Month: June 2017

30+ Fabulous Fourth of July Recipes

There’s nothing quite like celebrating the Fourth of July as we honor this beautiful country. Don’t miss these delicious and easy recipes for your festivities.  Also, don’t miss 23 Fourth of July events in Denver.  Berry Trifle at skinnytaste.com     Patriotic Funffetti Angel Food Cake at Life With The Crust Cut Off   Yummy Apples at Tidy Mom   Fourth of July Bark at Life With The Crust Cut Off   Fourth of July Drink at Somewhat Simple   Blue Moon Ice Cream at Your Homebased Mom   Red, White and Blue Strawberry Cupcakes by Bird On A Cake    White chocolate M&M popcorn at Kleinworth & Co.   White, red, white, and blue strawberries at Patriotic Desserts   Sandwic...

10 Practical Tips for the First Six Weeks of Motherhood

Your little bundle of joy is finally here!  You cannot stop marveling at this brilliant creature that you and your husband have made.  But between the sleep interruptions, the diaper changes and learning your wee one’s feeding habits, you might be feeling overwhelmed and exhausted.  Here are 10 practical tips for surviving the first six weeks of motherhood. Accept all offers of help. Even if the help is just your mom or mother-in-law coming in to do a load of laundry or deliver a meal or two, take it. If you are financially able to do so, hire a helper so you can concentrate solely on tending to the newest addition to your family.  Your helper should be someone well-versed in looking after a family who has just welcomed a new baby; they will know the specific needs of t...

Winning Wednesday: Wild Game Entertainment Experience in Longmont and Evergreen

The Wild Game Entertainment Experience is a unique Colorado-based dining and entertainment destination, with great food, beverages, and interactive fun and excitement. Featuring an upscale restaurant and bar, state-of-the-art bowling, bocce ball, billiards, darts, ping pong, foosball, cornhole and an action-packed Game Zone, The Wild Game is the perfect place to celebrate with friends and family. For kids and adults alike, the Game Zone has dozens of high-tech video and prize games, and a redemption counter stocked with a large selection of cool prizes. Also, The Wild Game has eight regulation-sized bowling lanes equipped with a state-of-the-art scoring system, LED lighting and a huge 22-foot projection screen at the end of the lanes. There are also private rooms for events, parties and bu...

Detecting Body Issues in Teens

How many of us are unhappy with our bodies? Unfortunately, a lot of us will answer this question with a yes. It’s no secret that many of us have agonized in front of a mirror or complained about our muffin tops, stretch marks, bat wings, and more. We often lament to our friends, family, and significant others about our disappointments when we look in the mirror or have to try on clothes. And they all know better than to mention swimsuit season is around the corner. In fact, researchers estimate that 91 percent of women admit to having negative feelings about our bodies. We all have certain areas that we would love to see tightened or toned which often finds us boarding an unending merry-go-round of dieting and exercising. This unhappiness with our bodies doesn’t only affect us, it can filt...

How Activities Can Keep Your Kids Healthy and Drug-free

When parents think of summertime, many of them don’t just think of watermelon, sunshine, and the Fourth of July – they’re thinking about their kids’ packed schedules. Summertime is a prime time for many extracurricular activities including baseball and soccer, and that’s a good thing because keeping your kids busy with healthy extracurricular activities is one step toward keeping them away from drugs and alcohol. According to the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), youth who participate in extracurricular activities are 1.5 times less likely to misuse prescription drugs, two times less likely to have used marijuana in the past 30 days, and two times less likely to have used illicit drugs. Part of the positive effect of extracurricular activities is simply keeping kids busy. The more ...

Deals: Bike to Work Day, Fourth of July Fun

Fourth of July is probably one of my favorite holidays! In the middle of the summer getting a day to spend with family and friends in the summer sun. Plus, there is just something that still amazes me that the sky lights up – and most of the shows are FREE. (There are some really great paid ones like the ones at the Colorado Rockies Game, Colorado Rapids and Elitch Gardens). Plus, who doesn’t like a good hot dog. Hot Dog eating contest anyone?   Chipotle. Bike to Work Day is Wednesday, June 28, and Chipotle Mexican Grill is serving up premium fuel to bikers – Chipotle burritos! To reward pedaling Bike to Work Day participants, Chipotle is offering a buy-one-get-one on any burrito, bowl, salad or tacos. To enjoy a BOGO entrée, burrito-lovers can stop by any Colorado Chipotle rest...

8 gorgeous places to picnic in Colorado

With our plentiful parks, trails and mountain lakes, Colorado is prime for picnicking. So pack your basket and bring your appetite to these time-tested favorites from Colorado.com. Kid-Friendly: Wonderland Lake Park, Boulder Tucked into the base of the foothills in north Boulder, this peaceful park is filled with kid-friendly activities, from first-timer fishing to a playground to easy family hikes around the lake. It’s also a popular paragliding spot, and kids will delight in watching the gliders launch from the top of Wonderland Hills. There’s plenty of open space for family games and kite flying, too, while ramblers can access advanced trails like Mt.  Sanitas and the Flatirons via the park’s trail system. City Slickers: Cheesman Park, Denver When spring finally rolls around, Denve...

The Joy of the Rotary Phone Squee

When I was young, we spent the greater part of our afternoons and evenings in idle gossip. My friends and I would lie on our respective living room couches, or on the carpeted bedroom floors of our suburban ranch homes, and press telephone receivers up against our ears. We’d giggle into what was, back then, a rotary phone, or a fancy new push button model. Those telephones are not like what we have now. They were connected to the wall by a long cord that seemed, to us, like some kind of social lifeline. And those plastic-wrapped bundles of wire were social lifelines. What traveled along those wires were our complaints, our gossipy stories, our hopes, our mistakes, and our dreams. What traveled along those wires were not just words, but heartfelt vibrations that started in the receive...

Circle With Disney: Does It Keep Your Kids Safe?

With two kids ages 11 and 13, I’ve been on the lookout for the best filtering systems to monitor their screentime this summer.  Though I have yet to find the perfect solution, I have found some really good ones that include Circle with Disney ($99), a 3-inch white cube that connects to your Wi-Fi network which allows you to manage internet content and time kids spent online on their devices at home.  How It Works I don’t have the time nor patience to work through a complicated instruction manual and thankfully, Circle with Disney is easily managed through a companion iOS or Android app.  The control panel for all this filtering happens via  Circle Home where you can set individual profile settings, and filter apps by name, category, or device platf...

Humor: From toddler to sassy tween

Around the time my daughter starts her period, I’ll be ending mine.  We’ll both be acclimating to hormonal changes while my husband stands helpless alone in a sea of fluctuating estrogen and tempers.  Now is the calm before the storm, as my daughter is only 10 and I am theoretically still in childbearing years.   From the age of 10 to the age of 14 attitude can change from sassy to downright bitchy.  I’ve seen this ascent into unpleasantness from substitute teaching for grades 4 through 8, hearing it from my friend’s kids and oh yea, I was a pubescent girl once too.   Although my daughter has not yet hit puberty physically, her attitude sometimes reminds me of what I would call teenager-ish.  No matter what I say, it’s never an acceptable answer.  For exa...

18 fun events in Denver this week

There are plenty of awesome event sin Denver this week including the Cherry Blossom Festival, the South Platte Riverfest, Sand in the City and much more. See our event calendar for the full listings.  Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017 at the Colorado Railroad Museum  June 24 – 25  This fun-filled event offers children and their families the opportunity to take a 25-minute ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends™ series. In addition, they will meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway and enjoy a day of Thomas-themed activities. Attendees will be able to participate in events that encourage and celebrate friendship including photo opportunities, crafts, and a fun activity that invites kids to collect passport stamps th...

Ready to Blow your Mind? Check out Nature’s Amazing Machines at DMNS

Friday night we were privileged to get a sneak peak at the new exhibit opening at DMNS, Nature’s Amazing Machines. After the tasty treats provided by DMNS we entered the exhibit and were immediately engaged by a video displaying teasers for the wonders we were about to discover.   Nature’s Amazing Machines answers questions you’ve always wondered about and ones you haven’t even thought of yet. This interactive exhibit provides information in English and Spanish and offers videos, detailed descriptions, life-like models, and hands on activities to tantalize and blow your mind. You’ll discover how a dragonfly moves its wings, watch a Manta shrimp punch as fast as a speeding bullet, and learn the mechanics that creates the Cheetah’s amazing speed.   As we explored the exhibit, the m...

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