Des Moines Experience Gift Guide

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This guide is sponsored by The Des Moines Playhouse
experience gift ideas in Des Moines

As moms, I think we can agree that all the stuff that comes with the holidays can be overwhelming! This year, create meaningful experiences for your kids and family while supporting local businesses.

Share this guide with friends and family. Enjoy and shop local!

Treat your family to two nights at The Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre at The Des Moines Playhouse with a Family Four-Pack season ticket!

Each Family 4-Pack is four credits that you exchange for
reserved seating tickets to specific performance dates and times. Credits can be used one at a time, all at once, or in any combination. Each Family 4-Pack can be used for any or all upcoming shows in the 2024-25 Kate Goldman Family Theatre Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, and Alice in Wonderland.
 

To purchase and for more information, including FAQs on the Family 4-Pack, visit Des Moines Playhouse or call 515-277-6261.

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More Experience Gift Ideas

Looking to create more memories and have less stuff? Here are our favorite local options. 

Climb Iowa

Get the adventurer on your list a gift card to Climb Iowa. They offer an amazing experience at either of their locations for first-time climbers. 

Adventureland

Get ready for thrills all summer long with a season pass to Adventureland in Altoona! 

Putts & Pins

Enjoy some friendly competition for the whole family at Putts & Pins in West Des Moines. Play interactive mini golf and food. 

Rail Explorers

Ride the rails on unique pedal cars at Rail Explorers in Boone, Iowa. This is a fun experience for all ages! 

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Enjoy interesting plant-life and tropical temperatures year round with an annual membership to The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Urban Air

Urban Air

Let kids burn energy at Urban Air Adventure Park in Ankeny. This is a great way to spend a cold afternoon with the whole family. 

Science Center of Iowa

Explore the Science Center of Iowa’s themed experience platforms full of hands-on exhibits, interactive demonstrations, planetarium shows, and more!

Kids Empire

Kids Empire
Give the gift of play with a gift card to Kids Empire. This is perfect for winter days when no one wants to be outside. Kids can climb, dance, slide, build, and more! 

Seven Oaks Recreation

 

Hit the slopes at Seven Oaks Recreation in Boone! Ski, snowboard, or tube right in Central Iowa. 

Brenton Skating Plaza 

Spend an afternoon ice skating in downtown Des Moines at the Brenton Skating Plaza. You can gift a one-time experience or get a 10-punch pass card.  

Blank Park Zoo

Blank Park Zoo

A perfect gift for the animal loving family is a membership to the Blank Park Zoo

Horseback Riding

Saddle up and take a trail ride at Jester Park from June to October! Must be 8 years or old. 

What are your favorite places to shop for local experience gifts in Des Moines? 

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Kara Knaack
Kara originally hails from northwest Iowa where she met her husband, Lance, through a 4-H fashion show. After a decade of living in central Iowa, Kara is still figuring out which way is north. Wearing the hat of “wife, mommy, employee, chef, ribbon tie-er and family calendar organizer,” Kara knows a bit about juggling life and work. Kara became a boy-mom in June of 2011 to Lucan and a girl-mom to Gracelyn in December of 2014. Most days you can find her mixing up metaphors and oversharing life’s moments via social media. Kara enjoys yoga, reading, gardening, cooking, sewing in straight lines and singing along to musicals. A spender by nature, but thrifty by necessity, Kara is always in hunt of a bargain. She’s an active member of Northpoint Church and a resident of Grimes. Her vision for life includes “doing the best we can with what God gives us.”

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