Mile High Mamas: Fantastic and fun ideas for Spring Break!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Fantastic and fun ideas for Spring Break! It's time for Spring Break and we have two great articles on how to spend it. Don't miss Denver's Backyard is Full of Budget-minded Spring Break Fun and Jaime's guide to how to how to plan, volunteer or just explore our area (activities are divided up by region). Pink slime in our school's cafeteria meats was in the news last week. The backlash was so large the USDA announced some important changes to their policy. Find out if your school is impacted. Supposing all priorities were created equal, your day may look something like this: 4 hours at work, 4 hours with kids, 4 hours for hubs, 4 hours blogging, 4 hours for me and 4 hours for sleep. But since they're not, our new blogger Daria talks about how to best balance it all. The Mental Health Center of Denver is one of the few mental health centers that offers a practice specifically focused on children from ages birth to 3 years. Don't miss this Q&A that addresses such issues as separation/stranger anxiety (what is not normal), how you know you have more than just the post-baby blues and more. Family Events Starting next week, Denver will host the 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four. Not interested? Think again. This event is much more than just the games on the court. Check-out the fabulous fun (and FREEBIES) including free clinics, a free Jewel concert, Super Saturday and so much more. The 38th annual Denver March Powwow brings together tribe members from all over the region for music, arts and crafts, storytelling and, of course, delicious frybread. Denver Museum of Nature and Science will have a Slithering Spring Break with hands-on activities at the "Lizards and Snakes" exhibit. Be on the lookout for fun, reptilian games and art projects throughout the museum. Contest/Forums Be sure to tune in to MileHighMamas.com Thursday for our huge contest to the LEGO KidsFest. We're giving away 20 tickets, including four to the VIK (Very Important Kid) preview event! Last chance: Mirror Mirror is a fresh and funny retelling of the Snow White legend and Mile High Mamas is giving away 4 VIP passes to the prescreening. Did you miss our summer camp edition last week? Be sure to check-out hundreds of listings, as well as great advice from Avid4 Adventure to find out important questions to ask before committing to a camp. Featured recipe: with Easter around the corner, you may want to try this Apricot-citrus stuffed ham.         Denver Deals Children's Consignment Sale: Check-out the Just Between Friends of Aurora sale on March 23-25 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in Aurora. Denver Art Museum is celebrating Spring Break March 25 through April 1 with FREE admission to kids under 18. Echo Mountain's version of the Wild West happens on March 31 with fun events including Design Your Own Board Contest, Evening "Sheriff Shootout Rail Jam," "Lil' Wranglers Rail Jam" for skiers and snowboarders ages 12 and under, costume contests,eating competition, stick horse races and more! Jamba Juice printable coupons-just $2 gets you a yummy fruit smoothie. Extra! Extra! Mama Drama question: "My 3 1/2 year old daughter has become very anxious about death. We got fish and two of them died. I told her the truth and now she is worried about me dying and I haven't found a way to make her feel better about the situation. Do you have any books or ideas to help me relieve her anxiety?" Read the great advice of our parenting expert on how to discuss death. We love hearing success stories of Colorado moms and were excited to learn about a passionate schoolteacher who left the classroom so she could impact hundreds of thousands of children. Don't miss Colorado Mamapreneur Lands Partnership With Discovery Kids to Teach Your Kids Basic Computer Skills (and much more). "What is the point of learning math? I'll never have to use this!" These were Heather's son's complaints. Weigh in if learning advanced math is still relevant or busy work for most kids. At Mile High Mamas, we are building out our Facebook community. Be sure to become our fan to receive the latest updates on the best deals, events and exclusive Facebook contests! Want to tell your friends about our newsletter? Have them subscribe here.           Mile High Mamas c/o The Denver Post 101 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80202 To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe here.   Join Mile High Mamas: