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Seaquest: an interactive aquarium
Have you ever had the opportunity to pet a wallaby? Or feed a stingray? Or walk slowly along beside a huge tortoise? These experiences are what have made Seaquest a favorite place for us to visit. Seaquest is a chain of small aquariums with about 10 locations across the United States. They are generally found…
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Making Music Videos
I think adventures come in all types, and sometimes the weather isn’t conducive to going outside, or driving somewhere, and sometimes there’s a pandemic. In these kinds of situations, something I have come to love making music videos with my kids. You don’t have to be a professional filmmaker to do things like this. I…
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Homemade Twister
The other day my daughter played the game of Twister at her gym class (you know, the game where they pretend yoga is fun), so naturally, when she came home she wanted to go out and buy the game immediately. I wasn’t in the mood to rush out to the store right then, plus, I…
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Make Your Own Trail Mix, Plus A Long List of Possible Ingredients
My kids aren’t fans of hiking (yet), but if I tell them they can make their own trail mix, suddenly the prospect of trekking through the woods becomes a lot more exciting. There are limitless ingredients and combinations that you can put in your homemade trail mix, but I’ll give a fairly extensive list to…
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One Night at the Great Wolf Lodge
After years of driving by it and hearing rave reviews from family and friends, we finally found ourselves at The Great Wolf Lodge. For one night. The Great Wolf Lodge is a resort chain with multiple locations peppered across the US and Canada. (Okay, there’s just one in Canada, at Niagara Falls.) They cater to…
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Going to “the Beach” in Colorado
Sadly, Colorado is a land-locked state, and the nearest beach is about a 15 hour drive. So, whenever we go to a reservoir or a lake, my kids affectionally call it “the beach.” Our ”beach“ of choice is Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton, Colorado. I like to go when it’s not crowded, so sometimes we visit…
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Overnight Farm Stay in Calhan, CO
I am a huge fan of Airbnb. I spend a ridiculous amount of time browsing through all the unique properties and places I could visit. The beauty of Airbnb is that not only can you find a great place to stay in popular destinations and big cities, but you can also visit areas that you’ve…
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Hiking Gateway Mesa Open Space
I do very little hiking considering how much I love it. I’m trying to change that. I decided to take my kids to hike a fairly easy trail in Gateway Mesa Open Space in Castle Rock. Because my kids aren’t super big fans of hiking, I let them make their own trail mix as an…
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Finding Adventures Everywhere
I love traveling and going on adventures. However, as a mother of three (at the moment, my youngest is under two), I often get discouraged by all the things I can’t do, or the places I can’t go. Having to pack a menagerie of little kid items significantly reduces your mobility, and the prospect of…
Finding adventures in the little things and making big adventures happen.
Adventures With My Kids 