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Personal Care in Parker Colorado

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 Hair Stylists in Parker

Bethany Kay Hair at Beauty Tribe specializes in ladies’ cuts, color, updos, and hair extensions. Visit her website to see pictures of her work and then schedule an appointment from the website. Click here for more information.

Bethany Kay Hair – Parker Colorado
19600 E. Parker Square Drive, Suite 110
Parker, CO 80134
Call or Text 303-905-5051

Skin Care Services

Sydney Scarpino Aesthetics is a boutique-style skincare studio located inside Beauty Tribe Salons in Parker Colorado. Sydney employs years of training and works closely with her medical director to ensure strict sanitation practices while delivering high-quality, result-driven services using top-of-line skincare products and modalities. Click here for more information.

Nail Salons in Parker

Manicures & Pedicures

  • J’Adore Nails 10841 S Crossroads Dr #15, Parker, CO 80134 – (720) 287-3167
  • Tip to Toe Nails  18551 Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134 – (720) 851-1779
  • Get Nailed Beauty Spa 10417 S Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80134 –  (303) 594-0242

Day Spas in Parker

Hand & Stone

Cara Mia

Astral Float Spa

The Studio Med Spa

 

 

Parker Recreation Center and Pool – Most Restrictions Lifted

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Aside from Day Camp, masks are not required in Parker Recreation facilities. If you feel more comfortable wearing a face covering, please continue to do so. Refer to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) for further guidelines. Douglas County has eliminated reduced capacity limitations. Parker Parks and Recreation will continue to use thorough cleaning and sanitization procedures and ask that staff and patrons continue to follow good hygiene practices and stay home if feeling ill.

Recreation Center Hours

Monday – Friday
5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
The pool closes at 9 p.m.		Saturday – Sunday
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The pool closes at 4:30 p.m.

Recreation Facility Updates

For the foreseeable future, Group Fitness participants, including Aqua Aerobics, will continue to register for classes and all guests check-in with a valid ACTIVENet (Parker Rec) account and ID. Click here to create an account. If you have a Parker Recreation membership, passes, or have registered for an activity or league, you already have an account. 

The Recreation Center Indoor Pool has a capacity limit and there may be wait times during peak hours. 

Visit the Parker Recreation memberships and passes page for costs associated with daily, 10-visit, and 20-visit passes and memberships.  

Child Care

Recreation Center Child Care hours are Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and evening hours Monday through Thursday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Daily time limits are 75 minutes for ages 3 to 18 months and two hours for children over 18 months. Child Care follows the Douglas County School District’s closure and delayed schedule policy. During DCSD delayed start or snow day, Child Care will open at 10 a.m. Click here for additional Child Care information.

Please adhere to the Patron Code of Conduct (PDF).

Gluten Free Peanut Free Eating Options in Parker

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More and more peanut and gluten allergies and sensitivities are coming up and families in Parker want to know where they can go out to eat and be safe. We had a tremendous response to this list and have added tips from local families.

Gluten Free:

Indochine Cuisine in the Parker Station building on Mainstreet maintains a gluten-free kitchen. Even their tempura and rolls are gluten-free. They can have vegetarian and vegan options on their menu.

Parker Garage has several Gluten Free options, and some can be made gluten-free with the switch of the bun.

Posh Pastries offers gluten-free bakery good and gluten-free flour is for sale there as well. (Not Celiac Safe)

Wave the Grain Bakery in Littleton delivers to “The Local” on Mainstreet and their offerings are delicious! They have savory & sweet treats.

Brickhouse has an entire gluten free menu, just ask your server.

Panera and Noodles have gluten free options.

Casa Mariachi – Just ask the server.

Panera has a few gluten-free salads and soups, check their website for the latest as they change seasonally.

Both Sprouts and Vitamin Cottage also have a large variety of gluten free packaged food as well as Kings, Safeway, Walmart and a large variety at Costco.

Suchine is a favorite of our family with celiac. We’ve had gf success at Dancing Noodle, Pho Vy, Opa’s Grill, and Chipoltle. Noodles also have GF options but are more limited, and the Wendy’s at Jordan & Lincoln can be really helpful in creating a GF meal in a pinch. There are several pizza places offering GF, but only a few try to be as allergy safe as they can. Those are Lil Ricci’s and Parry’s. Also, Coldstone does a great job of creating allergy-safe treats. We use them for kids’ birthdays and parties all the time.

Sweet ‘Ness cupcakes also has GF cupcakes. But, they are made in the same kitchen as the regular cupcakes are so not celiac safe.

Matt at Mauna Snoa Shave Ice says we are gluten-free, peanut-free, dairy-free. And it’s delicious!

Peanut Free/Safe:

In general most Mexican restaurants are peanut-free, we have some local moms writing up the lowdown on how to keep your kids safe when eating out.

If you know of great resources or tips please share in the comments and we will add them!

Parents Night Out at the Parker Fieldhouse

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Tired of restless kids tearing through the house as if it is an indoor gymnasium?  Give them a night of fun and laughter and give yourself a night of peace and quiet with adults!  The Parker Rec Staff will open the entire 100,000 ft2 Parker Fieldhouse for kids ages 5 to 13 to enjoy awesome games and activities with friends.

Plenty of games and activities, crafts, movies, climbing and skating (must bring your own skates) will be available to keep your kids busy. For those kids who need a little downtime, we will show a family-friendly feature film and mini-films in the activity rooms.  The movie title will be posted at check-in.  Concessions will be available to purchase. 

Parents’ Night Out 2018

Parker Fieldhouse Climbing Wall Pinnacle wall parker co recAges:         5 to 13
Dates:       Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Dec. 22
Time:         6 to 10:30 p.m.
Location:   Fieldhouse
Rate:          $20 (Resident)/ $22 (Non-Resident) first child; $15 (Resident)/$17 (Non-Resident) each additional sibling. Registration fee will increase by $5 per transaction the day of each event.
To ensure your child’s spot, pre-registration is strongly encouraged! Staffing is determined by the number of pre-registered participants and walk-ups may be turned away.

Parents, grab some friends and enjoy a night with adults while we watch your kids. Our talented staff will keep your kids active and entertained so you don’t have to.

We host plenty of games and activities, crafts, movies, climbing, and skating to keep your kids busy. Children must provide their own skates. For kids who need a little down time, we show a family-friendly feature film and mini-films. The movie title will be posted at check-in. Concessions will be available to purchase.

Venue times and availability are subject to change.  Please contactbmooney@parkeronline.org for specifics.

Kale Banana Smoothie – Recipe of the Month

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CHEF JEREMY BRINGARDNER is in Douglas County for the opening of the newest franchise of LYFE Kitchen and shared his recipe with us. The secret? Freeze the fruits and vegetables to capture all the flavors without having to dilute them with ice.

Kale Smoothie

LYFE Kitchen Signature Kale Banana Smoothie

  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice, squeezed, seeds strained
  • 1 cup kale, raw, washed
  • 2/3 cup banana, peeled, chopped, frozen
  • 1/3 cup cucumber, chopped, frozen
  • 1 tsp ginger, rinsed, whole/unpeeled, chopped

1) Chop the cucumber and peel/chop the banana and spread both onto a casserole dish and place in the freezer overnight. Store in the freezer until ready to use.

2) Measure and place all ingredients in high power blender (such as a vita-mix/vita-prep) and blend on high for 25 seconds

3) Pour and serve!

* if using a standard household blender, blend on high for 1 minute. We used our Ninja and it worked perfectly! 

LYFE Kitchen Park Meadows
8505 Park Meadows Center Drive
Lone Tree, CO
PERMANENTLY CLOSED

We had the privilege to meet the executive chef of the newly opened LYFE Kitchen in Lone Tree at Park Meadows. If you have been looking for a new place to eat healthy good for you and the planet, food, LYFE is the place!

They chose organic and locally sourced produce, meat, even their coffee is locally roasted in North Denver. This new restaurant opened June 6 and is located inside the Park Meadows Mall where California Cafe used to be.

Chef Jeremy honed his craft under luminary chefs Charlie Trotter, Bill Kim, and Jean Joho. A graduate of the highly acclaimed Culinary Nutrition program of Johnson & Wales University, Chef Jeremy captains the teams of LYFE Kitchen chefs in Palo Alto and Culver City, ensuring that each dish is bursting with flavor and fresh ingredients. He recently won “CHOPPED” on the Food Network.