What's Happening in Boulder County!
We’ve made it through the shortest day of the year and are looking forward to longer days! Happy winter! Here are tips from Yahoo on making the most of the short days:
1. Eat foods rich in vitamin D and get enough sleep
2. Get plenty of exercise and be social
Are you game for a plungapalooza? The 30th annual Polar Plunge will take place this New Year’s Day at the Boulder Reservoir. All proceeds go to Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado.
Bring your friends out to participate or watch this dip into the Res and ring in the new year with an ice bang!
Everyone loves a gift certificate to their favorite place, be it a spa, shoes or fine dining. Here’s a rundown of ideas for stocking stuffers where you get a deal and shop local too:
Best of Boulder Deals from Boulder Weekly has great deals (save 20-60%)on gift certificates to local restaurants, retail and services, from Caffe Sole and Tahona to lift tickets and yoga.
BoCo Deals from the Daily Camera currently has great gift ideas from Mike’s Camera and an intriguing ‘snowshoe and fondue’ adventure.
Deals on both sites change daily so click the links to see what is offered today!
The Boulder Public Library hosts a holiday sing-along today at noon in the Canyon theater with Reveille 3–Andrew Sister’s Act–present “Home Front Holiday Radio Show”. Part of their Third Tuesday 
Lunchtime Concert Series, this one is sure to be extra fun!
Check out more BPL events here: Events Calendar
Looking for indoor activities for the kiddos? Area public libraries have storytimes for any age child you have underfoot. Here’s a rundown:
Boulder Public Library: With three libraries, there’s a storytime going on every day of the week. Click here for a schedule. Fun fact: There are a couple of special story times they do each month: French~English, Spanish~English and a musical storytime.
Louisville Public Library: Most storytimes are on Wednesdays and Thursdays. All-ages also have a Saturday time. Click here for a schedule. Fun fact: there is a storytime in French on the first Friday of every month and a Jewish storytime series to learn about Jewish history and culture.
Lafayette Public Library: Storytimes are on Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays depending on your child’s age. Click here for a schedule. Fun fact: This week they have a series of holiday related stories and fun! They also list a bi-lingual (English~Spanish) storytime under special events.
Winter break for the kiddos is right around the corner. Keeping them occupied can drive a busy parent crazy! Luckily, many area recreation centers have programs to help out. Here are a few to check out:
Boulder Parks and Rec offer School Day off Camps Jan 2, 3, 4 & 7
YMCA of Boulder Valley offers camps in Boulder and Louisville Dec 26-28 and Jan 2-4
Harmony’s A.C.T. in Lafayette has a variety of kids art classes going on.
The Bob L. Burger Recreation Center in Lafayette is offering they’r usual variety of Winter Break fun for all ages. Give them a call for more info: 303-665-0469
Every child should have a bike, don’t you think? Community Cycles is giving away 300 bikes and helmets to needy kids for the holiday season, December 16th, 2012, 9am-1pm.
If your family is all stocked up on bikes, you can sponsor a bike and a helmet for the holidays for as little as $25 for a child or $100 for a family.
You can also help out by volunteering your time or your old bikes! Bikes (child or adult) may be dropped off at Community Cycles noon- 6 any day of the week except Wed. Donated bikes will not be accepted at the event on Dec 16th.
Firefly Handmade is hosting a holiday market this weekend at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.
The event takes place December 14-16th (Fri 6pm-10pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm) with 70+ artisans. There’s even a self-serve wrapping station so you can wrap your gift in the perfect package. Buy green, buy handmade, buy local!
With all of the warm weather we’ve been having, you may not have noticed that ski season is upon us! Boulder favorite Eldora has been making snow for weeks and now has a 27 inch base. Along with skiing, snowboarding and Nordic, they have lessons for kids and adults, racing and a freestyle terrain park.
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