Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in denver, CO

More School Support - Montclair Plant Sale!

May 06, 2009

As we all know, Mother's Day is THE time to get planting in Denver. Officially "frost day" is May 7th this year - so we are free and clear to get shoveling by this weekend.

And I have a great place to send you to stock up on those plants, flowers, etc - AND help out a local public school in Denver.

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The 5th Annual Montclair Plant Sale
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
9 am to 2 pm, rain or shine
1151 Newport St.
Denver, CO 80220

Make your gardening dollars do good!

Your purchases:
    * Benefit the great kids at Montclair School
    * Supports a family-owned Denver nursery
    * Reduces your carbon footprint by buying plants that are grown in North Denver, not North Carolina!

They will have an expanded selection of perennials - plants that live for more than one year - AND proven performers for local gardens. If your gardening budget is tight this spring, consider investing in plants that will grace your garden for years to come. 

Get there early for best selection!

Places To Go Without The Kids, But With Your Friends

by Aimee Greeblemonkey

September 16, 2008

Denver is ripe with areas for the adults to hang out sans kids. Here are some sections of town worth checking out when you have a babysitting at home and friends lined up to hang out. Larimer Square - This shopping district between 14th and 15th on Larimer downtown kind of bleeds out on to 15th, and into the adjoining Writer's Square. There are not only great restaurants such as Lime , Samba  Read more...

Date Night Ideas

by Aimee Greeblemonkey

August 18, 2008

So, it's THAT time. Time to call in a babysitter and go out on your own with your significant other. But you haven't done it in SO LONG, you have NO IDEA where to go. That's OK, let's use this post to give a few ideas and let others bring on some ideas of their own. Denver is full of great nightlife, restaurants and entertainment options - and many of them DO NOT involve Barney! Take In A Play  Read more...

Continuing On With The Safety Theme

by Aimee Greeblemonkey

June 06, 2008

I always get annoyed as people flip out when as child goes missing somewhere. Don't get me wrong, I feel terrible; it's a horrible thing and the world is certainly not a safe place. But it's also a relatively rare thing. The chances of a child getting snatched are astronomical, with the chances of a child getting sexually molested is 1 in 4. Usually by someone they know. So, when I hear women  Read more...