In + Around Des Moines

 Please Join Us for a New Moms Event 10.5.13 10am to noon Valley Community Center (4444 Fuller Rd. WDM) We are so excited to offer this community event exclusively for moms in their first year of motherhood. Join us along with other NEW MOMS to...

If you've been with DMMB for awhile, you may remember the chilly morning last winter our team bundled up and headed to the East Village for our team photos with Megan Schaap Photography. We've had the chance to work with Megan...

A remarkable Ames mama named Angie DeWaard reached out to us recently. She is part of a group of women organizing a fundraiser for Charlie Cole, a 10 month-old Seattle infant battling a rare form of leukemia called juvenile myelomonocyctic...

Today's Featured Business Highlight is brought to you by Julie Chappell, a local mama and business owner of Clever Container.  With school just around the corner, do you dread the PILES of homework, craft items, and other papers that the...

Consignment Season is OPEN! Today's post is sponsored by Just Between Friends - the nation's leading children's and maternity consignment event being held at Events Center West September 27-29 in West Des Moines.  You may remember our interview with Sally Messinger, the founder of...

Some of you are probably thinking this post is a joke. "Enjoying" the Iowa State Fair with Littles?? Impossible! Well, I am here to tell you that you CAN conquer, and even enjoy, the Iowa State Fair with your...

Who had so much fun at July's Playdate at Noodle Zoo featuring Jonathan May Comedy Magician??? We did for sure!! And we hope you did, too. Jonathan did such a good job entertaining our children with not only a...

JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST PLAYDATE AT HERITAGE CAROUSEL & PARK It’s hard to think that school starting is just around the corner!!  That said, we would love for you to come celebrate with us for another hoorah before the...

Des Moines Moms Blog is honored to share today's post from Ingrid Wililams, Realtor for Re/Max: Des Moines Moms Blog is thrilled to have Ingrid as a regular sponsor! She has helped several of our DMMB families buy or sell...

Does your family enjoy being active outdoors?  Or do you wish your kids had an interest in something other than video games and Barbie dolls?  Let me offer a suggestion- Scheel's Kids Club! A Fun, Free Event for Kids I only...