Welcome to our weekly Thursday morning post about what's going on in the Des Moines, Iowa area. We'll share what we'll be doing, great finds, restaurants to eat at, shops to drop some cash at, and just all the great things Des Moines has to offer families.
What We're Doing:
- World Food Prize Hall of Laureates Open House
- Malo
- Pony Express to Santa at Jester Park
Other Happenings:
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Des Moines Playhouse
- Breakfast with Santa at Reiman Gardens
- Santa at the Zoo, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Advice: Get there early!!
- Christmas Trees and Santa at Geisler Farms. We went to this Farm on our Tour of Pumpkin Patches and were very impressed by it. If we had the time I would for sure head here!
- The Nutcracker at Hoyt Sherman Place
- Using a salt dough recipe, make and decorate ornaments.
- Play a game
- Read Christmas books
- Make bird seed ornaments. These make great gifts for neighbors.
- Gift shopping. Take the kids along and have them help with their teacher's gift. Christmas break is coming up soon and don't forget those important people in your child(ren)'s life!
- Drive around and look at Christmas lights in neighborhoods.