Hands-on Activities
Boulder Bach Performance
Join friends from Boulder Bach Festival for a fun, educational, and interactive classical music performance for children and families.
Four Mile Free Day
Four Mile Historic Park 715 S. Forest St., Denver, CO, United StatesCheck out historic demonstrations, tour the Four Mile House Museum, explore the grounds, and greet farm animals.
Empty Bowls Project
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus 2121 Children’s Museum Dr., Denver, CO, United StatesVisit the art studio to make your own clay bowl, or purchase a bowl created by expert clay staff. All proceeds from Empty Bowls support Food for Thought, a Denver nonprofit fighting childhood hunger. Prices vary depending on bowl size.
Holiday Food and Gift Festival
National Western Complex 4655 Humboldt St. , Denver, CO, United StatesShop among more than 500 exhibitors for one-of-a-kind gifts including art, jewelry, music, toys, and Christmas decor.
Wassail Days
The Town of Frisco 1 Main St., Frisco, CO, United StatesCelebrate winter and the holiday season with wassail, a warm Old English apple cider. Local businesses will offer free samples of their own recipes. Guests receive a commemorative mug after trying 12 samples and stamping their “12 Sips of Wassail” card. See website for varying times on each day.
Lego Maniacs
Englewood Public Library 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO, United StatesSchool-aged children, come in and create! Parents welcome too. More information about this and all other programs available here .
Mindbender Mansion
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, United StatesA wacky, puzzling world where brains come to play for all ages. Enter “Mindbender Mansion,” a quirky place full of puzzles, brainteasers and interactive challenges that put minds of all ages to the test. “Mindbender Mansion” is a series of thematic “rooms” filled with dozens of puzzle stations and challenges that get your whole body […]
My Nature Lab-Tracks and Scat
My Nature Lab 1110 E. South Boulder Road, Louisville, CO, United StatesRain, Snow, or Shine! We will meet at the Lab to explore animal tracks and scat as well as other wildlife sign. During this 90 minute class, we will learn the difference between mammal and bird sign as well as learn to identify what animal was there. If conditions allow, we will also make casts […]
Sunday FunDay
Color Me Mine 1938 Pearl St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO, United StatesTake the family to get creative with painting every Sunday. Groups of 3 get half off this month.
Treehouses: Look Who’s Living in the Trees
Longmont Museum 400 Quail Road, Longmont, CO, United StatesExplore and climb the forest canopy indoors at the museum’s hands-on exhibition. In the Longmont Museum’s newest hands-on exhibition, visitors roam from tree to tree as they discover the many habitats that trees provide for animals large and small, and people too. Climb through large treehouses, become an animal tracker, get face-to-face with wildlife of […]
