“What should I be?” I overheard one girl asking another in a costume store recently.
I’m an eavesdropper, and this conversation was well worth following.
So, in all my middle-aged invisibility, I lingered as the pair of middle-schoolers contemplated their choices for Halloween.
These were tweens with braces and eyeliner — young enough to fit into kids’ sizes [...]

Hey peeps—I’ll try not to be snotty and talk down to you, however that might take some effort.   I was, after all, on Fox 31 news the other night and am pretty sure there’s some talent agents out there looking for my phone number as I type.  Okay, so I probably should mention that I [...]

With Halloween upon us, my family is in the throes of Everything Pumpkin. While my husband Jamie may be obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin, I am consumed with eating it. My pumpkin craving began when I was six months pregnant with my firstborn and, six years later, has not abated.
But a nearly year-long [...]

Gary Alishio’s Congress Park home is already decorated for the holidays — and by “holidays,” he means Halloween and the Day of the Dead.
The cobwebs draped between his trees and porch only hint at the extravagance of what waits beyond the threshold.
A corpse lies half-drowned in the foyer fountain. Enormous cobwebs hang in the stairwell [...]

Fright Fest
Fright Fest at Elitch Gardens runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31. There are family-friendly activities during the day, but after dark, it becomes a scream park of haunted houses, ghouls and zombies. At 1 p.m. Oct. 16 is the Pet Parade Costume Contest benefiting the Denver Dumb Friends League. 2000 Elitch Circle, [...]

Erie Corn Maze
Fall Fest 2010 has 7.5 miles of trail through designs of a bear, a bald eagle and a moose. There are also pumpkin patch hayrides, farm animals, a barrel train, small hay-bale maze for youngsters, facepainting, pedal karts, gem mining, food and more. Open daily now-October 31 on 6728 County Road 3-1/4 in [...]

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS HEATHER KENNEDY, KRISTEN TRINDER, ROSALIA TREASH, AND JOANNE WHITE**
If you love ultra-scary haunted houses, you’re going to love this contest!
Mile High Mamas is giving away tickets to The 13th Floor and The Asylum, two of Denver’s scariest haunted houses. Both locations start scaring on October 1, continue through Halloween, [...]

Fourth of July events in Colorado
Arvada’s “Celebration of the Spirit of America”
July 4: Festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a classic-car show, live music, a military display, children’s activities, booths and games, refreshments and more followed by a fireworks display at 9 p.m. Lutz/Stenger Sports Complex, 10664 W. 58th Ave., 720-898-7400, arvadafestivals.com
Aurora’s “4th of July [...]

Friday-Sunday. Ski season’s long gone, but Copper Mountain will be hopping for a “3 Ring Weekend.” The three-day event combines family friendly fun with an ecological message. The party starts Friday with a concert by Rojos Calientes at West Lake, followed by an outdoor screening of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” Saturday begins with [...]

It’s almost time to celebrate our nation’s birth! Check out these great 4th of July activities from Disney FamilyFun magazine.
* Confetti Launcher: Fireworks happen only after dark, but this craft creates a pop of color any time of day. Kids pull back on the string to release a shower of tissue [...]