Aspen offers plenty of fun for little ones

? What does Aspen have for kids? Try tubing, cooking classes, family concerts and sledding, among other activities.

The winter issue of Aspen Magazine lists places and activities children will love in the Colorado skiing mecca. They are:

  • The Aspen Recreation Center, which has a climbing tower, skating rink, sports classes and pool.
  • Tube Town, on Snowmass’ Assay Hill, where kids older than 4 can tube all day for $15. For evening recreation, Snowmass offers barbecues, storytelling and marshmallow roasting, and there’s sledding at the Snowmass Cross-Country Center.
  • The Cooking School of Aspen’s “Real Cooking for Kids” classes.
  • The Kolor Wheel, where kids can paint and decorate pottery.
  • A “Winter Wild Things” wildlife tour offered Fridays by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, which also leads family snowshoe trips.
  • Skiing and snowboarding lessons and camps at the Aspen Skiing Co.
  • Two-hour dogsled rides offered by Krabloonik’s.

For more information about visiting Aspen, call (888) 290-1324. For Aspen Magazine, visit www.aspenmagazine.com.