Did you know that Des Moines is the home to one of the largest skateboard parks in the nation? Lauridsen Skatepark is located on...
I was so focused on getting through the baby and toddler parenting years that I wasn’t prepared for what came in the middle years.
Just...
The Science Center of Iowa is in the heart of downtown Des Moines. It is one of my family's favorite places to go! It’s...
How to make homemade valentine melted heart crayons
Every now and again I aspire to be a pinterest mom. It's fleeting and far between, but occasionally...
As a mom of seven-year-old twin boys, I have been asked many times what it’s like raising twin boys. I have an older son...
Maybe it is because my husband and I were both 1980s kids, but we love taking our daughter to arcades, and we have been...
Des Moines Mom is committed to creating a safe space for ongoing conversations about mental health.
Kids are heading back to school and they may...
We were approximately 15 hours into summer break before our 8-year-old stared at me and said, “What should I do?” Her two brothers turned...
“Hi, would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” is a phrase I will hear a million times from February until the end...
Dog Man was the first graphic novel our kids brought home, many years ago. Our then-first-grader devoured it, as did many of his classmates.
I...
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Where to See Fireworks in Des Moines
If you love fireworks, you're in luck! There are plenty of chances to see the skies over Des Moines erupt in dazzling displays of...
