Des Moines Reviews and Articles

Over Thanksgiving weekend my family was able to attend the Disney on Ice show at Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines.  The show touring in our area was Passport to Adventure which features our pals Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy & Goofy exploring the magical worlds of The Lion King, The…

I received tickets to Disney on Ice Passport to Adventure to facilitate this review, but the opinions are all mine. On Thursday, our whole family headed out to Disney on Ice to see their Passport to Adventure show. Last year I went with only my two older daughters and the other kids were a littl…

Camp Fontanelle Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, located just north of Fremont, Nebraska, offers great family fun every Fall. We recently spent a fantastic Fall day visiting Camp Fontanelle. We first visited the area filled with all kinds of yard games including toilet seat tic-tac-t…

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus was in Des Moines this past weekend and my family was able to attend the show on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.  This was the first time we have seen the circus in the arena and it made a great venue for it.  We got our popcorn ri…

Disclosure: We received two complimentary tickets to the park. All opinions stated, however, are genuine and entirely my own. Seems like your favorite amusement park is always the one you frequented as a child, and for my husband that is Six Flags Great America. Every year his parents would pac…

  From - http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10216111.htm Reading Eggs Launches New App: Eggy Alphabet Reading Eggs offers complimentary download of their latest educational game for the iPad Eggy Alphabet features fun animations and visuals, cute sound effects and catch…

For Immediate Release RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES’ QUEST FOR KICKSTARTER SUCCESS Join us in our mission to get Adventure Quest on the shelves for the world to enjoy! Boulder, CO, December, 2012 -- Renaissance Adventures is an experiential learning company founded in Boulder, CO. After years of…

I had the opportunity to chat with one of the stars of the show Kamran Darabi-Ford who plays Robin (Dick Grayson). I really enjoyed speaking with him and learned a lot more about the show. Kamran has been playing Robin now for 1 ½ years and genuinely feels blessed to have been given the o…

  We had the pleasure of attending Sesame Street Live at the Lila Cockrell Theater in Downtown, San Antonio. It was such an exciting new for the girls, as they had not seen any live show before. I could go on and on with a play-by-play but if you have ever seen an episode of Sesame Street th…

  KidsEmail.org is a great way to introduce your kids to the world of email. Let’s face it, kids as young as five and six years old are emailing people they know such as grandma and grandpa and even learning to send photos and videos. But as we all know, emailing can get addictive …

Are you ready to join the thousands and thousands of mamas who no longer dread the hair brushing drama? Then The Knot Genie Detangling Brush is for you! The Knot Genie and Teeny Genie were created to not only to make brushing of even the most unruly hair effortless, but to create peace …

C is for Colorado is the favorite book in our house for the 2nd straight month! My three boys are 2, 4 and 5 and they want me to read it to them every night and sometimes again in the morning. My 5 year old now can read most if it without me and enjoys reading to his younger brothers. The pictures d…

  Hello US Family Guide Friends, We have an unbelievable deal for you to share from Wyndham Ocean Walk Reorts in Daytona Beach - Condos from $99 per night!  Here is the link to the deal and promo code - or call 1-855-421-4780 mention: USFAM http://www.extraholidays.com/promotion/ocean…

"Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic" at the Consol Energy Center- Loved the show!!! Something for every member of the family- every minute of the show is action packed. Buzz and Woody were a true delight. The Princesses were absolutely beautiful to watch as they danced across the ice. The cost…

Deciding where to travel this year with the family?  Why not Zion Ponderosa Ranch in Utah located next to Zion National Park?  The activities at this magnificent resort are endless.  With full service restaurants and vacation homes and cabins you can treat yourself and the family to t…

Oh my gosh, we just got in from the Opening Night of the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam show in Pittsburgh -- I am still pumped up on adrenaline! I haven't been to a Monster Truck show in too many years ... but let me tell you, you're never too old for Monster Truck fun. I must have taken …

What if a three-day weekend could become a turning point for a teenager; a life-affirming experience that changed the way they thought about themselves and, more importantly, those around them? What if, in just one weekend, they could acquire leadership skills that they’d use the rest of their…

360° Student Travel announced today that their teen travelers completed 31,397 hours of community service in summer 2011, an accomplishment that works out to be 3.5 years of service in two months. From Hawaii, to Peru, to Alaska, to China and beyond, their participants have truly made a lasting …

Sensory BabyBy Dr. Lin Day, Baby Sensory The next time you read a book, stop for a moment and marvel at the amazingcapacity of the brain to carry out such an intricate task. Processing informationand co-ordinating the eyes involves many complex interactions between the brainand senses. Sensations f…

Look out kids, Sesame Street Live’s performance of When Elmo Grows Up will have you dancing in your seats! This show was a non stop spectacular musical event! Elmo and Big Bird opened the show which led into the entire cast doing their first lively musical number of many! The theme of t…