May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mother’s Day is that special time of year where we shower our special Moms with extra love and gratitude. We each have special ways that we celebrate every year, but how do we celebrate this year? A year, so far, full of containment, separation, hard times, and...
Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
We celebrate Earth Day every year in April, but what can we do to celebrate it every day? What are some things that we can teach ourselves, and our children, to start doing that helps to take care of our planet all year long? I have realized that we have a lot of...
Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
At Monkey Bizness, we know the importance of staying active. Staying active doesn’t just positively impact your physical health, but your entire wellbeing. One could argue with everything going on in the world around us, right now your overall health and wellbeing...
Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
My wife, Kristen, has been a teacher for 14 years within two different school districts in the Denver metro area. I might be biased, but I think she is a pretty fantastic teacher! Over the past month, COVID-19 has changed many of our lives. One consistent change has...
Apr 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Monkey Bizness has always been about play that helps kids stay active and expands the imagination. However, as parents ourselves, we know that with the kids’ home, the days can be long. At the end of them, sometimes you just want to sit down as a family and...
Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
As in every situation we encounter in life, there is always a positive way to approach it. With the hustle and bustle of our routines suddenly screeching to a halt, it can be a source of some anxiety for parents. While most of our kiddos are beginning their virtual...
Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
At Monkey Bizness, we know the importance of a good pair of socks. This month, the employees at our Parker and Centennial locations gathered nearly 300 pairs of socks to donate to FamilyTree for our Annual Sock Drive for the Homeless. FamilyTree is an organization...
Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
It comes around once a year and fills your brain for months at a time. Your child’s birthday, their special day that they think about all year long. You think about it for months, asking yourself what you should do to celebrate. This answer varies vastly between...
Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
The holiday season is upon us, and we are given the responsibility, as parents, to share the tradition, history, and love of the season with our children. Often times, kids are overlooked during the holiday season though, seeing them as incapable of helping with...
Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Halloween has always been my favorite time of year. My mom would make our costumes every year, we would carve pumpkins and decorate the yard, then trick or treat and get sick on candy. Great times! But, why do we do these things, these traditions every year that...
