Month: November 2021

Contest: Win Tickets to Blossoms of Light or Trail of Lights

Enter to win a family four-pack of tickets to the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Blossoms of Light at York Street OR Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms.  Scroll down to enter to win a birthday party at the incredible new Airhouse Adventure Park (a $300 value!), tickets to Luminova Holidays at Elitch Gardens     BLOSSOMS OF LIGHT™ AT YORK ST. Nov. 19 – Jan. 8, 4:30-9 p.m. (closed Nov. 25 and Dec. 25) $18-21 non-member; $16-19 member; Free for children 2 and under Member tickets on sale Nov. 4, 10 a.m.; public tickets on sale Nov. 8, 10 a.m. Advance tickets are required. The York St. location’s holiday light experience has new features and more lights, including a 200-foot-long and 17-foot-tall choreographed light tunnel in the O’Fallon Perenn...

Best holiday deals: Event discount codes, contests & gift card bonus offers!

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with friends and family…then found a deal or two over the Black Friday weekend. There are still several weeks of great family-ing (yeah, that’s a word) with great things to do around town. The annual Parade of Lights is only one day this year, this coming Saturday as it winds its way around downtown (Boulder has their own Lights parade the same night if you live closer to that). Or you can go to Golden’s Candlelight Walk, Zoolights, Blossoms of Light at the Botanic Gardens, Luminova at Elitch’s (we have a contest to win!), Camp Christmas in Lakewood, Blossoms of Light at Chatfield Botanic Gardens, or drive through the Christmas in Color (we have a coupon code for you to use). So much to do! Holiday Gift Guide. With all the talk of shipping delays, there ...

How to keep your home, packages and family safe for the holidays

The last thing you need over the holidays is more things to add to your to-do list! We’ve teamed up with Comcast to help you prevent digital headaches during the most wonderful time of the year.  In part 1, we talked about how to schedule less screen time to maximize family time and also how to protect devices on your home network. In part 2, we share some tricks and tips of how Comcast keeps your home and packages safe with some seriously cool motion-triggered technology, as well as how to make entertaining easier. Keep your packages and home safe If you haven’t had a package swiped off your porch, you’re one of the lucky ones. A survey commissioned by Comcast and conducted by Wakefield Research found that nearly 1 in 4 people reported being a victim of package theft and nearly half ...

Contest: Win tickets to Luminova Holidays at Elitch Gardens

Something new is at Elitch Gardens – an outrageously fun and immersive family experience that is guaranteed to be the brightest and most spectacular spot this holiday season. Starting Friday, November 26 through Sunday, January 2, 2022, the Park will transform into Luminova Holidays and deliver the most fascinating and dazzling winter-wonderland experience Denver has ever seen with larger-than-life holiday displays and more.    Luminova Holidays at Elitch Gardens Features: Over 3 million dazzling lights 65 ft. Christmas tree 25 ft. snowman that never melts 200 ft. candy cane tunnel Ornaments and presents scaling over 16 ft. tall 300 ft. x 70 ft wall of lights Rides on limited Elitch Gardens attractions Interactive activities including light-up hopscotch and LED swings Strolling h...

Holiday Gift Guide: 50+ Unique Colorado Gift Ideas

With all the talk of shipping delays, there is no better time than to shop local. We’ve teamed up with Colorado.com for ideas for our annual Colorado holiday gift guide (plus, we have thrown in some of our favorites). Also, don’t miss our annual Holiday Giveaway Extravaganza with $1,000+ in prizes coming this week! Need more inspiration? See last year’s 75 Best Gifts for the Holidays with many Colorado favorites.  Colorado Holiday Gift Ideas Wellness Getaways For experiential gifts, there’s nothing better than Colorado’s unique wellness getaways, retreats, programs and clubs. A few of our favorites from that article: Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks offers Shinrin Yoku, the Japanese art of forest bathing, a research-based framework for...

Denver Black Friday Deals + Gift Card Bonus Offers

There are a few of my favorite things about Black Friday that excite me the most – Starting early in the morning by meeting my mom and sister at Starbucks (I will be trying one of their new drinks this year!) We are also certain to get lunch before we part ways – it feels like a full day by the time we hit lunch – this year, like Oprah, I love TRUFF! Oprah’s list of favorites is out. Truff is back on the list and I’m excited that I can eat it on Noodles & Co’s TRUFF Mac. The dish is creamy Wisconsin Mac & Cheese drizzled with TRUFF’s Signature Hot Sauce – a blend of chili peppers, agave nectar, real black truffles and savory spices. And it is…my new favorite. Yeah, me and Oprah we both get it (with a little help from our friends at Noodles & Co). Christmas in Color. ...

Colorado’s Best Family Ski Vacation Guide 2021/22

See updated Ultimate Colorado Family Ski Vacation Guide 2022/23. Colorado family skiing is back! COVID restrictions have complicated many things (including last year’s ski season) but we’re happy for some sense of normalcy for planning your Colorado winter vacation! Scroll down for insider tips on Colorado’s best outdoor ice skating and sledding hills.  Mile High Mamas is a top resource for planning your Colorado family ski trip. A few years ago, we launched the Colorado Family Ski Guide that focuses exclusively on families–from daily lift ticket prices to the cost of childcare to where to get the best deals. But we’ve taken it one step further! Click the hyperlink for each resort name below for more in-depth details including additional deals, at what ag...

Celebratory and safe piercing experience for ALL in the cutest Denver studio!

Mamas, say “Hey Rowan!” Rowan is an ear-piercing and hypoallergenic jewelry brand that believes in “Piercing for All” and they just touched down in Denver.  Denver Ear Piercing Studio As you know, every mom wants only the best for her kids. So did Rowan founder—Louisa Serene Schneider. But when it came to ear piercings, it was either an impersonal experience at the mall or a scary experience at the doctor’s.  In the business world too, Louisa saw how products and services that were considered “girly” weren’t being invested in. And the ear-piercing industry hadn’t evolved in years. So, in the search of a fun, celebratory, and safe ear-piercing experience for everyone, Louisa founded Rowan.  And now you can experience the best ear piercing in Denver. Rowan has reimagined the e...

How to Have More Family Time, Less Screen Time Over the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us and most families have some sort of technology on their wishlist this year. But the excitement and the stress of the holidays can result in the perfect storm of technology overload with new smartphones, tablets, and games. According to a study by Common Sense Media, the majority of parents (68%) feel their teens use their mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) too much. So, how much screen time is too much? That is for you to decide but we’ve teamed up with Comcast for a two-part series to share tips for preventing digital holiday headaches (because we’ve all had them, right along with the Christmas Eve toy assembly late-nighters). Schedule less screen time to maximize family time.  Sit down with your kids and come to an agreement of how mu...

Gretchen’s November Grabs: Cozy Chocolate Therapy, Blanket and Book Finds

  November is the month of coziness. Being inside with a soft blanket, the perfect hot chocolate, a good movie (or all the Hallmark Christmas movies starting) or a good book. Call is hygge or whatever – November just calls for all the cozy.   The Most Amazing Hot Chocolate. There is nothing that says cool weather outside like an awesome mug of hot chocolate. One of my favorite little stores for the most amazing hot chocolate is in downtown Littleton, the Chocolate Therapist. Their original recipe hot chocolate is among the best I’ve had. You can order it online and have it at home for just $10.95. They also have a Mexican Spice Hot Chocolate which is quite tasty as well. Ugg Bliss Sherpa Blanket. To my daughter, Ugg boots may not be as big a deal as they once were. But we do figh...

Awesome deals in Denver for Thanksgiving and Christmas

By scrolling through my Facebook and Instagram pages, I’m behind. Several of them have put up their Christmas Trees this last weekend. I usually wait until Thanksgiving weekend. This year will be no different – but I am already thinking Christmas Spirit. I am excited to be getting to experience some of the great holiday festivities in town this week! I will get to go check out DCPA’s Camp Christmas McDonalds Egg McMuffin. The McDonalds Classic Egg McMuffin celebrates 50 years! On Thursday, November 18 during breakfast hours, when you download the offer on the app – you can celebrate too because the awesome breakfast is just $0.63!!  Ibotta Thanksgiving. TBH, I’ve still not tried Ibotta – apparently as a deals gal, I’m totally missing out. Thanksgiving may be the occasion for...

7 Best Christmas tree farms in Denver

Updated 2022 Sure, you can run down to your local hardware or grocery store to buy an artificial or real Christmas tree…but why not make your experience more memorable? The Denver area has a great selection of Christmas tree farms, a few with darling gift shops, holiday goodies, photo opps and Santa himself! And if you’re looking for something memorable to decorate that tree, check out these darling Colorado ornaments which make perfect gifts for yourself and someone else. We especially love this darling hand-painted glass Christmas ormanent of a distressed Colorado flag or if you like to keep it simple, this Colorado Flag Snowflake Metal Christmas Ornament. MORE HOLIDAY FUN IN DENVER! Don’t miss your Ultimate Guide to the Holidays in Denver. If you’re lucky, we...

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