The Directory
Kid friendly businesses, organizations and services in the Des Moines area.
Whether you live in Ankeny, Altoona, Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Indianola, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee, Windsor Heights, West Des Moines or beyond, find the local resources your family needs in in the dsm4kids Directory!
While all submissions are considered, inclusion in the Directory is based on relevance. Businesses or organizations outside of Central Iowa or primarily geared toward adults may not be listed.
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Aquatic Center managed by West Des Moines Parks & Recreation. Offers outdoor swim lessons, parties and events, and facility rental opportunities.
Weekdays 11:30am-7:00pm
Saturdays 11:30pm-6:00pm
Sundays Noon-5:45pm
Holiday plans to open for the 2015 season on 5/30.
“We’ll Supply the Fun To Make Your Event PERFECT! Central Iowa’s Finest Inflatable Rental Business”
You plan the event. We’ll make it memorable. Whether you’re planning a corporate outing, backyard birthday party, church function, or city festival, we will turn your event into an evening/afternoon your guests won’t soon forget. Best of all…we’ll do it within your budget.
Hop-A-Lot Rentals is one of the longest lasting and most trusted inflatable rental businesses in Central Iowa. After many years of providing fun and games for events in the Hawkeye state, we have been able to increase our inventory to cater to every type of event, and all ages (including adults). Find inflatables, carnivals games, slides and bounce houses all under one roof.
Turn your Backyard into a Barnyard!
We are a fully licensed and insured traveling petting zoo out of Roland, IA. Available for town festivals, birthday parties, nursing home and school visits, wedding receptions, live nativities, corporate evets and more! We feature a variety of farm animals from Llamas, Donkeys, and Goats to our Miniature Cow, Pot Bellied Pig, 4 Horned Sheep and more!
Call us Today! Dates fill up fast!
Aquatic Center managed by Indianola Parks & Recreation. Offers outdoor swim lessons, parties and events, and facility rental opportunities.
2015
Open Swim Hours
Tues/Thurs 1:00 - 6:00 pm
M/W/F/Sa/Su 1:00 - 7:00 pm
Adult
Lap Swim/Water Walk
Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat 12:00-12:50 pm
18 & up.
$2/day or free w/season pass
Tot Splash Time
Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat
10:30 - 11:50 am
(6 & under with adult)
$2/person including adults
One adult 16 or older per 1-2 children. Ages 7-15 will not be admitted. Season Pass does not apply to this program.
Opens June 1st
Inspiring Dance is a dance studio in Central Iowa teaching dance in the disciplines of ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, tap and more! The studio offers dance instruction, competition opportunities, summer camps and birthday parties.
The Iowa Energy are a professional basketball team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They play in the Eastern Conference in the NBA Development League (NBA D-League), a minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Energy play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena.
They have a kids club and birthday party packages available.
Jester Park Equestrian Center is a part of Polk County Conservation. Established in 1998, the Center operates year-round, providing outdoor and horse recreational activities for all ages.
Jester Park Equestrian Center is a full-scale, public equine facility with many activities to offer the members of Polk County.
In the summer, enjoy taking a guided trail ride on one of our many seasoned trail horses. Enjoy the scenic Saylorville Lake and learn about the local habitats and wildlife found here.
In the fall, come out for a family wagon ride and enjoy the changing colors of the leaves. In October, come for our pumpkin patch and Halloween Event.
In the winter, bring the kids to come and meet Santa, and to enjoy a traditional sleigh ride. We offer hot chocolate and ‘smores to make the outing complete.
In the spring, the barn is always buzzing with pony rides, birthday parties, and lessons for kids of all ages.
Whatever the season- come on out to Jester Park Equestrian Center, and let us share a little bit of our happiness thru horses with you!
We are a locally owned small business in Ankeny, Iowa. We set up personalized teepee sleepover events offered in various themes. We deliver, set it up/style, and return to break it down the next day. Let us do the work to make your event magical!
Serving the Northwest suburbs of Des Moines by providing youth gymnastics & tumbling instruction for Ages 2+.Mid Iowa GYMnastics strives to be a place where children learn gymnastics, meet new people, have fun and feel successful in a caring and safe environment.
Mid Iowa prides itself on caring for gymnasts and families at the highest level.
Aquatic Center managed by Des Moines Parks & Recreation. Offers outdoor swim lessons, parties and events, and facility rental opportunities.
Mon – Sat 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Open Wed, June 3 thru Tues, Aug 25
Nahas Aquatic Center will remain open through Tuesday, August 25, 2015, then close and reopen on weekends August 29 & 30, September 5 & 6 and Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2015.