Child friendly activities

[tmleadr03]

Really? That's sad, I remember having good times there as a kid ~20 years ago or so (not that I remember what those good times WERE, just that I enjoyed it lol).

If you're willing to drive, they recently (within last year) re-opened the Discovery Center (or "Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, as I guess it's called now) up in Fort Collins. My coworker said his kids enjoyed it, and they even have a neat dome theater in there which I've checked out. http://www.fcmod.org/

I may be tainted by spending a few weekends at The Exploritorium in CA as a kid. That place was very cool.

[DavieD55]

How about bowling.

[newracer]

Broomfield Rec is pretty fun for kids. They have a great pool/water park.

[Squeeze]

Monkey Bizness. Good way to drain some energy.

http://www.monkeybizness.com/

I second this place along with "Jump Street".

[jhirsh5280]

My kids love Monkey Bizness. The one on Colorado is a bit more little kid friendly, however the one in Centennial is definitely big kid oriented. We are members to the train museum in Golden, and as corny as it may seem, its actually pretty cool if you like really old historical stuff. Plus the kids can touch and climb all over everything. They have some working model trains there as well. If you're looking just to burn some energy there is the play place at the Cherry Creek Mall and a great kids museum in Lafayette called World of Wonder, again lots of stuff to touch and play with. Kids Museum downtown Ive heard is OK, my wife says its expensive. BassPro Shops has the fish tank and usually some kid friendly activities on the weekends. http://denverkids.com/ has some good ideas and coupons.

[def90]

Really? That's sad, I remember having good times there as a kid ~20 years ago or so (not that I remember what those good times WERE, just that I enjoyed it lol).

If you're willing to drive, they recently (within last year) re-opened the Discovery Center (or "Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, as I guess it's called now) up in Fort Collins. My coworker said his kids enjoyed it, and they even have a neat dome theater in there which I've checked out. http://www.fcmod.org/

I helped install the system that runs the dome theater.. I got to walk through the museum while it was being constructed up to the day before it opened. The museum is designed to appeal to kids and learning, there is a lot of interesting stuff for kids there.

[Tim K]

Put my 5yr old in the pool and she thinks she had the best day of her life. She's also bugging me to take her fishing.

Best bet? Find another 5 year old girl (like mine) with a closet full of princess dresses and a dad who liked guns (like me). Organize a play date for the dads to talk guns. The kids could run around, too.

[Sparky]

Doesn't even have to be in the Denver Metro area. I like a good drive. I have my 5 year old with me for the next month with out mom and her little sister and want to make sure she has a good time. It is her first time being separated from her sister or her mom for anything longer then part of a day.

Zoo is always a good place for her to spend a day wondering around. She does like that. The children museum is the suck. Seriously worthless if you ask me.

Any fairs, rodeos, carnivals what ever going on with in about 1-2 hours from Denver or in Denver area? I think she is right on the edge of being old enough to go shooting with a 22 and am thinking of picking one up for her. Only 130 bucks at the base. But not actually certain how much she would like it.

My 4 yr old has a chipmunk .22 he loves it.

[Dave_L]

Pirates cove in Englewood could be fun. I've never been there as I don't have children but I used to play softball right by it. Not as big and crazy as Water World but still more fun than just a pool.

http://www.piratescovecolorado.com/s...740&page=41147

[buffalobo]

Ton of great suggestions here. Second the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Hudson, also have a Crickett rifle that I would be happy to loan.