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Physical Address:
38750 Highway 82
Aspen, CO 81611
800-222-7736
970-925-3900
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Kid's Activities in Aspen
Aspen and Snowmass are a number one choice for family getaways with many diverse programs and activities all based around kids! With the crown jewel of kid's centers opening in 2007, the Snowmass Treehouse Kid's Adventure Center and there's an abundance of kid-friendly activities both on and off the mountain.
0861 Maroon Creek Road
970.544.4100
The Aspen Recreation Center, also known as the “ARC”, provides a variety of recreational opportunities for people of all ages. Try rock climbing for the first time, join a pick-up game of hockey, or kick back and float for hours in our lazy river.
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950 E. Durant Ave., Unit 6 203.536.2562
Kiddie Cookers teachs your kids to eat healthy and have fun learning to cook! Kids in the kitchen stimulates creativity with international gormet menus and uses the freshest organic ingredients. Learn more about the programs. |
| 120 Carriage Way Snowmass Village This unique 25,000 square foot, nature themed facility is designed for kids of all ages and is sure to create a lifetime of memories. In both winter and summer, the unique design shares the wonder of the mountain in tactile, fun, and educational ways for every family to enjoy. |
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590 North Mill Street
970.925.8050
Aspen Art Museum offers fun, creative art camps—inspired by contemporary artworks—for children ages 5 and up in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, photography, and creative writing. Visit AAM website. |
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100 Puppy Smith St
970.925.5756
Stop, look, listen to the natural wonders of the Rocky Mountains while skiing or snowshoeing with a naturalist from ACES. Daily snowshoe walks leave from the top of Aspen and Snowmass Mountains and from the Ashcroft Ski Touring Center. Free downhill skiing tours are offered at Snowmass. Learn more about ACES. |
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620 West Bleeker St
970.925.3721
Children and families alike will enjoy the "Playing with the Past" series where the hard work of making ice cream and churning butter by hand reveals the hard work of the past with a delicious spin. See more about kids programs. |
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120 North Mill Street
970.429.1900
The Pitkin County Library is open 7 days a week, Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-6 pm and Sunday Noon-6pm. Programs include story hours for preschoolers and toddlers and other children’s activities. Learn more about the library. |
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2001 Hooks Spur Rd
970.927.6760
The 113-acre Rock Bottom Ranch is located just outside of Basalt, along the banks of the Roaring Fork River. RBR serves as the mid-valley center for ACES environmental education programs as well as a sustainable farm complete with community gardens and a variety of farm animals. Learn more about Rock Bottom Ranch. |
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255 Gold Rivers Court #130
970.927.4123
Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt fosters creative expression in the visual arts for all ages and abilities. The Wyly offers classes for children and adults, mentor and intern programs, teaching and volunteer opportunities, community collaborations, outreach programs and special events. Learn more about Wyly.
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It's just for kids on Aspen Mountain! Find most activities Free for kids every Monday- Friday on Aspen Mountain offered 11am-2pm. Dates vary per summer.
- Camp Aspen/Snowmass- Camp Aspen/Snowmass provides a fun, dynamic environment and offers combinations of activities with daily and weekly programs available for ages 1 year through teens. Activities include mountainboarding, skateboarding, paintball, mountain biking fishing. theme and nature days, horseback riding, swimming and a variety of activity combinations make this a must-do summer adventure camp. Learn more.
- Daily Aspen Mountain Activities- From the ACES educational program with live animals, juggling shows and workshop, kite building and storytelling. See more.
- Climbing Wall- Kids can test their agility on the rock-climbing wall. An exciting atmosphere for the whole family. All ages welcome (harness must fit properly).
- Eurobungy Trampoline- Jump on this hybrid trampoline and get shot into the air with a bungy harness system- feels like you can fly!
- Obstacle Course- Free and Fun! This course is make of natural or man-made obstacles like tree logs, rope swings, netting and more. See how fast your can complete the course!
- Silver Nugget Dig- Kids can go back in time to the turn of the century and Aspen's silver mining history. Dig in the silver mining sandbox to uncover silver nuggets of all shapes and sizes. Small silver nuggets can be taken as a souvenir.
Winter holds many wonders for the kids to discover! Times and locations vary per season for all mountain activities.
- Ski and Snowboard School- make sure your kids are learning the techniques of skiing or boarding correctly from the beginning. Learn more.
- The Treehouse Kids' Adventure Center at Snowmass is a one-stop-shop for Ski & Snowboard School check-in and rental/retail. The center also boasts children's entertainment from a family-friendly climbing gym to teen activities to a host of themed rooms for ages eight weeks and older.
- Kid's Mountain Guide – Use the guide to find trails marked specifically for kids' like Fort Frog, our children's adventure center featuring a western- style fort, Screamin' Eagle run or Grouse Grove. As always, kids ages 6 & under ski/ride for FREE on all four mountains.
- Winter Wild Things – In this Ski & Snowboard School program, kids learn about snow survival and tracking the wild animals of Aspen/Snowmass.
- Storytelling, Sing-A-longs and Kid's Krafts – Storytelling by the Campfire, Sing-A-Longs by the campfire and Kid's Krafts continue throughout the weekdays in Snowmass. Keep the kids entertained after a day on the slopes for FREE.
- Ice Skating - Bundle up and lace those skates up for a little glide around the rink. Aspen/Snowmass offers both indoor and outdoor skating facilities for everyone's enjoyment. The Lewis Ice Arena at the ARC is a state-of-the-art, Olympic-size sheet of ice with full programs for all abilities. The Aspen Ice Garden is located in town at the corner of Hyman and 2nd Street. For outdoor skating the Silver Circle Ice Skating Rink is located across from Rubey Park at the base of Aspen Mountain.
Aspen has a wide range of companies that offer Babysitting services that pride themselves on being able to take care of your children so parents can have a great outing. View a full list of Babysitting services.
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