Christmas its coming and this weekend you can enjoy seasonal-themed musicals and events, classes and performances that will entertain your entire family! Check out these happenings near Erie in nearby Boulder, Lafayette and Longmont.
Christmas is coming and in nearby Longmont, and downtown Denver – 30 minutes from Erie – you can enjoy lots of the magical holiday classics as you anticipate the gift-giving season. There are also plays, films, creative workshops, concerts and comedy — with various locations in Erie and nearby Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette and Longmont.
When it comes to these two weeks betwWe’ve started the countdown of things to do before and after Christmas – but before New Year’s Day. We’re making pumpkin bread, buying gifts, wrapping same, and putting together of movies we want to see between now and January 1, 2022. If you want to know what to watch, too, here’s what we found on the latest best-of lists!
The idea of “upcycling” is to repurpose ordinary items you have somewhere in your house, basement, garage, closets or drawers, but many of the DIY craft ideas circulating on the internet require things you would never have just have sitting around! So, the criteria for our upcycled holiday decorations is that you need to buy no more than one item, assuming you have the basics at home (hot glue gun, a few paints and glitters—as well as your truly found materials).
What’s more fun than a neighborhood gift-giving party where the point is to find the worst, most laughable, least desirable gift imaginable to give to another partygoer? The gifts are not hard to find — although some of us like to give presents that will actually be used after Christmas, and not just re-exchanged next year! So, we collected the best of the worst white elephant ideas plus a few practical gifts that will likely be the most sought-after prezzies at the party!
Last year’s release of the frivolous comedy Friendsgiving led to the addition of the word to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary! And anyone who has lived in a city far-away from family, who was either stranded by weather or obligated by work and couldn’t make it home for Thanksgiving, knows this version of the holiday and how to celebrate with friends!
As you begin thinking and planning for holiday décor, don’t forget the windows! Here are a few dozen window décor ideas for the holidays – from dollar store crafts (that look really cool!) to lights, candles, ornaments and garlands. These window ideas open up all sorts of Christmas and Hanukkah ideas for everyone who loves this time of year. And don’t forget the lights!
Ever wonder why people – maybe not all people but certainly kids and lots of adults – like to wear wacky costumes and makeup for Halloween? The question was posed on Quora recently and here’s what people had to say about dressing up. (Oh, and we have plenty of ideas for easy, creative, and punny DIY costumes, too!)
How fitting that Colliers Hill residents honored military veterans last weekend by launching the community’s first Erie Hero Challenge in Serene Park! (Photos by Bill Masure/Artair Photography)
Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.
~ Susan Gale
It’s true, isn’t it? Moms are the glue that hold our families together and they deserve a special day all about THEM. Mother’s Day this year is on May 9 and that gives us a few weeks to thoughtfully consider what we can do to celebrate motherhood, and the women who help create those beautiful and precious relationships with their children.
Three miles west of I-25 at exit 232 (Erie Parkway). Just 20 minutes from downtown Boulder and 25 minutes from downtown Denver.
