i'm going to make it (after all)

Today, we went to check out Brody School Park, which is located on the north side of Brody Middle School (south of Water Works Park). It ha...

It's time for submissions to the annual coloring contest at the Iowa State Fair! Entries are due August 1. You can print off the colorin...

Through all of our recent playground adventures, I learned a new term: pocket park. Apparently, a small and easily accessible park is cal...

A heat wave has hit Des Moines! I sound very excited, but I'm very  not . It's currently in the 90s, but feels like 109 degrees...

Birdland Park is directly west of Union Park, right on the Des Moines River. In fact, it even has a marina, where people can pay rent to par...

Union Park is also known as "rocket ship park." The rocket slide was first installed at the park in the late 60s or early 70s, ...

You might be surprised at how kid-friendly a sculpture park can be. It doesn't hurt that the Pappajohn Sculpture Park is packed with Pok...

We did it! We've completed Urbandale's park challenge: visit 32 parks in 90 days! I'm happy we participated because it got us o...

We're nearly done with our Urbandale Parks Challenge. Lakeview Park is our 31st Park, and so we have just one left after this! Lakevi...

Sunflower Park is a forested area north of Douglas Ave, off of 92nd Drive, and it has a trail that follows along North Walnut Creek. You ca...