The Children's Museum of Denver at Marisco Campus is a whimsical place for children ages 10 and under. When our oldest granddaughter asked if we would take her for a visit we were just as excited to go as she was! Even more exciting was a special surprise occurrence that happened when we arrived.
The museum is taking reservations for admission to control crowds for safer play and we had a 10:30 AM admission time. My husband dropped us off at the front and we went inside the lobby to wait for him while he parked our car. While we waited we watched little children enter through the small yellow door in the photo above, while their parents entered at the side automatic doors. One mother and two sons approached and the older brother did not hold the small door open for his brother. It closed and the little boy could not open it. My granddaughter ran over and opened the door from the inside and held it open for him. The mother was so appreciative of my granddaughter doing that and she said her kindness should be rewarded and told us that we would be her guests on her membership pass! It was so sweet for her to do that as it was a significant saving for us. She told us that the world definitely needs more kindness these days---so true!
The 46,902 square foot Children's Museum building is located on a 9-acre campus and has 20 exhibits and playscapes and attracts approximately 450,000 visitors annually.
Our granddaughter enjoyed each playscape--the Fire Station No 1where she slide down the fire pole and operated an actual firetruck. The Ready Vet Go station where stuffed animal pets can be pretend groomed, x-rayed, and nursed back to health. In the quiet Book Nook, there are comfy chairs and a selection of books for all ages, along with scheduled story times. Not shown is the My Marketwhich is a pretend grocery store and kitchen area.
The Bubbles room was a big hit! There is the bubble booth where one pulls a rope and instantly colorful, soapy bubble film is all around you. You're totally inside a bubble! One can catch giant bubbles, play with bubble foam, and create bubbles of all sizes with an air tube and a large ring. We spent quite a bit of time in this room.
Another favorite room was the Assembly Plant where there are many booths where children can sit at a workbench and hammer nails, saw, and use a vise and screwdrivers to make a creation with pieces of wood.
The Altitude Climber feature is for children over 40 inches tall. It is a pretend mountain to climb and is three and a half stories high inside! It includes a ski gondola at the top to sit in.
We spent a lot of time in the Art Studio. There was a clay area, easels, lots of paint and paper, a graffiti wall, and windows to paint with chalk paint. We took home 3 artistic creations!
As you can see from this window view, the Children's Museum outdoor campus is large and full of fun things to do! You can even see the Broncos football team's Empower Field at Mile High in the distance.
The Joy Park has picnic tables, outdoor play material like hula hoops and jump ropes, a slide, and a large sand pit with shovels and dumps trucks.
Our granddaughter really enjoyed riding the zip line, jumping on hay bales, and playing in the "river."
The newest addition is the Adventure Forest! It is a 500-foot (152.4 Meters) long aerial adventure and immersive art exhibit for children 5 years and older or over 44 inches tall (111.7 centimeters), with a height of 90 feet (27.4 Meters) at the highest "lookout point." To exit one slides down 70 foot (21.3 Meter) chute slides.
Our granddaughter was inside the high lookout point in the bottom left photo.
She said the view was fantastic up there!
Across from the Children's Museum outdoor campus, we could see some of Denver's Elitch Gardens Amusement and Water Park in the distance. We went once, a few years ago and it may be time for another visit sometime this summer.
There were other areas we explored but I did not take photos such as Water, Kinetics,Energy, etc,but you can see them all in the short museum video above (just close off the ad in the beginning)
The Children's Museum is certainly a wonderful place to spend the day or to invest in a membership to go frequently if you live in the area. My husband and I not only enjoyed watching our granddaughter have fun that day but it was also enjoyable to watch the other children learn and play together.
Arrowhead Golf Course is one of the top 10 most-photographed golf courses in the world, has been voted the #1 public golf course in the Denver area, as well as one of America's "Top 75 Public Courses" by Golf Digest.
The scenery in this area is so beautiful!
There are thousands of feet of ancient red sandstone rocks in the golf course and it is adjacent to Roxborough State Park, which is comprised of 4,000 acres of trails, wildlife viewing, bird watching, and distinct plant communities among the 300 million-year-old rock formations. I blogged extensively about Roxborough State Park in this post.
Arrowhead Golf Club's magnificent championship layout serves as the centerpiece to a full-service daily fee property open to the public seven days a week for golf, dining, and special events. We went to Arrowhead's On The Rocks Bar and Grill with friends to have lunch recently.
I enjoyed the delicious large Cobb Salad. It was such a generous portion that I had to take half home to eat later.
We enjoyed chatting and catching up with friends and enjoying the beautiful views at the golf course and in the Roxborough area. It is definitely a course to put on your agenda if you enjoy golf.
May 30th is Memorial Day where we remember and honor the military servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country.
"It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it."
~ Nelson Mandela
This past week my grandchildren completed school for the year. Our middle grandson's school held a "continuation ceremony" at a local high school where I saw the mural above. He is continuing on to Middle School for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. A very happy occasion for us, but it was also a sad day in America as the tragedy of 19 children and two teachers lost to horrific gun violence in Texas occurred the same day. It was so heartbreaking. I hope that with our voice and vote we can create a better world and future for us all.
As May winds down and June approaches I look forward to gardening and some travel.
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I'm Pat, a lifelong New Yorker who has recently moved to a suburb of Denver in the beautiful state of Colorado, so that I can live close to my children and grandchildren. I look forward to learning many new things about my new "mile high" city and I will share them on my blog.
New York City will always be my second home, and I will also continue to share many posts about it.
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