Mile High Mamas
Denver parenting, with altitude
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Gratitude Adventures: 7 Ways Denver Families Can Give Back This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a lovely time to count our blessings, but it’s also a chance to roll up our sleeves and share a little kindness. And you don’t have to organize a giant food drive or spend an entire holiday serving dinner to make a difference. Sometimes it’s packing a few grocery…
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Colorado Ski Passport Turns 30: A Great Deal for Kids Who Love the Slopes
If you have a kid who dreams of spending winter on the slopes, here’s a deal worth knowing about. The Colorado Ski Country USA Ski Passport is celebrating its 30th birthday, and it’s still giving young skiers a chance to explore some of Colorado’s best mountains without emptying…
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Thornton’s Día de los Muertos Celebration Is a Family Tradition Worth Making
If your family calendar is feeling a little Halloween-heavy, here’s a beautiful reason to keep the costumes and festive spirit going a few days longer. Thornton’s 10th annual Día de los Muertos celebration returns to McAllister Park on Sunday, November 1, and it’s the kind of…
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Deals: Spooky Discounts from Sam’s Club, Walmart, Target & More!
We hope you and your kids have a great and safe Halloween. How fun that it falls on a Saturday! Nearly every neighborhood has events happening from Highlands Ranch’s Last Stop at Highlands Ranch Mansion to Dick’s Sporting Good’s Park Halloween Village to Aurora’s Trunk or Treat…
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Kids Don’t Play Just One Sport. Why Should Their Shoes?
The box came in July, which I remember because I was supposed to be studying for the Colorado bar exam. Inside were new shoes. By then, the shoes had been almost two years in the making. My co-founder Aaron and I had done the initial designing ourselves, poorly, before admitting…
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This Denver Mom Created a Texting Habit That Helps Parents Remember the Little Things
Somewhere between running a company and raising two boys, I stopped remembering the small details, the good moments that made up my life. It’s funny. I could tell you about the deadlines, the school forms, the sports sign-ups I almost missed, the minor car accident. The hard…
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A Sensory-Friendly Halloween Plan for Little Ones with Autism
Taylor Diemer, M.S., CCC-SLP, Soar Autism Center’s Head of Speech Therapy Services in Colorado More young Coloradans are being identified with autism, according to data from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. For many of those families,…
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BOOnion Station: A Pretty Great Way to Do Halloween With Kids
There are a lot of ways to celebrate Halloween in Denver. You can walk the neighborhood with a bucket, hit up a pumpkin patch, or spend 20 minutes convincing your child that, no, they cannot wear their Halloween costume to school three weeks early. Or you can head downtown.…
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Before You Plan Another Family Activity, Try This Instead
I used to think meaningful family time was something I needed to create. Plan the outing. Find the right activity. Put away the phones. Make the memory. As a working mom, I know how easy it is to turn “quality time” into one more thing on an already full calendar. But some of…
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Skiing Without the Sticker Shock: Powderhorn Is Making It More Affordable
Want to get your kids outside this winter? We’re visiting this fun and affordable resort on the Western Slope. Read our trip report: Family-friendly Powderhorn Mountain Resort…where to stay and play! Skiing with kids can be magical. It can also involve a whole lot of math. Lift…
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Downtown Boulder Invites the Community to Sing Together for World Singing Day on Saturday, October 17
If your family has ever been told to “use your indoor voice,” October 17 might be your chance to do the opposite. World Singing Day is coming back to Boulder, and you do not need a good singing voice, musical training or even a particularly strong sense of rhythm to join in. You…