june 15 to 21, 2012

Listed here are some great family events. Most are free. They are all opportunities to be together as a family and engage your kids of all ages. HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK!

Special Events: Louisville Town Faire, Noon Tunes, Home Depot Kids’ Workshops, Lego Mania, & Denver Museum of Nature & Science FREE DAY

Friday, June 15

• Louisville Town Faire. Live music, excellent food, children’s activities, quality art & crafts are all at the Faire. Go listen to CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band playing live [6:30 to 9:00ish]. All ages. Ongoing event. Free. Rain or shine. 5:00 to 10:00pm.
• Children’s Storytime at the Main Library. 10:15 to 11:00am. Free. Ongoing activity.
• French/English Storytime with Marie [I love her!] at the Main Library.  10:15 to 11:00. Free. Ongoing activity on the 1st/3rd Friday of the month.
• Noon Tunes on Pearl Street Mall. Join Swing Je T’aime for live music and jam on the Mall. Kids love this event!

Saturday, June 16

• Airport Day at Boulder Airport. This is a family friendly event with lots for the family to do. 9:00am to 3:00pm. @ noon there will be a parachute demo. All ages. Free.
• Tropical Birds of Boulder with OSMP. Why fly to Belize or Costa Rica when their birds will come to us? Join naturalist Dave Sutherland for an easy hike into a local birding hot-spot to search for colorful migratory song birds newly arrived from the steamy jungles south of the border. Birdwatchers of all abilities welcome. 7:30 to 10:30am.
• Home Depot Kids’ Workshops. Kids can create a project of their own on the 1st/3rd Saturdays of the month. Mornings.
• Shepard Valley Waldorf School presents: Farm FaRe
• Boulder History Museum Family Day: Mining. Noon to 4:00pm. Free with museum entry.
• Children’s Storytime at the Main Library. All ages. Free. 10:15 to 11:00am. Ongoing activity.
• Boulder Farmer’s Market. 8:00 to 2:00pm. 13th Street between Arapahoe & Canyon Blvd. Great opportunity for families to purchase locally grown produce, eat delicious food, listen to live music and so much more! A Boulder kids’ favorite.
• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Arts [BMOCA] Check out Art Stop which provides FREE guided art activities for kids on Saturdays during the Farmer’s Market. I have heard that they have a space where you can throw a cup at the wall. Kids love it! 8:00am to 2:00pm. All ages

Sunday, June 17

• Denver Museum of Nature and Science FREE DAY. All day. Free entry.
• Go Club for Kids & Teens at the Main Boulder Library. 2:00 to 5:30pm. Ages 5 and up. Free. “Learn to play the ancient and mysterious game of Go.”

Monday, June 18

• Rise and Shine Storytime @ Barnes & Noble. 9:30am. Don’t forget the fun train table!
• Children’s Storytime at the Main Boulder Library. 10:15 to 11:00am.
• No Meadow Music this week.

Tuesday, June 19

• Lap Babies at the Main Boulder Library. Babies up to 12 months explore books & stories with their caregivers. 10:15 to 11:00am. No older children, please! Free. Ongoing activity.
• Read to the Dog. Children 5 to 12 can schedule a time to read to Cooper a therapy dog. Please call ahead to schedule a time slot at 303.441.3099. 10:30 to 11:45. Free.
• Lego Mania: 20 minute workshops. “From blobs to bricks” 2:00 and 4:00 at the Main Boulder Library.

Wednesday, June 20

• Children’s Storytime @Meadows Branch Library. 10:15 to 11:00am. Free. Ongoing activity.

  Cruisers & Crawlers @ Main Boulder Library. Ages 9 to 24 months. 10:15 to 11:00am.  Free. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Weds of the month.

• Wednesday Storytime @ Main Boulder Library. 10:15 to 11:30am. Free. Ongoing.

• Boulder Farmer’s Market. 4:00 to 8:00pm. 13th Street between Arapahoe & Canyon Blvd. Great opportunity for families to purchase locally grown produce, eat delicious food, listen to live music and so much more! A Boulder kids’ favorite.
• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Arts [BMOCA] Check out Art Stop which provides FREE guided art activities for kids on Saturdays during the Farmer’s Market. I have heard that they have a space where you can throw a cup at the wall. Kids love it! 4:00 to 8:00pm. All ages
• Lego Mania: “Finer Details” Workshop. Boulder Main Library. 2:00pm. Free. All ages.
• Lego Mania: Lego History Presentation. Boulder Main Library. 6:30pm. Free. All ages.
• Band on the Bricks on Pearl. This is an ongoing event each Weds night throughout the summer. All ages. 7:00 to 9:00pm.

Thursday, June 21

• Storytime with Alice and Melanie @ Boulder Main Library. Stories and Music. Free. All ages.
• Earth, Air, Fire, and Water – Story Hour and Kid’s Hike
  Join OSMP naturalist at the Chautauqua Ranger Cottage for a story hour exploring earth, air, fire, and water and all the good they bring. Afterwards a kid-friendly “Four Elements” hike to touch the ground, feel the wind, feel the effects of fire, and, if we’re lucky, find running water.  2 to 6 year olds. 1:00 to 2:00pm.
• Lego Mania: Cogs and Clockwork Presentation. Boulder Main Library. All ages. 2:00pm.

Please let me know of any upcoming events that should be listed here. I am happy to include your free, low cost or unusual event in Boulder Family listing of weekly events. You can reach me at Boulder4Families@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook.