“Exploring Colorado With Kids,” by Jamie Siebrase (a freelance writer for The Denver Post) and Debbie Mock (Falcon Guides)
Letting a kid “wander the historical buildings at the Centennial Village Museum or touch a cloud inside the National Center for Atmospheric Research, that’s when a spark is ignited and the best kind of learning happens,” write the authors in their introduction to “Exploring Colorado With Kids.”
This guidebook is a list of fun places to go in Colorado that also teach something.
For instance, at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, kids take a mile-long journey through a petrified forest. At Junkyard Social Club in Boulder, they play on equipment made from recycled junkyard finds and make their own toys from discarded parts. Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve is a wildlife preserve in the metropolitan area, with foxes, raccoons, coyotes and cottontail rabbits. It’s a great area for young bikers.
The guide includes location, drive time from Denver, accessibility and tips about each area. It’s a great guide for parents who want to sneak a little something extra into family fun.
