Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

Read the full story »
Activities

Check out Denver’s warm-weather guide to activities, craft ideas, Steve Spangler Science experiments, Colorado camp information and so much more!

Events

Stay in the know of family-friendly Colorado events with our weekly event round-up.

Family Travel

Utah has just a few things going for it: Park City Mountain Resort, the world’s largest display of mounted dinosaurs at Thanksgiving Point and more!

Mama Drama

Need advice on how to handle parenting challenges? Don’t we all! This weekly column tackles YOUR behavioral and medical questions. Also find tips on healthy living.

Mama's Product Picks

We’re always on the lookout for great products to make your life easier. Find out what’s hot…and what’s not.

Home » Archive by Category

Articles in Music

Join Tim McGraw in “Givin’ Where You’re Livin’” to benefit local charity!
July 21, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Join Tim McGraw in “Givin’ Where You’re Livin’” to benefit local charity!

Country music superstar Tim McGraw is supporting nonprofits across the United States during his 2010 Southern Voice tour. And one of those nonprofits is Denver’s very own Tennyson Center for Children! (Tennyson Center is one of the Rocky Mountain region’s leading treatment and education centers for abused, neglected and at-risk youth.)
Through a sponsorship with Frito-Lay, [...]

My favorite guitar hero
June 22, 2010 – 6:30 am | 9 Comments
My favorite guitar hero

You are the Music Makers. You are the Dreamers of Dreams.
~Dog House Music’s motto
Before Ryley’s week at Dog House Music’s Rock & Roll Camp for Teens began, I can’t say he was much of a music maker. Dreamer? Of course. Most kids are experts at dreaming big dreams.
He is the proud owner of [...]

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 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 [...]

Behind the Scenes at the 2010 American Idol Finale
May 28, 2010 – 7:00 am | 5 Comments
Behind the Scenes at the 2010 American Idol Finale

Friends, if you look up the word surreal in the dictionary, you will see a photo of me, sitting in the American Idol finale audience. Because that’s what happened this week – thanks to the Ford Fiesta folks* – a night where my best friend and I got all dolled up, sat in the Nokia [...]

Still fun, still educational, “Schoolhouse” children’s musical still rocks
May 8, 2010 – 7:05 am | Comments Off
Still fun, still educational, “Schoolhouse” children’s musical still rocks

You can take the kid out of the schoolhouse, but can you ever really take the “Schoolhouse Rock” out of the kid?
No. Exclamation point.
That notion was reinforced last week when the U.S. Department of Education announced that, for the next year, callers on hold will hear “Conjunction Junction” instead of generic elevator music.
I hadn’t heard [...]

Review: Tracey Singer’s Sweets ‘n’ Treats CD
July 4, 2009 – 12:01 am | Comments Off
Review: Tracey Singer’s Sweets ‘n’ Treats CD

Do you like catchy songs that also tell a message? Do you like a variety of songs in one place? If so, you’ll love Sweets ‘n’ Treats!
On Tuesday, July 7th, San Diego-based singer-songwriter Tracey Singer’s new CD, Sweets ‘n’ Treats is being released. (MR. CAL Records, $15.00, run time 40:00)
Claire, my three [...]