Month: March 2019

‘Hot Costco Dad’ goes viral after first enthusiastic trip to superstore

A video of a father who was overjoyed at his unbelievable savings on groceries has garnered five million views and earned him the enviable nickname “hot Costco dad.” It all began when TJ Musto posted the video depicting his father’s triumphant return from his inaugural trip to Costco to reddit and Twitter. Choruses of affection from all corners of the internet came quickly. Inspired viewers were right there with him, flying home from the wholesale warehouse club on frugal wings of joy. In the video, a voice off-camera asks Musto which items were good deals. Musto excitedly points and says, “the water.” Musto lifts up a large bag of what appear to be pistachios, shaking them at someone off-screen, while enthusiastically revealing the price he just paid for said item: &...

Disneyland and Disney World announce ban on smoking, large strollers and…ice cubes?

t’s a smoke-free world after all. Disney announced some policy changes Thursday, including a smoking ban that will go into effect May 1, 2019. The Disney Parks blog shares a few tips to help ensure a smooth arrival during your next visit. STROLLERS Families with little ones know strollers are an important part of a vacation. It’s the napping zone, the storage place, and the spot for tired legs to rest while experiencing the magic. Beginning May 1, Disney is their guidelines on stroller sizes, which will require them to be no larger than 31″ (79cm) wide and 52″ (132cm) long. The good news – many strollers on the market, including many double jogging strollers, fit within these size guidelines. Also, just a reminder that wagons are not permitted in the parks. B...

Teach your kids about WWII at this special event at Denver Union Station

Denver Union Station is excited to be hosting a WW II Celebration on Saturday, March 30th at 10 a.m. honoring Major General Maurice Rose – a Denver native who was killed in action in Germany – as well as all of the soldiers who left for the war from the Mile High City’s landmark train station.  The celebration will be attended by Clarence Smoyer of Pennsylvania, who is now 95 years old and one of Rose’s last surviving soldiers. He served under Rose as a tank gunner in the 3rd Armored Division, and himself achieved fame as the “Hero of Cologne,” for destroying a German tank at the Cologne Cathedral, an event captured on film. Smoyer will be arriving at Denver Union Station in a WWII Stuart Tank.  The event is spearheaded by Denver author Adam Makos, w...

Denver family doctor charged with distributing child porn

A Denver-area family medicine doctor has been arrested on accusations he posted child pornography online. Justin Bowen Neisler, 31, was arrested by the FBI on March 13, according to a news release from United States Attorney Jason Dunn. Authorities began investigating when the FBI received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that someone with an internet address matching Neisler’s home address uploaded child porn to the social media site Tumblr in October. Neisler is licensed to practice medicine in Colorado and records list his place of practice as St. Anthony Family Medicine, located on the North Health Campus in Westminster.  Click to read the full stories at The Denver Channel.

20 top events in Denver this week

Alice in Wonderland, Vintage Voltage and Toy & Doll Supershow, and free days at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield and Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. See our event calendar for full details.  Spring Break at WOW! Children’s Museum  March 25 – 29  We are hosting a variety of hands-on activities and programs for children and families every day during Spring Break week! All activities and programs listed below are included with Museum admission. Boulder Arts Week 2019  March 29 – April 6  Celebrate artists! Boulder Arts Week is Boulder’s only large-scale, inclusive celebration of our community’s vibrant arts and cultural offerings and our city’s thriving creativity. WW II Celebration at Denver Union Station March 30 ...

Summer Camp: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, FUN with Talk to the Camera!

Talk to the Camera summer camps turn screen time into hands-on, interactive play time!  With intentional use of technology, children learn useful life-long skills that change how they use screen time this summer. 3 ways to turn screen time into something positive! Screen time can be a bonding experience – Collaboration and teamwork are a huge part of social-emotional learning and friendship building. When children have opportunities to discover new skills and work together in a small group creating videos, their self-esteem increases. From Little Stars camps for preschoolers to Alien Invasion camps for tweens, children have fun-filled days of discovery, laughter, and creation working together and making new friends. Screen Time can be educational-  Actively engaging in all ...

Teens Sexting: What Are Colorado’s Laws?

Teenagers are budding with sexual energy. Mix that with cell phones, and it can be a complicated combination. A JAMA Pediatrics report from last April analyzed 39 studies with about 110,000 adolescents and found that roughly 15% of teens send sexts and 28% receive them. Do they understand the risks involved? A great way to impart information about sensitive topics is to stick to data.  The chart below is from Cyberbully.org and was created, and is regularly updated, by Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., &  Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D.  co-directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center.  To see more detail and description of laws go to https://cyberbullying.org/sexting-laws.

Deals: Spring Break at the Zoo, Consignment Sales and More

I recently tried Stitch Fix (my cousin sent me $25 coupon). I went online and picked a day that I wanted my fix to arrive. They asked several questions about my style, my size etc. When the box arrived – I was pleasantly surprised at how well everything fit (I had made a note that I hate anything that clings to what I lovingly call my flotation device). I decided to keep only the jeans and really waffled back and forth on a couple of the tops. It cost $20 to have your stylist pick stuff out for you. But that $20 is applied toward whatever you keep. So – here, I offer you a coupon for $25 off. This coupon is applied to whatever you decide to keep.   Spring Break at the Zoo. Let’s get honest here. After a few days into Spring Break the kids can sometimes feel a bit like a...

Child Chefs! Teach Your Kids to Eat Healthy By Involving Them in Mealtime

Healthy eating means healthy children. Picking nutritious snacks and developing good eating habits is essential at an early age.  Kids love to be little helpers in the kitchen, plus cooking can make them excited about foods they might otherwise be a bit wary to try. Take a look at these tips to make a chef out of your child! Involving children in as many mealtime and cooking tasks as possible will give them a sense of freedom and make them more excited and willing to try new foods. Here are some cooking tasks to try with your 3-4 year olds: Measuring ingredients Cutting with a plastic or dull butter knife Squeezing juice from fruits Shaking small containers, such as jars or zip-top bags, to mix ingredients Washing fruits and vegetables Coming to the grocery store or farmer’s market an...

How to Prevent Abuse & Neglect in our Community

Public suveys indicate that over 97% already recognize child abuse as a problem. Our calling attention to child abuse isn’t fixing it.  We need some additional substantive steps to reduce the burden of 7.2 million children reported to authorities in 2015 with 683,000 children confirmed as abused or neglected by social service agencies. The key to effective prevention is engineering the family environment to support and protect children and their parents. Here are 7 concrete steps we must take to really prevent child abuse and neglect: Reduce domestic violence: Data from longitudinal studies are clear, both men and women are perpetrators and victims of intimate partner violence (ipv) and households where there is IPV are at increased risk for physical and psychological abuse perpetrate...

Women + Film Festival: women-centric documentaries, narratives and short films

Embracing its mission to have diverse audiences discover film through creative, thought-provoking experiences, the Denver Film Society will host the Women+Film Festival at the Sie FilmCenter April 9-14. Now in its 9th year, the Festival will celebrate the year’s best women-centric documentaries, narratives and short films—both by and about women. Of the top 100 grossing films of 2018 women made up 4% of the Directors, 15% of the Writers, 18% of the Executive Producers and 3% of the Cinematographers, according to the Center for the Study of Women in television and film. “With the growing focus on the underrepresentation of women in the film industry, especially women with diverse backgrounds, the Festival is an important platform to shine the light on women working behind the scenes to...

Summer Camp: Iliff Preschool, Kindergarten, and School-Age Summer Camp

Don’t let your child’s summer break drag on.   The summer adventure day camp for post kindergarteners through age 12 will open June 3rd at the Iliff Preschool, Kindergarten, and School-Age Summer Camp in SE Denver. Our adventure day camp staff is dedicated to helping children have a fun summer break whether learning about the natural world, exploring an artistic side or practicing a new skill.  Staying engaged by introducing new experiences and fresh learning opportunities challenges all campers while ensuring a strong start to the new school year when the summer comes to an end. Every camper is considered when planning activities.  “There is something for everyone.” For campers looking for a challenge in STEAM activities…guest speakers are invited on site to share hand...

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