Play Grounds in Boulder closing

How sad that such a kid-friendly place as Play Grounds in Boulder is closing! Here's the email that's going around from the owners:

"From: play@playgroundscafe.com
Subject: Play Grounds: Final month

Dear Friends,

We have made a difficult personal decision and are relocating to the east coast to be closer to family. Sadly, Play Grounds will be closing at the end of this year on Saturday, December 20. It is a bitter sweet decision as we must leave behind our creation, but we have the chance for our children to grow up with their grandparents. It has been a magical and crazy year. We thank you all for supporting us, and being great guests.

For our members, we have reimbursement checks for the remaining balance of your memberships. You may pick them up at the front counter.

We wish you well in your parenting journeys; may they be filled with love and joy.

Kari and Kenny"

Whoa - another Loveland bounce place?

As I posted below about Bounce returning to Loveland, I came across an email advertising "Jumpin" which is apparently another bouncy place in Loveland. Have any of you been there? You can visit their website here for more info. We might have to check this place out! If you've been let us know what it's like!

Remember Bounce in Loveland?

So many of us were sad when Bounce!, the jumpy castle place in Loveland, closed last February. Well guess what? They're reopening at a new location in January! Yay! Not that Bouncetown here in Longmont isn't great, but it's fun to have an alternative that's not too far away! See this page for more info on their new location!

New Year's at the WOW Museum

New Year's Eve Celebration at the WOW Museum in Lafayette!
Wednesday, December 31, 11am – 12pm
Celebrate New Year's Eve at noon! Noise maker crafts, musical entertainment by Eric West and a special New Year's countdown and celebration at noon! All New Year's Eve activities are included with Museum admission. WOW! will be open from 9:00am to 1:00pm on New Year's Eve.

For more information or directions to this great children's museum, visit their website!

Santa's House!

We went to this for the first time last year and had a GREAT time! We hope to make it again this year! I know, it's in Boulder not Longmont, but it's so much fun for the little ones that I can't help but tell you about it :)

SANTA'S HOUSE
(NOW IN ITS's 39th year!)
at Pi Beta Phi Sorority House
(all dressed up to look like the North Pole)
890 11 Street, Boulder
Saturday & Sunday Dec 6 & 7
TIMES: 10-4pm (best time 2-4)
$3 per child

Entertainment at Santa's House:

Music with Madelyn singing holiday songs
Maureen the puppet lady with her famious Christmas puppet show
Mother goose telling stories
Carnival game room for little tykes
Coloring room
Sitting on the laps of Mr and Mrs Claus
Being greeted by Snoopy and Giant xmas bear
Bake sale

All proceeds benefit children's charities in Boulder!

See you there!

Trunk or Treat in Erie

I know I usually concentrate on Longmont events but this one sounds like fun and isn't too far away! The Erie Community Center is hosting its 3rd annual Trunk or Treat and Spooky Fest event on Saturday, October 25th, from 4:30 to 6 pm! Here's the blurb from their website:

"Trunk or Treat and Spooky Fest!
You have heard of going door to door, why not consider going trunk to trunk? Vehicles decorated by volunteers and area businesses will line the parking lot of the Erie Community Center for this year's 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat and Spooky Fest. This spooktacular event should prove to be plenty of fun with and indoor haunted house, spooky games, treats, and of course trunk or treating. Prizes will be awareded for Best Trunk!
Trunks Wanted - We need volunteers and area businesses to decorate their vehicle trunks or tailgaites and provide candy or small treats to our trunk or treaters - if interested by call Katie at 303-926-2793 or email krummel@erieco.gov. For more information please click on the following link to print off a Trunk or Treat Flyer."

Anderson Farms opens tomorrow!

You know it's almost Halloween when fall festivals start at area farms!

Anderson Farms opens tomorrow, Saturday, September 20th. They have a bunch of great activities - wagon rides out to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, petting zoo, barrel train rides, hay bale maze and much more! Their hours vary depending on the day so be sure to check the calendar on their website! Ticket prices also vary so check out their online ticket ordering page. They even have an online coupon!

I'll be posting more about area pumpkin patches soon!

Barenaked Ladies KIDS concert

I know I promised a giveaway today and it's still coming but I just couldn't wait to post this! I'm too excited!!! I love the Barenaked Ladies and was excited to see that they released a kids album. You can get a free download of one of the songs on their site: http://www.bnlmusic.com/snacktime. The exciting part, though, is that they'll be at Barnes & Noble in Boulder this Saturday, June 14th, for a free concert! You can get a wristband (which doesn't guarantee you a spot but increases your chances) by buying their Snacktime kids CD at the Barnes & Noble store at 2915 Pearl Street in Boulder. You could also check out the Daily Camera article about it too! There's just nothing better than kids music that Mommy likes too! :)