Growing Up Boulder

This is the Official Twitter account for Growing Up Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA's child- and youth-friendly city initiative.

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Summer is almost here and the Nature Together summer program is open for registration! 

Come and play outdoors in nature with your little one ages 0-5 every Wednesday and Friday, June 17 - August 7 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.

Click below to register:

https://t.co/R8FYPe3zgs

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No screens. No schedules. Just sticks, songs, and sunshine. ☀️

Here's what a morning at Nature Together looks like:

We walk. We play. We follow the theme wherever it leads us, through leaves, mud, curiosity, and wonder.

Register at the link below:

https://t.co/R8FYPe3zgs

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

Join us this summer at Nature Together!

This is an outdoor nature play series for caregivers and little ones ages 0–5, held every Wednesday and Friday, June 17 – August 7 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.

Head to the link below to register.

https://t.co/R8FYPe3zgs

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

Summer Program is open for registration!

Wednesdays and Fridays, June 17 - August 7, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

8 weeks, 16 sessions of outdoor nature play for toddlers and preschoolers.

Buy a 5-pack and come when it works for you. Link in bio to sign up.
#summerprogram #nature

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

It's time to celebrate the new underpass that was built to cross 19th street, allowing students and families to cross completely separate from vehicle traffic to access Crest View Elementary and Crest View Park! In addition, new LED lighting has been installed in the underpass.

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Growing Up Boulder partnered with the City of Boulder to bring together youth from Boulder High School's Zonta Club to rename the Civic Area park in Downtown Boulder.

Now through May 4th community members can vote on the park names: https://t.co/8V1yX8dABc

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Join us to hear Growing Up Boulder's Executive Director, Mara Mintzer, tell an inspiring story about children and nature at a city-sponsored Earth Day Community Storytelling Night this Sunday, April 26, at E-town, from 5-7.

Learn more at this link:
https://t.co/X2tR8P5MqU

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This week Growing Up Boulder had a goodbye lunch for Jetza, our beloved bilingual engagement consultant. During all of our projects that Jetza worked on, our youth and community members loved her. Thank you for everything you have done for our community.

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Latitude Regenerative Real Estate specializes in ecologically rich homes and farms. Mara Mintzer, the co-founder for Growing up Boulder was hosted in this week’s podcast episode.

Listen to the podcast at: https://t.co/ruyTU5kr79

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The Caddis Collaborative team members participated in a workshop with Growing Up Boulder.

The workshop showed what works with children also works with adults who are designing cities for children.

Read more about this collaboration at this link: https://t.co/jQwgoVK4dA

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

Nature Together programming starts tomorrow!! Growing Up Boulder is excited for babies and toddlers to experience nature in a fun and new way! #naturetogether #outdoorplay #youthinnature

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

Which of these Plan topics is most important to you?

1️⃣ Equity & Inclusion
2️⃣ Youth Voice in Decision-Making
3️⃣ Safety
4️⃣ All of the Above
5️⃣ None of the Above

We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts by voting in our poll by dropping a comment below.

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Join us for the Nature Together Program!

Experience the joy of nature play on Fridays: April 3 - May 15, 2026 at 10:30 am

Register here: https://t.co/ZsjAnIp0An

$210 per sessions. Scholarships are available. 3 spots remaining, register today :)

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

Join Growing Up Boulder for the Nature Together Program stating in just two weeks!

Experience the joy of nature play by coming on Fridays: April 3 - May 15, 2026. Come at 10:30 am for our Nature Explorers session.

Register here: https://t.co/ZsjAnIp0An

[Growing Up Boulder @GUBoulder]

Register for Nature Together , a 7 week series for caregivers and young children 🦋
https://t.co/ZsjAnIosKP

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BVCP draft is in and your voice matters! 🗣️💬 Teens helped shape it and now it’s your turn to continue to share ideas that keep Boulder awesome: homes, parks, transit, nature, art, food, safety. 1 hour of volunteer service credit available. Let’s plan our future together!

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Exciting news! Growing Up Boulder will be featured in the “Child friendly urban SPACES” guide by WHO, UNICEF, UN-Habitat, and Sudeshna Chatterjee is being launched on January 21. Join tomorrow's webinar to learn more: 21 Jan, 6am MT/ 8AM ET/ 2PM CET: 
https://t.co/YSxcQW7kRG

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Mara Mintzer, Executive Director of Growing Up Boulder, joins Active Towns to have a conversation about engaging children in community conversations around designing more kid-friendly cities. Click the link below to watch the episode! #youth #activetowns

https://t.co/rV8uPW6G2S

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Huge shoutout to our teen consultants who presented their North Boulder Park ideas to the City's Parks and Rec Advisory Board on 11/17! Their recommendations were so strong that the landscape architect updated multiple design elements based on teen feedback. #youthengagement