7 Fun Family Activities 1. Grab some hot chocolate and take a walk through Central Park. Located in the city’s Civic Area for the new “Snow Much Fun” light show. Lights will be on every evening from 5 to 11 p.m. through early January (including two family activity nights on December 12 & 19th).
2. Stay active and keep moving with a sledding session at Scott Carpenter Park hill.
3. Challenge your neighbors to a snow sculpting contest. Visit your nearest neighborhood park on the next snowy day (more than 60 parks are available throughout Boulder).
4. Looking for some friendly competition? Try a drop-in sport activity hosted at all three Boulder recreation centers this winter - all abilities welcome! Choose from basketball, volleyball, pickle ball, and badminton.
5. Keep your families’ swimming skills sharp in one of our two indoor, heated leisure pools, a perfect way to splash, play, and burn off some energy.
6. Step back into the past (and out of the cold!) at the new Museum of Boulder (formerly the Boulder History Museum) located at 2205 Broadway. Discover something interesting about this beautiful place we call home.
7. Get creative with a photography walk-about. *Capture what you love about Boulder in the winter and submit your photos to our quarterly “Through Your Eyes” art contest.
*Send Us Your Art!
Send us your art, photography or poetry inspired by the people, sights and scenes found in Boulder’s parks, recreation facilities, or sports fields. We encourage all ages to participate.
How to submit: Send your digital artwork, images or poetic writing compositions to: parks-rec@bouldercolorado.gov Please include your name, contact information and a brief description of your work (or inspiration). Submission rules can be found online at Boulderparks-rec.org.
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