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…

The Barnum & Bailey circus was quite different from when I was a child, but for it being the first circus my kids remember they really enjoyed it. There were acrobats and dancers galore and plenty to look at during the special acts. For this “Fully Charged” tour the entire event revo…

Our family had the extreme pleasure of visiting Camp Fontanelle this weekend. It's a Pumpkin Patch, it's a Corn Maze, there is a Jumping Pillow. You can also do Laser Tag in the corn maze, you can ride a zip line or take pony rides (those three things are the only additional charges t…

just got back from our stay at Castle Rock what a great family place, kids from 6 months to teens have plenty to do and you sure can relax with life guards posted at every pool they are great!!! Keep up the good work this is a 10 star Hotel.…

    Six Flags America (Entrance) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Saturday my family had the privilege of attending the premier of Six Flags Great America's new evening extravaganza "igNight". Since we only live about 35 minutes from the park, we thought this would be a great family outing.&n…

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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 …

This year, Anika has to leave for school an hour earlier than she did in primary school…and her hair is three times as long as it was when she started school last year. I need a quick and easy solution to help her get her hair brushed every day – without tangle tears. The Knot Geni…

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…

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The Disney On Ice show at the Consol Energy Center was outstanding. We attended the Thursday night performance and enjoyed every minute from start to finish. Disney always amazes with the level of talent and top notch ability to entertain people of all ages. We have three sons and through the yea…

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 …

A Good Night’s Sleep Humans spend about a third of their lives sleeping, although some people manageon much less. Thomas Edison believed that sleep was a waste of time. However,research shows that sleep deprivation can have serious consequences onmemory, concentration, behaviour, mood, judgem…