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Kids can learn do-it-yourself skills and get a boost of confidence by attending Home Depot’s FREE kids “How-To-Workshops” held the first Saturday of every month. This month, it’s today, February 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at all stores. The classes promote tool safety for kids ages 5 to 12, as well as encourage [...]  The Denver Zoo is world-class and thanks, in part, to funding from the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, you can hang out with the primates, predators, polar bears, pachyderms, peacocks and even critters that don’t start with the letter “p” for FREE on Sunday, February 5 and Monday, February 6. Be sure to check [...] Historic Olde Town Arvada celebrates all things chocolate at the Annual Chocolate Affair on Saturday, February 4 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fun, family event includes a chocolate tasting (six sampling tickets for $5), a FREE Chocolate Treasure Hunt (compete for prizes), the Chocolate Cookie Contest open to all amateur bakers, and [...] The Denver Art Museum holds its next “First Saturday” tomorrow, February 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy the museum’s world-class art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. FREE tickets are available for everyone, not just Colorado residents, at the museum entrance starting at 10 a.m. Reminder: The FREE admission does [...] Dave “Bigfoot” Felkley leads snowshoeing excursions for all ages on trails around Nederland this Saturday, February 4 and again on the 18th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults and youngsters alike will learn a lot about the winter environment, get out into the fresh air and have a great time, because Bigfoot is an informative, engaging [...] Every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lakeshore Learning Store offers FREE craft activities for kids ages 3 and older. The January/February schedule promises a lot of hands-on fun. Here’s the lineup: January 28 — create a Groundhog Puppet, February 4 — design a cool, flip-open notebook for drawing and writing, February 11 [...] Tiny Tots Inside the Orchestra has been introducing little ones age 6 and under to orchestral music for a quarter of a century. Performances take place February 1 to 13 at venues throughout metro Denver (from The Wildlife Experience and El Jebel Shrine to Temple Sinai, Temple Emanuel and the huge Boettcher Concert Hall). [...] Founded in Denver, Spicy Pickle serve high-quality meats and fine Italian artisan breads, along with 10 different cheeses, 21 different toppings and 15 proprietary spreads to create flavorful panini and sub sandwiches. For a limited time, kids can eat FREE on the weekend – Saturday and Sunday. With the purchase of an entrée (panini, sandwich, salad or combo), [...] Join the YMCA of Boulder Valley by January 31 and you’ll pay no joining fee, plus you’ll get two FREE personal training sessions and FREE enrollment in Whole Foods Markets’ new Healthy Eating Challenge. The normal joining fee is $50 for one adult, $25 for a student or youth and $75 for adult couples and families (up [...] Rocky Mountain PBS sponsors FREE Community Cinema screenings of historically and culturally important but unheralded films in large Colorado cities and small towns. The next is “Daisy Bates: The First Lady of Little Rock.” Bates was a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the [...] The Lone Tree Arts Center’s “Seedlings,” a lunch-time program designed for parents and children from toddlers to kindergarteners, is described as “art for your tot to grow.” This is an age-appropriate introduction to arts, culture, science and entertainment is offered the first Tuesday of every month 11 a.m. to 12 noon. “Tales-n-Tunes” takes place on January 3. Admission is [...] This is the best movie deal we’ve seen in a long time. Unfortunately, it’s only available at select United Artists (aka Regal Cinemas) theaters – Greenwood Plaza Stadium (8141 E. Arapahoe Rd., Englewood), Meadows Stadium (9355 Park Meadows Dr., Littleton) and Twin Peaks (1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont.) Every Sunday, including today, January 1, the three [...] We know kids can watch lots of movies (sometimes the same one over and over and over…), so Blockbuster‘s Kids Pass is perfect for families – especially during the holiday break. A 1-month pass is only $4.99 for unlimited Kids and Family movie and game rentals. If you’re in it for the long haul, a [...] Hammond’s Candies has been making delicious candies since 1920 and they still do it the old-fashioned way in small batches. FREE factory tours run Monday through Saturday and are a great way to entertain the entire family during winter break. The tour shows the candymakers hand-pulling and hand-twisting oversize candy canes, as well as ribbon [...] The Denver Nuggets, in conjunction with the Colorado Parks and Recreation Association, has organized the seventh annual basketball Skills Challenge. Boys and girls aged 7 to 14 are encouraged to test their dribbling, passing and shooting skills at local competitions throughout the state. A handful have started already, Parker is today, December 17 and Arapahoe [...] |
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