Summer doesn’t have to break the bank! Be sure to check out our free days in Denver 2023, Hundreds of Ideas for Daytrips with the Kids, plus these great recommendations from Visit Denver for free family fun.  1. THE GREAT OUTDOORS Enjoying Colorado’s natural beauty is the most obvious budget-friendly option. Just-right temperatures year-round draw […]

Research says that you remember experiences more than things. That is why I always try to create a fun experience for my kids each summer. It may not be an extravagant trip (I usually can’t afford that anyway), but a special picnic, a free concert, a hike to the mountains (check out the Merrell event), […]

Wow Nuggets! Congratulations. We have another National Champion team in Denver! A friend recently asked me if I would prefer to get tickets to a concert of someone I don’t really follow too much or a sporting event that I’m not a giant fan of (but a fan). I told her I would always pick […]

Summer feels a bit more like ‘summer’ when we can all head out to a free concert. Great live music with awesome bands are all over the Denver area every summer. It is some of the most fun you can have for FREE. Hang out and listen to music, create a fun picnic for the […]

I was on the radio the other morning. If I could answer ten questions in sixty seconds, I could win $1000. I got nine of them correct (I answered the 10th one – just got it wrong). I won nothing. I can’t help but think about the metaphor that creates in so many people’s lives…if you […]

Do you plan your summer? I started several years ago when I planned a summer theme. I didn’t want the summer to pass me by without some fun in it. One summer, we make weekly trips to different ice cream shops (they had to be local) to try their ice creams and decided who was […]

How many of us forget the real meaning of Memorial Day – in favor of an extra day off work, the start to summer, cook-outs, baseball…and maybe a sale or two? But kudos to TAG Restaurant Group (Guard & Grace, Los Chingones, Babu, and HashTag who will offer 50% off for parties up to four […]

Did you hear that Martha Stewart will be the cover model for Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Edition this year?  With movies like Book Club 2 and 80 For Brady is America aging? Or are we finally not making airbrushed models the age of my young daughter the only faces we show on traditional media? Or perhaps aging people are […]

Happy Mother’s Day! We know there was no manual that came along with your kids – you are doing great. You are exactly what your kids need. They love you no matter how much they give you a hard time (or not). Doesn’t it feel good to hear that? It’s true. We don’t hear it […]

Have you done your taxes already? They are due next week. While doing taxes may not be fun – getting a deal on tax day (or any day for that matter) is fun.    Free Days. We have posted the list of all the free days again this year. Mark this page and make a […]