Indoor Activities
What to do when the weather isn't great!
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Free Playground at the Denver Aquarium?!
Exciting news! There is a playground at the Denver Aquarium that doesn’t require admission to the full exhibit! Sharkey’s Fun Zone will bring joy to every little marine life fan. Your child will be running from shark to whale to even a game of hopscotch within minutes! The play area is located outside of the Aquarium Restaurant, best accessed through the gift shop. This post may contain affiliate links and while we may earn compensation when you click on the links, it is at no additional cost to you. Address: 700 Water St, Denver, CO 80211 Age Recommendations: Children ages 8 and younger (under 48″) will enjoy the Denver Aquarium’s…
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Paul Derda Playground brings Colorado fun!
In true Colorado fashion, it was 75 degrees yesterday and a snowy 20 degrees today so we decided to try out the Paul Derda playground! The play area is inside the Recreation Center making it a perfect spot to meet friends on cold (or very hot) days. This post may contain affiliate links and while we may earn compensation when you click on the links, it is at no additional cost to you. Address: 13201 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield, CO 80020 Age Recommendations: This is a fantastic place to take your toddlers and preschoolers! Maximum age allowed at the Paul Derda playground is 7 years old. For hours of operation, cost…
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Have you been to the Imagination Playground?
We love our outdoor playground adventures, but every once in a while the Colorado weather is too cold (or too hot!) and we need some other options. When investigating local recreation centers, we came across something called the “Imagination Playground” and had to check it out! This post may contain affiliate links and while we may earn compensation when you click on the links, it is at no additional cost to you. Address: West View Recreation Center 10747 W 108th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80021 Age Recommendations: According to the website, the ages allowed are 3 to 10. Those closer to 3 will have fun moving the blocks around, those closer…
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Colorado-inspired Free Indoor Playground
Don’t you love places to take the kids that don’t cost anything?! Let me introduce you to the NEW indoor play area at the APEX Center in Arvada! This post may contain affiliate links and while we may earn compensation when you click on the links, it is at no additional cost to you. Address: 13150 W 72nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80005 Age Recommendation: The website recommends ages 1-10, however, I think kids over age 7 may be too tall for most of the features. This is the perfect place to take your young walkers to Kindergarten-age children! If your child is in that one to three year age, there’s…
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Prehistoric Fun at the Cherry Creek Mall
As we near the winter season, I want to share a great place to play indoors! Thanks to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Cherry Creek mall has a perfect “Dinosaur Gulch” for your little ones! This post may contain affiliate links and while we may earn compensation when you click on the links, it is at no additional cost to you. Address: 15 S Steele St, Denver, CO 80209 (The play area is in front of the entrance to Macy’s.) Age Recommendations: This play area is best for ages 1 to 5. Kids older than that may enjoy climbing on the T-Rex but otherwise will find it less…
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Chilly day? Check out this Space-Themed Indoor Playground!
Have you ever wanted to take your kids to an indoor playground, then stopped because you remembered the chaos and how you kept having to search for your child? Or instantly felt the anxiousness and stress of a zillion kids running around, sure someone would get hurt? I know I have! Ok, so if an indoor playground is off the table, how about a trip to a museum? What visions does that bring up for you? I picture the shush-ing I’d need to do for my constantly chatting daughter, the breakable items you want them to see but not touch, rushing around to just see the “cool stuff” before a…
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Fun for all in Erie!
We have lived in Erie for 15 years now and, oh my goodness, it has grown so much! I couldn’t create this blog without sharing a family favorite – the playgrounds at the Erie Community Center! Address: 450 Powers St, Erie, CO 80516 (Note that this is for the building, the playgrounds are on the north side on the parking lot, near the baseball fields.) Recommended Ages: All! There are two separate playgrounds, with sections specifically made for 2 to 5 year olds and others designed for ages 5 to 12. Unique Features (for ages 2 to 5): My youngest loves the train area and always chooses to eat her…
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When was your last trip to the Library?
When I was thinking about this website, my main focus was on sharing all of the amazing playgrounds available to us, but then we had a bunch of rainy (and snowy!) days in Colorado this May… So I began to think about what I’d recommend when weather doesn’t go your way. I asked on Facebook about favorite places to go with kids on rainy days and almost all of them cost money, and pretty significant money when I started to calculate totals for myself and three kids… So, for my first idea to share with each of you, we’re going with FREE! One of our favorite places to go is…
