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Hudson Holidays: Santa’s Workshop, Candyland, a Holiday Maze & More!
Hudson Holidays returns to The Hudson Gardens & Event Center brighter than ever this season, in partnership with platinum sponsor HCA HealthONE. This year’s event brings back the glowing trees and dazzling lights, embracing old traditions while introducing new surprises. The production company, Christmas Kings, brings more than 20 years of illuminating design experience to the gardens. Patrons can explore the wonder of Santa’s Workshop, a colorful Candyland, a Holiday Maze, and more. The family-friendly event will also feature theme nights, warm beverages and cocktails for purchase. The festivities commence on Friday, Nov. 29, with shows running on select nights through Jan. 12, 2025. Presale tickets go live on Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. Visitors can take advantage of huge ...
10 fun and easy Thanksgiving gratitude crafts for kids
Mile High Mamas, Thanksgiving is about more than just turkey and football. Here are 10 fun and easy Thanksgiving gratitude crafts for kids that help teach the spirit of thankfulness: 1. Thankful Tree Materials: Construction paper, markers, scissors, glue, a small branch, or a paper tree template. Instructions: Cut out leaf shapes from colored paper. Have kids write or draw something they are thankful for on each leaf. Glue or tie the leaves onto a paper or real tree branch to create a Thankful Tree. 2. Gratitude Jar Materials: Jar, colored paper or index cards, markers, stickers for decoration. Instructions: Let kids write something they are thankful for on slips of paper throughout the week. Add them to the jar, and read them together on Thanksgiving Day. 3. Thankful Handprint Turkey Mate...
Moms: It’s OK to take a minute when you need it!
The laundry is piling and so are the dishes. The baby is crying and you rush to get her while you calculate how many hours you have actually slept this week. There are toys scattered all around the house, some that you trip over while you go to get the baby. Your body is tired. Your mind is racing. What’s for dinner tonight? How many hours until the kids need to be picked up from school? How will the laundry get done and the dishes and the trip to the grocery? It feels like a lot. You’ve been told to soak it up to treasure the moment and that it all goes so fast. But this moment. This moment right here. Right now. Feels like an eternity. The guilt starts to seep in. Am I enjoying it enough? Am I playing enough? Am I wasting these precious years? Is it okay that I’m so tired? Is it okay tha...
Forget the Tricks and Keep the Treats this Halloween by Keeping Your Kids Safe and Healthy
As a pediatrician, here are a few dos and don’ts to make the holiday safer Treats for Special Diets Food allergies can put a damper on any kid’s fun, especially during Halloween. Parents are reminded to examine the label of all candies to ensure your child’s allergen isn’t present and are cautioned to not allow any home-baked goods or foods that are not commercially wrapped to be eaten. To be sure last year’s treats aren’t this year’s trick, impose a “no eating while trick-or-treating” rule until you have time to review all food labels and check for tampering. Handing out candy to little ghosts and goblins on Halloween is part of the holiday experience and there’s a fun and easy way to make it even more inclusive for the one in 13 kids who have food allergies or int...
FREE online parenting summit for navigating those tricky tween and teen years
If you’ve been navigating the ups and downs of parenting, you’re not alone—and the Awesome Mom Virtual Summit has something for you. You’re invited to The Awesome Mom: Empower & Connect Summit, a FREE online event starting October 29. You’ll hear from top experts in parenting, family dynamics, and self-care, all sharing practical tools to help you: Build stronger connections with your tween or teen. Navigate the tough moments with more patience and confidence. Reclaim your own sense of self while balancing the demands of motherhood. This is for you if: You’re feeling the emotional rollercoaster of parenting tweens or teens. You want to deepen your bond with your child but aren’t sure where to start. You’re looking for expert tips to manage stress and stay calm during di...
Need help with a child struggling with anxiety? Join this online workshop!
Anxiety is simply an emotional state we’ve adapted as part of our survival– it’s a normal human experience. However, it becomes a problem when we stay “camped out” in this feeling for extended periods. Many parents focus on symptoms, but we’re more interested in WHY this occurs and many of these reasons are overlooked so we end up putting a band-aid on the problem without getting to the root cause. . Need help a child struggling with anxiety- the Institute of Child Psychology is here to help. Join them Nov 23rd from 9:00 am-4:00 pm MST. This evidence-based live (and recorded) full-day workshop is taught by ICP Co-Founder, Registered Child Psychologist, and best-selling author, Tania Johnson. This course has a holistic* and strength-based approach that fo...
Free night at these 16 Denver museums
On Saturday, Nov. 2, Denver’s best museums are open late and admission is FREE between 5 and 10 p.m. CENTER FOR COLORADO WOMEN’S HISTORY Enter at 1310 Bannock Street for a three-room tour of the Center for Colorado Women’s History. See collection items from the Rumors of Bloomers exhibit. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER AT MARSICO CAMPUS During Night at the Museums, we welcome our whole community and adults are allowed in the Museum with or without children. Come launch rockets in Energy, see who can make the biggest bubble, create a masterpiece in The Art Studio and so much more. Plus, we’ve teamed up with Presenting Denver for a very special performance featuring local artists! CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM Experience Dialogue and Defiance: Clyfford Still and the Abstract Expressio...
Denver Halloween happenings, candy buyback and fun deals
Little Gouhls and Goblins (witches and cats too). This is the big weekend to celebrate and wear your Halloween costume. All kinds of fun will be happening this weekend and then also on Halloween night. Halloween Day Deals. Although buying candy and costumes can get expensive. There are still tons of deals on Halloween. Chipotle is offering the Boorito again – where you get an entrée for $6 when you wear your costume into the restaurant between 3 p.m. and closing on the 31st; Del Taco is offering 31 days of deals all month long in October (posted on their app); Downtown Aquarium is offering trick or treating fun with the Halloween Kids Fest October 26, 27 *& 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day; IHOP is offering their Scary Face Pancake for free with the purchase of an adult Entrée; ...
Denver’s Top Thanksgiving Dinners & Events 2024
If you’re spending Thanksgiving weekend in Denver, there are various festive events to enjoy with your family. From holiday lights to dinner ideas, don’t miss these ideas from Visit Denver. Holiday Lights Cherry Creek North Winter Wanderland WHEN: Nov. 16–Dec. 24, 2024 WHERE: Cherry Creek North Winter Wanderland displays a collection of free holiday offerings and festivities throughout the neighborhood! Festivities include a dazzling display of nearly one million twinkling lights on more than 600 trees spread throughout the walkable neighborhood and Giving Machines — vending machines that don’t dispense snacks or drinks, but instead offer the chance to make a positive impact! Throughout the holiday season, enjoy The Million Light Plug-I...
Harvest Hoot at the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
Dress to impress in your favorite costume and head to the Children’s Museum for family-friendly fall activities. Friday, October 25 through Sunday, October 27 from 9 am to 4 pm, the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus will transform into a spook-tacular wonderland of fun! The festival includes Monster Carnival games, meet & greets with live creatures (days and times vary), boo-tiful crafts, StoryTimes all about creepy-crawly creatures, fang-tastic fun in The Teaching Kitchen, rides on the Rocky Mountain Mini Train (cash only) and so much more! Harvest Hoot Pricing Under 1: Free | Ages 1 & 60+: $17.75 | Ages 2-59: $19.75 Members are free! Learn more at mychildsmuseum.org. Please note: There is no trick-or-treating at Harvest Hoot.
Spooky family sleepover at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science!
Have you always dreamed of spending the night in a museum? On October 25-26, spend an enchanting night experiencing the magic of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with your whole family! A few fun things you’ll find: Wear your costumes while participating in Halloween hands-on science, crafts and more. Snuggle up for Storytime and enjoy a show in the Gates Planetarium. After a night of fun, sleep among the animals in our world-famous diorama halls. The fun starts at 6 p.m. Friday and extends to 8 a.m. Saturday. Tickets start at $90 and include a pizza and salad dinner, evening snack, and hot breakfast the next morning. It will be a ghostly good time for little monsters and mummies! Adults only: On Halloween from 7-10 p.m., adults are invited to the Science Lounge: Pick Yo...
Make-a-Wish: How this Arvada High School raised more than half a million dollars
Ralston Valley High School raises more than a half million dollars for Make-A-Wish Foundation. -CBS News
