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Families
The Urban Farm Evolves
What began as a modest program to provide urban youth horse-riding opportunities has expanded its mission to provide “experiential learning and practical work experience to young people in a farm setting.
Chocolate at DMNS until May 8, 2016
The newest exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science celebrates chocolate’s 10-million-year evolutionary history.
Sherlock Holmes
The Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is open until January 31 and gives visitors the chance to solve a crime using methods from Sherlock Holmes.
Days of Grace
With the help of her daughter and a good family friend, 96-year-old Grace Roberts Scott wrote a 520-page memoir of her life and family history, which was published this spring.
Life-size LEGO Zoo Animals
Adults and children are ooh-ing and aah-ing at the giant sculptures made from LEGOs and placed throughout the Denver Zoo.
Music lessons are great for kids……but what if they hate to practice? AND a Guide to Nearby Music and Arts Teachers
At what point do parents give up encouraging their kids to play music?
Dyslexia: Einstein, Steven Spielberg & Kids Today Overcome Its Difficulties
Dyslexia does not have to be a limitation in life. Experts debunk myths, and two brothers share advantages and challenges of their dyslexia.
Mythic Creatures Arrive at DMNS
Although fantastical, mythic creatures are windows into history and how cultures have adapted different meanings to legends. Learn more at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science exhibit, Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids.
Vaccine Data: One More Tool for Parents
“…there’s this huge silent majority of parents who are vaccinating their kids. Only now, when we’re able to see these rates and we’re hearing about outbreaks because parents are refusing vaccines.”
Going Competitive Younger than Ever
Determining the right age for kids to start playing competitive sports can be a difficult choice, and now families face it even earlier. What is good and about competitive sports?
More Than Half of U.S. Infants Sleep with Potentially Unsafe Bedding
Nearly 55 percent of U.S. infants sleep with potentially unsafe bedding, according to a December 2014 study by the National Institutes of Health. The rate is higher among babies of young, low- income, non-college-educated, and/or African-American or Hispanic moms.
