Creative and fun ways to get your kids to eat healthy this summer (with recipes)
June 19, 2013 – 6:58 am | 2 Comments

Summer is here! As an uber super-mom days are filled with tight schedules of swim lessons, park visits, pool time, zoo trips, friends’ parties, camp visits and everything else in between. In all the glorious …

Read the full story »
Activities

Check out Denver’s guide to activities, craft ideas, Steve Spangler Science experiments and so much more!

Events

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

Family Travel

Check-out oodles of adventures in Denver including where to find the best getaways this summer.

Mama Drama

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

Mama’s Product Picks

We receive hundreds of press releases every month. Find out what products made the cut and are mama- recommended.

If holiday ennui makes for a bad parent, then I’m downright terrible
March 25, 2008 – 12:58 am | No Comment

I am not religious. And I’m not really interested in celebrating the Hallmark holidays, either. Add to this an aversion to candy and an inherent laziness when it comes to decorating/cooking/shopping/costume-making, and you end up …

When you know your Easter festivities have sunk to a new low
March 24, 2008 – 12:00 am | No Comment

[photopress:Easterrun.jpg,full,pp_image]You are one of only a few families invited to a friend’s Easter egg hunt where they stuffed about 1,000 eggs and hid them all over their huge backyard.
You know you have sunk …

Little Hands Learning Company Easter Giveaway
March 23, 2008 – 12:16 am | Comments Off

Congratulations to Jenny R. of Arvada, winner of our Colorado Mountain Mamas membership!
I still remember when I was in the hospital with my firstborn that I was stupefied the hospital staff didn’t check in on …

*Children’s Consignment Sale Update*
March 22, 2008 – 12:34 am | Comments Off

I inquired and you delivered! Many Mile High Mamas came forth with even more information on Colorado’s children’s consignment sales. Missed the first round? Click here.
For those not in the know, these consignment extravaganzas …

Mama Blogger of the Month!
March 21, 2008 – 12:18 am | No Comment

[photopress:presnals_2.jpg,full,pp_image]Our Mama Blogger of the Month does not blog in her native language, has lived in more countries with her family than most people have visited in their lifetime and currently runs a popular online …

Easter: International Holiday of Mystery
March 20, 2008 – 12:42 am | No Comment

Christmas is the most anticipated holiday, Halloween is the spookiest, but Easter is the most mysterious. Easter is shrouded in questions. Some of them have answers, some of them do not.
One …

I Had My Children To Ruin Your Pleasant Dining Experience
March 19, 2008 – 12:38 am | No Comment

It was my husband’s birthday, so we decided to celebrate by taking our family out to lunch at a downtown Denver restaurant famous for their dairy-based desserts. Our six kids were very well-behaved, and one …

The Scariest Words Ever
March 18, 2008 – 12:25 am | No Comment

No. They are not “I love you.â€? They are not, “I’m really a man.â€? They are not, “I will not be ignored.â€? They are not, “Freeze, this is the police.â€?
The scariest words ever …

Near-death drama of a grateful mama
March 17, 2008 – 12:00 am | 31 Comments

It has been 12 years since the day I almost died.
I seldom reflect upon it anymore, nor have I really written about it. Well, except for when I poured out my soul for an essay …

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Poster Contest
March 15, 2008 – 12:40 am | Comments Off

[photopress:dragonboat_1.jpg,thumb,pp_image]Got an aspiring Picasso in the family? Fame and fortune could be in their future!
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival (CDBF) is holding its first-ever 2008 Commemorative Festival Poster design competition. All are invited to participate …