Highlands Ranch, CO August 2021

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Happy New *School* Year!

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THIS ISSUE IS DEDICATED TO SOME OF OUR CUTEST RESIDENTS. Whether

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you have kids or grandkids, August means settling into new schedules with

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school, sports, and other activities. The lazy unstructured days of summer are

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coming to a close, and we’ve provided inspiration in these pages for you to start the new school year right.

We've talked to the organizing experts at Life Made Simple At Home for top tips

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Jeannine Freeman, Tim Gates, Tara Krauss, Gayle Lessman

on how to bring order to your daily routines. We talk to Steve Spangler — local science educator and Ellen DeGeneres' science guy! — about sparking creativity.

And we introduce you to some kid entrepreneurs who have brought their dreams to reality — Little Sistas Treats and Misster Scrunchie.

And if there’s one thing we’ve learned from living in Colorado, it’s that we sure do love our pets! This issue also features some fun things to do with your fur babies and some fun gift ideas for the pet lovers in your life.

As summer winds down and we prepare for another school year ahead, we remind you to take the time and enjoy some quality time with your kids this month.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE AUGUST 2021

FEATURES 16 Inspired Creations Marvel at the Creativity and Innovations of Local Young Entrepreneurs

20 Simple Habits + Connected Family Get Ready for Back to School

26 Pet Portraits Man’s Best Friend Finds Rightful Place on the Mantel

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30 Steve Spangler Science South Metro’s Own Science Guy Creates Engaging Experiences

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DEPARTMENTS 4

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Good Times

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AROUND TOWN

NEW MAKERS MARKET OPENS

ANNOUNCING ELECTRIC WHEELS

A second Park Meadows location of the popular

Todd and Lori Logan of Highlands Ranch are

Makers Market opened inside the mall in July. The

excited to announce the rebrand of their Highlands

store features more than 20 amazing local makers,

Ranch electric bike shop to Electric Wheels of CO,

creators and vendors. The store is located on the

formerly Voltaire Cycles.

upper level near Pottery Barn.

The shop will remain the same with a great

Karli Millspaugh is the owner of both Park

team and amazing products. The Logans remain

Meadows' Makers Markets in Lone Tree, as well as

solely focused on personal electric mobility. They

the location in Southwest Plaza in Littleton. Karli

constantly evaluate current and new electric

also owns and operates sister store Curate: A Local

mobility products to ensure everything in the

Mercantile in Centennial. She says they opened

shop is high quality.

the second Park Meadows location after repeated requests from shoppers for a larger store there.

The Logans are excited to put new energy into the shop and celebrate the amazing first year

"We've been so blessed with support from the

they’ve had. Electric Wheels’ mission is more

local community for years," Karli says. "Shoppers

miles, more smiles. The Logans are proud of all

have always loved our stores, but the overwhelm-

the miles and smiles they have brought to custom-

ing response to the shop-small movement after

ers so far and are excited to continue living that

COVID has given us a boost. We have a waitlist

mission. The new brand colors bring a light, fresh,

for all our stores from artisans and vendors who

and energetic feel to the business. The Logans'

would like to work with us. We are grateful for the

hope is that Electric Wheels brings to customers

stamp of approval all around."

a new experience, a new way to enjoy life, and a

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KIDS AT PLAY + Play Street Museum Highlands Ranch: For the days when the August heat has you dreading outside play, check out Play Street indoor play area and Craft & Co. 9370 S Colorado Blvd A-2, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 + Backcountry Wilderness Area: ​Take in Backcountry Wilderness Area on horseback! From preschoolers on ponies to trail rides, there is an equine experience for everyone.

6005 Ron King Trail, Littleton, CO 80125 + Various locations: Try your hand at fishing at one of these local stocked ponds: Cheese Ranch Historic & Natural Area, Fly'n B Park, Bass & Spring Gulch Pond. + Plains Conservation Center: Learn about the dynamic prairie ecosystem and rich cultural history of the Great Plains.

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2030 E. County Line Rd. + Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Right in our own backyard is one of the most amazing natural venues around. Catch a summer 2021 show before the weather turns cold and shows move inside 18300 W Alameda Pkwy Morrison, CO + Arapahoe Rental: Rent a screen and a projector and catch up on your favorite summer classic. Grease, The Goonies. E.T. and Thelma and Louise, 1700 E County Line Rd + Avid For Adventure: Buy gently used kayaks. SUP, mountain bikes and other adventure gear at discounted prices when local camps sell their summer camp gear, Check website for locations

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PET-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCES + Westridge Rec Center: September 11th, HRCA ends the outdoor swimming season with a dog swim. Social and well behaved dogs can enjoy a day swimming away the summer heat.

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Char’Les was 4, she dreamed of a busi-

new ideas. We work together really well

ness creating things she loves: Treats.

because we’re both creative”

Now age 10, along with her sister Zyaire,

Zyaire adds “I bring the confidence. I’m

age 12, the Highlands Ranch sisters run

not afraid to get customers in our line…I’m

Little Sistas Treats. Their signature treats

also the visionary and I’m always thinking of

are one-of-a-kind cheesecake cones lay-

new ways to make our business better.”

ered with other sweets, and are sold at pop-up events, festivals, and pre-orders The sisters love working together. Char’Les says “It’s actually pretty fun. Honestly there 16

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In August, you’ll find Little Sista’s Treats at the First Friday Jazz Fest on 25th and Welton.

They’ll also host a back to school event. Find out more at littlesistastreats.com

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In addition to scrunchies, Misster Scrunchie sells large barrettes, banana clips and athletic hair ties. Find them @missterscrunchie on Instagram

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easy mornings

simple habits,

GET READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL AND BUILD STRONGER FAMILY CONNECTIONS ARTICLE SONJA NIX PHOTOGRAPHY JEANNINE FREEMAN

DOES BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE OR A

The next system to consider is a lunch prep

FLUTTER OF PANIC TO YOUR STOMACH? For many families, back

station. Even little kids are capable of packing

to school means the end of entertaining kids all day, breaking up sibling

their lunches in the morning. If possible, clear

arguments or managing chores. But it also means the beginning of mak-

a cabinet or drawer that is easily accessible to

ing lunches every day, hurried mornings, and missing shoes.

create a specific home for all the supplies you

Who out there doesn’t want school mornings simplified? And yet for most, simple is elusive. Stress, chaos, sometimes even tears can make a rough start to the day, for children and parents alike.

will need to pack a lunch.

An area in your home that might benefit from simplifying is your children’s closet. Most people,

Stephanie Sikora, professional organizer and owner of Life Made

including children, only wear about 20% of their

Simple at Home, wants to help. “I am passionate about helping others

wardrobe. Prune your kids’ clothes to only what

to reduce the clutter and chaos in their lives so that they can be more

they regularly wear, plus a few options for special

focused and present in life...and enjoy each other.”

occasions. The focus in kids’ closets is ease. Use

No matter what space you are trying to improve, she uses a three-

a low hanging bar to hang clothes that kids can

step process. First you simplify by reducing the number of items in

reach. Use bins to separate and organize cloth-

a space that do not add value. Second, you systematize; create a space

ing, whether on a shelf or in a drawer.

that makes your life simpler. The final step is to sustain, maintain the space and system over a long period of time.

Another key area for back-to-school ease is the entry way. Just like closets and the pantry, create

Back-to-school mornings also benefit from these steps. “The key

a space that allows for easy access to the things

is to establish systems that can help you and your kids get out the

they need: backpacks, jackets, gloves, hats etc.

door with less stress.” Setting up systems creates habits that make

Keep season-appropriate items at hand; move

mornings run easier.

off-season essentials to another location.

A great place to start is your pantry. Start with designated places for all

Finally, clearly defined times when kids are

your food. Kids can grab their own snacks, help with lunch making, and

dressed, back packs are packed and out the door,

everyone knows exactly where to put it away. You can also consider cre-

can help with last-minute chaos. Timers can also

ating a similar space in the refrigerator for items that need to be kept cold.

be an effective way to keep kids on track.

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t h e m o re yo u know + Living a life that is a little more simplified is a step to start reconnecting to what matters most.

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SIMPLE HABITS, EASY MORNINGS (CONTINUED)

lunch prep station

simplify closets

organized pantry

Remove food items such as indi-

In a lunch prep station, include

Children outgrow their clothes

vidually packaged snacks and

containers, lunch bags, baggies,

quickly. Have a system for cloth-

cereals from boxes and transfer

water bottles, silverware, and nap-

ing rotation to keep drawers from

to bins or baskets right after gro-

kins. Determine how many of each

getting overstuffed. Keep a bin

cery shopping. It makes it easy

item you need to prepare lunches

accessible for clothes they just

to determine what is running low

for the week. For example, 3 water

grew out of and a bin for clothes

when creating a grocery list.

bottles and 2 sandwich containers

they are just about to grow into.

per kid before the dishwasher is unloaded and replenished.

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When you create systems that are easy to follow, habits develop, and drive the behavior that allows for simpler mornings and a clutter free space.

herself attempting to control the clutter and chaos in her home as a means to cope with the loss of her job.

One afternoon, her daughter asked her if they could

Many people do this backwards. They organize a

sit down and color together. Stephanie responded by

space by how they think it should go, and then ask the

telling her they could as soon as she was done clean-

people in their homes to change their behaviors. When

ing the kitchen. Her daughter, four at the time, told her

done in reverse, by observing current behaviors and

mom, “but you never finish and come play with us.”

habits, then organizing around that, the transition is easier and has a greater chance of success.

This was eye-opening to Stephanie. She didn’t want her children to remember their childhood wait-

Hanging a shoe organizer behind a door is an example.

ing for mom to finish. She knew she needed to do

Not many people, especially children, take their shoes off

something different, while also keeping a calm and

behind a door. But a basket in the area where the shoes

comfortable home.

are removed is much easier, and a system that requires very little change in behavior to stay organized.

She came upon organizing naturally. As an adolescent, she loved to arrange and rearrange her bedroom.

“It’s time to stop allowing our homes to deplete us…so

Faced with the loss of her corporate job, the benefits and

we can start living lives full of connection and meaning.”

income that provide security, she returned to her original

Stephanie was in health care for 15 years, charged

instincts to organize. When other full-time job opportu-

with improving clinical spaces and process improvement

nities didn’t pan out, She decided to match her drive to

implementation. In 2017 her department was eliminated,

organize with her need for job security.

along with her position. After spending many years build-

“For me, entrepreneurship didn’t happen overnight.

ing a career outside her home, she suddenly became a

Starting a business overlapped with my personal jour-

stay-at-home mom. According to Stephanie, this wasn’t

ney to stop the chaos of managing our home,” Stephanie

an easy transition, and like many fulltime, at-home

writes in her book, “Simplified.”

moms, she was in the middle of the endless cycle of picking up after the others in her home. She found

You can find Stephanie’s book Simplified on Amazon, and follow her on Instagram @lifemadesimpleathome.

W E CAN START LIVING LIVES FULL OF CONNECTION AND MEANING.”

SO

“IT’

S TIME TO STOP ALLOWING OUR HOMES TO DEPLETE US…

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TIM GATES’ ZOOHOUSE ART PET PORTRAITS GIVE OUR FOUR-LEGGED FAMILY MEMBERS A PLACE NEXT TO SCHOOL PICTURES AND VACATION SNAPSHOTS. Tim has been an artist since he was a child; his first works were comic book inspired illustrations. In 2018, while on paternity leave, he broke up the monotony by drawing the family bulldog, Dozer. The portrait worked so well, he drew the other family pets, then friends’ pets, and Zoohouse Art was born. Tim’s primary medium is alcohol-based Copic markers, with other paints and pencils used for perfecting details. His work is very reasonably priced, making it accessible for most animal lovers. Visit ZooHouseArt.com.

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" Create experiences t o allow children t o (practice and build) t heir communic ation, coll aboration, critic al t hinking and creative skills. T hey c an t hen ask new questions t h at st art t he cycle again."

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN SOME-

Steve started as a science teacher in

ONE SAYS “STEM”? Legos? Old vacuums

Cherry Creek Public Schools. He likes

rebuilt into robots? 3D renderings on a

to joke, “I used to teach STEM when we

computer? Steve Spangler, of Diet Coke +

called it science.”

Mentos fame and Ellen DeGeneres’ science guru, wants you to think even bigger.

While he was a teacher, he began doing science assemblies for schools. In fact, of

“Stem, Steam, Stream, Stream 2+, aren’t

the 850 schools in Colorado, Steve has vis-

about the products or practices, they are about

ited around 750. During one of his visits, he

the people,” says Steve.

encountered a teacher critical of his meth-

What does he mean? STEM is, at its

ods. This prompted him to move into profes-

core, about engagement. Steve believes

sional development, to help teachers learn

the key to long-lasting student engage-

how to really engage kids.

ment is created when students participate

Steve often sites the research of Peter

in transformational experiences, not trans-

Benson. Every kid needs a spark. “A spark

actional activities.

is something that gives your life meaning

“Create experiences to allow children to

and purpose. It’s an interest, a passion, or

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a gift.” Parents are instrumental in helping

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their children discover their spark, by simply

ative skills. They can then ask new questions

observing their child, and noticing when

that start the cycle again.” That is what STEM

something piques their interest.

is. And there are many ways to do that.

Children then need a champion of that

Technical disciplines are what we com-

spark, that might be an instructor, coach, or

monly think benefit from STEM. But gone

teacher. Finally, support allows that spark,

are the days where learning is an iso-

once championed, to grow.

lated left or right brain practice. Creativity

Besides his work in professional devel-

and critical thinking are as important in

opment, Steve has been at the forefront of

science as they are in writing, art, or engi-

content creation. His first YouTube chan-

neering. Bridging the sides of the brain is

nel launched when the platform was three

as important as any specific technical skill

months old. He is now an expert in build-

or creative pursuit.

ing a personal brand, has over 1.5 million

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followers on three YouTube Channels,

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5 SOUNDS OF SUMMER CONCERT Highland Heritage Park

Celebrate with a free, family friendly concert! Enjoy the music of 'Black Water', Get ready for timeless rock and roll played with style, power, and soul and a rocking tribute to The Doobie Brothers! A group of seven accomplished, veteran musicians who share a love for classic rock and roll and a love for the music of The Doobie Brothers.

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Join Advocates for Children CASA of Douglas County at its first in-person event since 2019! Gather for Hope will take place Aug. 21 at Cielo event center in Castle Pines and will celebrate the outstanding work CASA volunteers do to help our community’s most vulnerable children. There will be a silent and live auction, food and drinks, live music, and more. Cocktail attire. For tickets: adv4children.ticket.qtego.net. Advocates for Children CASA on Facebook @adv4children.

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THE LANDMARK: WHERE LUXURY COMES HOME THE LAND M AR K | GR EENWO O D V I L L AG E 5455 Landmark Place, Residence 809 3-bed | 3-bath | 2,385 sq. ft. | Offered for Sale

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