Ideas for a fun summer
Summer is approaching quickly and students are excited to be home. Here are some ideas for a fun summer the whole family can enjoy.
Live links are provided for all attractions and ideas.
Summer camps
Movies
Summer movie fun- June 6th-July 29th.
June 30: Super Pets
July 14: Minions Rise of Gru
August 11: Lightyear
Select family movies are $1 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Continue to check website for the 2022 schedule.
Check out Denver Mile High for movies and entertainment. Click here.
Online Learning
Website offers ideas on how to enjoy the great outdoors. Click here for their list of 100 things to do before your 12.
Wonderopolis is the destination for learning for the whole year. Parents can sign up their students for a variety of online camps.
Know where your child is at academically so you can support them through the summer and avoid the summer slide.
Camp BOOK IT! is a program through Pizza Hut's reward program open to students in PK-6th grade. The program is for families to track their student(s) reading throughout the summer while their student earns an incentive- free pizza!
Places to visit and things to do in Colorado
Museums and Exhibits
Aquarium
Recreational Centers
Zoo
Outdoor fun
Sloan Lake
Theme Parks
Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park
Glenwood Caverns and Adventure Park
Amusement Centers and theme parks
Activate Indoor Activity Park
National Parks
Factory Tours
Trains and light rail
Farmers Market
Tent camping
Movie Theaters
Denver Free days
Free every day:
Click here to check out the SCFD website for free days. Free days are for:
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Clyfford Still Museum
Museum of Outdoor Arts
Parker Arts
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver Free Art Museum
Parker Symphony Orchestra
Denver Botanic Gardens
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Four Mile Historic Park
Denver Firefighters Museum
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado Railroad Museum
Denver Zoo
National Park entrance fee free days for 2022
Friday, August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 23 – National Public Lands Day
Friday, November 11 – Veterans Day
Family healthy habbit: physical activity
Did you know.. Children and teens should be active for at least 60 minutes per day? Click here to get ideas on how to increase your child's physical activity.
Books lists for kids to read
IDEAS FOR KIDS WHO ARE BORED
Boredom Busters
Conversation starters for the dinner table
Verywell Family Conversation starters