Take a break from the scares and spooks and ramp up the family fun with these enjoyable tips for hosting a Halloween movie night that everyone can enjoy together. Discover the perfect movie to cozy up and watch as a…
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Enjoy Some Unplugged Family Time this Spring in Des Moines
After our long cold winter, we’re ready to greet spring with open arms! Springtime means flowering shrubs, birds chirping and soft grass beneath our feet! The season offers us a great opportunity to enjoy some electronic free family time in…
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Best Kids Art Studios & Classes in Des Moines: Drawing, Painting, Pottery, & More
When you want to get hands-on with your own art projects, of course you can start at home, but there’s no shortage of places to go create in a studio setting. From classes to camps, workshops, and drop-in art-making sessions,…
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DIY Boxes and At-Home Activities Offered by Des Moines Businesses & Organizations
Kids bored at home? With the coronavirus pandemic keeping everyone cooped up and now knee deep into the winter months, it can be easy for cabin fever to set in. There’s still plenty of indoor activities for kids to try at home. …
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Fun Coloring Pages & Other FREE Printables by Des Moines Designers, Businesses & Organizations
Local designers, businesses and organizations have been putting together some great coloring sheets, activity pages and bingo cards for us, while we’re all hunkered down at home. Below you’ll find a handful of them for you and/or your kiddos to…
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Keep Connecting During Self-Quarantine From Greenland Homes
By Ashley Werner. This post is sponsored by Greenland Homes. Bored? Write to a Pen Pal! Are your kids bored and driving you crazy? Have them start writing to a pen pal! Is it safe to send letters through the…
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Family Activity to Increase Gratitude & Positivity From Greenland Homes
By Ashley Werner. This post is sponsored by Greenland Homes. More Gratitude in 2020 Life is busy, right? I’ve been wanting to practice positivity and gratitude more in my house for a while now, but honestly, I keep forgetting. It’s…
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2019: Summer Arts Camps 4 Des Moines Kids
Find 2021 Summer Camp info. here. If you have an arty kid, keep their creative juices flowing by enrolling them in a summer art camp. There are visual arts camps, dance and theater camps, and music camps offered throughout the Des Moines…
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25 Rainy Day Boredom Busters
Spring in Iowa is finicky. One day it’s warm and sunny, the next it’s cold and rainy. When inclement weather keeps kids inside, it can be hard to keep everyone entertained. Of course, Des Moines offers plenty of amazing indoor play…
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A Few Places Where Kids Can Get Creative in Des Moines
Kids love to be creative and make things whether it’s with paint, glue, markers or Play Doh. But they don’t always love the cleanup, which usually ends up being done or at least assisted by Mom or Dad. Thankfully there…
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Leaf Activities 4 Kids in Des Moines
Mother Nature releases her inner artiste in the fall as she paints leaves orange, yellow, and red. Not only is fall a beautiful time to get out and take in all the colors, it’s also a great time of year…
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Paint the Town at One of These Paint Your Own Pottery Studios in Des Moines
Updated January 2020 My kids love going to paint-your-own pottery studios, where you can paint the town (well, your project) pink, green or any other color under the sun. Your budding artists will see their artistic vision realized whether they paint…
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