Posts Tagged ‘ kids ’

A friend recently camped at 11 Mile Canyon along the South Platte River. Just outside Woodland Park, 11 mile canyon is situated along a very beautiful river with lots of granite boulders, and places for the kids to play and swim, and the fly fishing is excellent too. Campgrounds and restrooms are nice and...
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10 Fun Things To Do With Your Kids This Summer

By SJPmama

Woohoo, it’s summertime!! Summer days = lots of time with family and friends, lazy days of reading, time to just play, be silly and chill out. Of course, after a few weeks of summer, the kids start getting ornery and they need to be, uh, challenged and given some things to do. Here are...
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Three Math Puzzles for Your Kids

By Nana

Try these math puzzles with your kids! They are fun and give your kids an opportunity to practice their basic math skills. 1. I Can Guess Your Age This puzzle is best done with a pair of friends. Take turns and each friend do it once to get the math practice. 1. Child 1...
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The Great Sand Dunes (when they’re not so great)

By SJPmama

It should have been the perfect Mother’s Day weekend. Every time we mentioned that we were heading to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Alamosa, our friends and acquaintances got a dreamy, distant look in their eyes. Oh, they had loved the sand dunes. The sand had been so warm! The wide...
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Coupon Madness: 5/14

By radmama

Target: Buy any 4 participating Degree, Dove, Tresemme, Qtips, Suave or Vaseline items receive $5 gift card Degree deordorant $3.79 use $2/2 coupon from coupon.target.com pay $11.16, get $5 GC when you buy 4 = $1.54 Buy 4 Qtips, 375ct $2.69 use 2 $0.60/1 coupons from makinglifebetter.com and use 1 $1/2 coupon from facebook.com...
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Soap Creek – Great Camping for Kids

By SJPmama

Nestled behind Blue Mesa Reservoir, Soap Creek Campground is a gorgeous place to camp with kids in Southwest Colorado. As we first drove up, I was thinking mostly about kayaking and didn’t initially notice the transition from dry sage brush to lush forest. As the road wound around behind the reservoir, we drove through...
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