This week’s activities for children, listed alphabetically by location.
Aurora Moorhead Recreation Center
Activities for teens 12-18, 5-9 p.m. Wed- nesdays, 6-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Sundays: Family Night|FREE|2390 Havana St., 303-366-1718|AURORA
Belmar
-SEPT. 27|The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Children’s Museum of Denver and Belmar present a variety of programs for kids ages 4-9. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. Parents can drop off their children and pick them up at the end of the session|$5, reservations required|7124 W. Alaska Drive, 303-742-1520|LAKEWOOD
Buell Children’s Museum
-SEPT. 3|”Hog Wild,” hands-on exhibit all about pigs and bikes. A “Pig Out With Art” series is 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays. Permanent exhibits include “Sensations,” “Lizard Lounge Tales,” “El Pomar Magic Carpet Theater,” “Kid Rock Cafe,” “Artrageous,” “Kaleidoscope Gallery” and the “Buell Baby Barn.” 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday|$3-$4| Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., 719-543-0130| PUEBLO
Chautauqua Park
TU|The CU Museum of Natural History and staff from Boulder Mountain Parks present a Bug Safari for kids ages 6-12, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.|$5, $3 members, free for adults|900 Baseline Road, 303-492-3396|BOULDER
Children’s Museum of Denver
Hosting”Mighty Machines 2005″10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, through July 22. Permanent Playscapes include StoryTime, ToddlerTime, “My Market,” CMD Fire Station No. 1, “Under My Feet & Over My Head,” Clubhouse Capers, Play-Dough Fun, Marvelous Mondays, ARTS a la carte, and Center for the Young Child. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday|$7 ages 1-59, $5 seniors, free for members|Interstate 25 and West 23rd Avenue (Water Street), 303-433-7444, mychildsmuseum.org
Denver Puppet Theatre
TH-SU|Presents “African Animal Tales.” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday; through June 30. Doors open 30 minutes before each show and stay open 45 minutes after each show for hands-on puppet play. The shows are geared at children age 3 and older|$5|3156 W. 38th Ave., 303-458-6446, denverpuppettheater.com
Fiske Planetarium
SA|The CU Wizards Series continues with “Black Holes,” 9:30 a.m. The program is geared at kids in grades 5-9. Participants will learn about the concepts of black holes with Professor Andrew Hamilton of the astrophysical and planetary sciences department|Free|CU-Boulder campus, 303-492-6952|BOULDER
Gunslingers, Ghosts and Gold
SU|Children’s walking tours. 2 p.m. Sundays| $10|Reservations required| 303-860-8687
Heritage Square
SA|Learn about healthy living in the “YMCA Radio Disney Healthy Kids Day,” 10 a.m.-6 p.m.|Free|18301 W. Colfax Ave., 303-906-3624, heritagesquare.info|GOLDEN
Heritage Square Railroad
A 15-inch-gauge railroad, steam locomotive weekends and scale electric engine weekdays. 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily|$3, $2 ages 2-12, free under 2|18301 W. Colfax Ave., 303-906-3624, heritagesquare.info|GOLDEN
Lincoln Center
W|Lincoln Center’s annual Summer Children’s Concert Series continues with Patti Smithsonian and her “Imaginative Puppet Theatre,” 11 a.m.-noon. The series continues Wednesdays through July 20|FREE|417 W. Magnolia St., 970-221-6730, ltctix.com|FORT COLLINS
Regency Tamarac Square
W|Parents are invited to bring their baby to the movies every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Participants get to choose from six movies they want to see. Parents pay to get in the movie and children five and under are free|$6 for adults|7777 E. Hampden Ave., 303-368-9200, regencymovies.com
South Suburban Parks and Recreation
F & SA|Offers “Rec and Rock” the second and fourth Friday of every month at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle in Lone Tree. It’s also offered the first and third Saturday at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. 7-11 p.m.Adults must sign youth in and out|$6|303-483-7064|LONE TREE, LITTLETON
Sunflower Farm
SA & SU|A 55-acre working farm offers pony rides, a petting zoo and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday; through Sept. 25|$7 kids, $3 adults|11150 Prospect Road, 303-661-0954, sunflowerfarminfo.com|LONGMONT
WOW! World of Wonder Children’s Museum
U of C Federal Credit Union “Rags to Riches” bank exhibit; Wild Oats Market; Treasure Quest Pirate Ship; Bubbles; Dance Studio; Theater-in-the-Round; Dinosaurs; Art Studio; Science Lab; Native American outdoor exhibits; Music Center; Water Works, and Toddler Area for ages four and under. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday|Adults free, children $6.50 ages 15 months to 11 years|110 N. Harrison Ave., 303-604-2424, wowmuseum.com|LAFAYETTE
