The Children's Museum of Denver

The Children's Museum of Denver is a fantastic place to take your children! We don't have a membership, but on the first Tuesday of each month you can go for FREE from 4-8pm. They have such a variety of things for the kids to explore. The museum makes learning fun.

We spent a large portion of our time playing with the bubbles. The picture on the right is not blurry they are actually in a bubble.

Creative play is around every corner: shopping, cooking, puppet shows, trains, an actual fire truck, a veterinarian room, painting, and dress up—just to name a few. 




One area we've yet to check out is the The Center for the Young Child. This is geared towards infants and children up to about four years old. My two year old daughter was set on following her brothers (five and six) around the museum and enjoyed herself, but I would like to go back and explore the area designed for her age.




My biggest concern when going was that it would be packed because it was FREE. There were a lot of people, but my kids still had a chance to do whatever they wanted. Sometimes they had to wait a little, but I feel that is good for children to take turns and learn patience. If crowding is an issue you can buy a membership or pay to go the one time. I recommend Mondays as a great time to go because it is a school-group free day (no large groups).

To check out all the latest info on upcoming events, prices, and location go to http://www.mychildsmuseum.org




                                                                                                                                                     

Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival

I recently went to Miller Farms located in Platteville, Co and had a fantastic time. I've never done anything like this before. You go on a hayride to harvest  your own vegetables. The produce varies depending on what they are currently harvesting. When I went I was able to get potatoes, carrots, onions, beets, sweet corn, Indian corn, and corn for making popcorn. Because I went with a group I only had to pay $10 to get in and that includes the six bags of produce and a pumpkin. It is normally $15 per person. Three and under is free and they are allowed to pick a pumpkin. This is an incredible deal—you get the experience and the food. The Fall Harvest goes until November 15th.

 They also have a petting zoo, a big jumping pad, playground, pyramid made from hay, train, firetruck, etc. Sadly, I didn't give myself enough time to enjoy the fun kids area, but will next year (and will bring my older kids). That would be a lot of food, but I have learned a lot about preserving food over the last week and think it would be great to teach my children. It is much easier to preserve the food then I thought and it feels good to have the extra food in the freezer. To read more about preserving the food go to balance-today.com

Go to Millerfarms.net to check on current prices and for directions