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Start a new Father’s Day tradition with these ideas in Denver

With Father’s Day almost upon us, here are fantastic ideas to start new traditions with Dad in Denver.  Looking for adventurous ideas with Dad? Don’t miss The Ultimate Denver Summer Activity Guide (250+ Ideas) and the Colorado Bucket List: 100 Offbeat Destinations You Must Visit. Scroll down for even more ideas!  The joy of cooking. Most Father’s Days start with kids wanting to bring dad breakfast in bed. Try to keep that tradition going, even as kids grow older. Then, when their age is right, try having them grill dad dinner. As the years pass, that meal will go from hot dogs and hamburgers to salmon and steaks. “I had a very memorable day when my middle-school son discovered Bobby Flay’s grilling book,” Knippenberg says. Sands of time. Dads who w...

Love the Outdoors? The Big Gear Show in Denver is Almost Here!

The Big Gear Show is heading to Denver’s Colorado Convention Center on June 8 – 11, 2023. The show will co-locate with its sister e-bike show – (e)revolution. The Big Gear Show and (e)revolution represent a new era of industry events called B2B2C, or “business to business to consumer,” and will consist of two industry days and two consumer days. Since its inception, The Big Gear Show has redefined what outdoor industry events should look like. Building on its unique multi-category format, the show is expanding to a more inclusive platform that welcomes consumers into the mix. In addition to showcasing outdoor, cycling, climbing, paddlesports, and camping gear, The Big Gear Show will add relevant categories like overland, trail running, and gear that you wear, like functional and technical ...

Elitch Gardens’ Dive-in Movies, Fireworks and Concerts for 2023

Get ready for a season full of fun! Elitch Gardens has announced an exciting series of special events at the park, starting with The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night on Saturday, June 10. Local Swifties can ride all day and then dance all night at the park’s Taylor Swift-inspired dance party in the all-decked-out Elitch Arena. This private event is 18+ only and requires a special ticket for entry. The rest of the season is stacked with thrilling and entertaining events that are included with any Season Pass or Park Admission Ticket. Here’s what is on deck this summer at Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park. Super Hero Week – Guests of all ages will enjoy this week-long celebration from June 19 to June 25! Some of your favorite heroes will be on sight ...

GetOutPass Sale: Get HUGE discounts on Denver’s Best Attractions!

Summer is upon us in Denver and we are here to help you have the best summer ever…and to keep that fun going all year long.  WHAT IS GETOUTPASS? NOW is the time to secure your GetOutPass so you can enjoy oodles of free admissions to Denver’s best attractions like the Downtown Aquarium, Bandimere Speedway, Sky Zone Trampoline Park, ice rinks, bowling and more. Scroll down to redeem their INSANE Memorial Day $75 discount!  The GetOutPass is a 12-month membership to Denver’s best attractions making it affordable for everyone.  XCLUSIVE DISCOUNT If you use code MILEHIGHMAMAS at checkout you’ll get the $70 discount off the yearly price, making the pass just $29.95 per person! VENUES The list of venues is what got us excited about having the GetOutPass for our family. W...

¡Viva! Streets: 3.5 miles of family fun in Denver!

 ¡Viva! Streets: It’s a celebration of summer and Sundays and it’s coming to Denver.  Denver’s first-ever large-scale Ciclovía (a Columbian cycling tradition) will extend over four Sundays May through August beginning on Sunday, May 14, 3.5 miles of downtown streets spanning from Welton Street located in Five Points, all the way down to the intersection of South Broadway and Alameda will be closed to motorized vehicles and open to people and families of all ages.  Paying homage to Ciclovía’s Colombian roots, ¡Viva! Streets aim to promote a healthier Denver by encouraging people to walk, bike, roll, jog, scoot, or dance down the car-free streets and connect with others through exercise, entertainment, and food. ¡Viva! Streets will take place rain or shine on May 1...

Family-friendly Memorial Day events in Denver 2023

Memorial Day (May 26-29, 2023) is the long-awaited start to summer and Denver has an excellent lineup of family-friendly fun! From memorials to live music to family events to outdoor activities to blockbuster museum exhibits, don’t miss some of our favorite finds!  If you want to instill the true meaning of Memorial Day, check out Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops by First Lady Jill Biden and A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day. Memorial Day Family Fun in Denver 2023 Denver Festivals and Events Boulder Creek Festival  WHEN: May 26–29, 2023 WHERE: Boulder Central Park and Civic Center, Boulder Enjoy live music at the bandshell, a marketplace full of local vendors, delicious food trucks, refreshing bar stands and the Cr...

Denver Summer Fun Guide 2023: Ultimate Family Activities (200+ ideas)

Mile High Mamas’ Summer Activity Guide is here and we have more than 200 ideas for your Denver staycation–from waterparks to local trips to hikes to indoor fun. Denver has all you need for summer fun with your family. Denver’s Best Summer Activities for Families 2023 Mile High Mamas has the best guide for family indoor activities in Denver, as well as the best outdoor fun. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this article for our recommendations for Denver’s best hikes, splash parks, waterfall hikes, pools and more. We have included some of Denver’s best playgrounds below but be sure to also check out Denver Playgrounds & Parks: A guide to the best play areas in metro Denver.  We have also included businesses that have permanently closed during the pandemic; ot...

Colorado Rockies: Fun tips for taking your kids!

The Colorado Rockies’ season opener is today against the NL West rival the Padres. You may not be a fan of the game but the entire ambiance at Petco Park is family-friendly fun so we’ve compiled these tips for enjoying a Colorado Rockies game with your kids. Also, dress for [The Rockies] success! Check out this cute Colorado Rockies V-neck T-shirt from Nike or this darling women’s tank top with a heart print baseball.  Tips for Family Fun at the Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are celebrating their 30th season and your family can painlessly plan your day out at the ballgame. Here are some tips and tricks to maximize your good time at the game. How do we get tickets for the Colorado Rockies?  This is easy. You can purchase your tickets at Coors Field or any...

Mother’s Day in Denver 2023: The Ultimate Guide to Brunch, Gifts & More

Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 14, 2023, because Mother’s Day is almost here! From unique gifts from your favorite Colorado artisans to brunch to tea, we have the Ultimate Guide to enjoying Mother’s Day in Denver. Don’t miss our annual gift guide and scroll down for Mother’s Day events and brunch. Tip: We will be updating this list frequently so be sure to check back!  Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Denver Moms Wellness Getaways For experiential gifts, there’s nothing better than Colorado’s unique wellness getaways, retreats, programs and clubs. A few of our favorites: Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks offers Shinrin Yoku, the Japanese art of forest bathing, a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in fore...

Summer Music Camp: Ditch technology and grow your kids’ self esteem

Summer music lessons are extremely popular, both on a conscious and an unconscious level, and recent data proves it. Last September, your friends at Littleton School of Music took a poll* of area youths, aged 7-17, and this is what we discovered they’d spent their time doing last summer:             82% – staring at their phones             7% – staring at their friends’ phones             3% – asking parents for money             5% – rolling their eyes when asked to perform the simplest of household chores        ...

Colorado Overnight Summer Camp: Blue Mountain Ranch

The Allen/Graf Family of Blue Mountain Ranch is doing now what they’ve done for the last 77 years – preparing for another fun-filled summer at their exceptional camp located just west of Pikes Peak.  An anomaly in today’s world, BMR remains a small, private coeducational summer camp attracting some of the finest families in America and throughout the world.  Though some aspects of camp life remain much as they were years ago, exciting innovations have brought the program into the future.  A reworked ropes course, technical climbing, a gymnasium, and special events each summer combine with horseback riding and hiking in the Pike National Forest, swimming, and sports to make this one of the most comprehensive programs in camping.  Coach Bill Allen and his wife Dorothy wan...

Denver Summer Camp Guide 2023: Colorado’s Best Camps

**See our Summer Camp Guide for 2024 with updated listings!** Summer camp season in Denver is right around the corner. For the first time in three years, most COVID restrictions are lifted and it is business as usual for our kids to gain new skills and play.  We’ve teamed up with Denver-area summer camps in our Denver Summer Camp Guide to include features of fabulous summer camps below (some are even offering discounts! ) From Denver STEM camps to Denver sports camps to investments camps for teens to Denver outdoor camps to Denver theatre academy to even a Renaissance camp or pediatric camp for picky eaters, movement and school readiness.   In addition to this directory, we will be featuring a variety of Denver camps over the next few months that give a more in-dep...