as well – this is [...]

Perhaps you’re feeling somewhat sad that summer fun is coming to a close or maybe you’re looking forward to being back on a schedule soon (or, like me, a little bit of both). Be sure to make some time in your schedule to enjoy a few more adventures with your kids, starting with Fun at [...]