“I think it’s a cool idea that she and her group are approaching appropriately,” said commission director Steve Glueck, who added that he helps many local businesses by offering help on where to find aid and possible locations to set up shop.

There are now 10 women on the Spark City board of directors.īroome said the city of Golden has been a big help in getting the organization off the ground with advice from the city’s economic development commission. She put out a survey to parents last year, which is how she connected with Falkenstein. “We want kids to see they can take an everyday piece of furniture and turn it into something fun,” she said.īroome started Spark City about 18 months ago with the hopes of one day finding a permanent location for a children’s museum somewhere near her home. Thanks to the help of lots of volunteers, including her husband and in-laws, they’ve done it for about $20,000.īroome said it can also show kids that almost anything can be recycled or reused. Broome said she got an estimate of more than $100,000 to repurpose the bus as she wanted.

The bus was converted at low cost to the nonprofit, with many materials second-hand. “It’s amazing to see kids who don’t know each other create these scenarios,” Broome said. For dates and times as they are announced, visit. Spark City also is in negotiations with several other local entities that would allow for more of the public to see what the museum has to offer. The museum has deals in place with several day cares and year-round preschools as well as Lakewood and Jefferson County Head Start to visit their parking lots throughout the summer. There will be a kitchen, grocery store, orchard, farm and a cafe. The museum will be based on role-playing and simulate adult life for kids age 2-6. The school bus is a converted Denver Public Schools bus that Spark City bought at auction and will include an artist-painted mural on the side. “Parents are always looking for additional places to take kids.” “We have so many great things - we just want to supplement and complement,” said Spark City Children’s Museum founder Katherine Broome. The Golden-based nonprofit is readying a converted school bus to serve as a free mobile museum that can visit different places throughout the county for 17 weeks starting June 20. The Spark City Children’s Museum has not yet found a home in Jefferson County, but that’s not stopping organizers from hitting the road this summer to bring the museum to children. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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