Art
- Free Craft Room at The Museum of Art in Fort Collins
Bowling
- Visit Kids Bowl Free to get passes at different lanes throughout Northern Colorado. Options include Sweetheart Bowling, Chipper Lanes and more.
Construction
- Saturday morning builds at Home Depot for kids of all ages on the first Saturday of the month
- Free Birthday Parties for kids at Home Depot
Climbing
- Ascent Climbing Gym
Movies / Theatre
- Kids’ Sumer Movie Club at Rialto Theatre in Loveland – this is free for ages 2 to 16 and they have opportunities to earn prizes
Outdoor movies in Old Town, Centerra, City Park and Winona Pool in Loveland
Museums
- The Museum of Discovery has an annual pass that you can use at the Denver Museum of Nature and Art and other museums around the country.
Music
- CSU Lagoon Series Concerts – free on Wednesday evenings on the CSU Lawn (food trucks and lots of room to run and play!)
Outdoor music at Foothills Mall
Nature
- Gulley Greenhouse Butterfly Pavilion is usually free in early June
Gardens at Spring Creek - Free days at Denver Botanic Gardens: Tues., June 4th, Wed, July 10th and Tues., Sept 3rd
- Tuesday Activities at Bath Nursery on Prospect
- Lee Martinez Farm
- Zippity Zoo Barnyard in Loveland
- Tinkergarten.com – fun outdoor classes
Outdoor activities:
- Spray Park in Loveland at the Fairgrounds Park
Train ride in Loveland at North Lake Park – $1 rides
Benson Sculpture Park - UC Healthy Family Fit Pack – low-cost family activities
Outings:
- Take spare change and go to Scheels for arcade games, bowling, and the ferris wheel
MOPS First Presbyterian Church has hikes and play dates
Hike to Horsetooth Falls – 1.2 miles
Reading:
- Libraries and Barnes and Noble have reading programs that give away free prizes
Story Time at the Libraries
Storytime and Sing-Along at Clothes Pony
Tours:
- Morning Fresh Dairy Free Tour – get free samples and Noosa Yogurt!
Recycling Center
Treats:
- Dairy Delite in Loveland – $1 ice cream cones
Follow this link for a list of 10 Things to do with Kids in Colorado This Summer!