Margo Frankel Woods State Park is the perfect place to have a #WildandFree Day! What’s #WildandFree? It’s a community of[…]
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State Historical Museum of Iowa – Des Moines
Place/Event: State Historical Museum of Iowa Location: 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50319 Cost: Free Grade/age range: All ages Group[…]
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Iowa Public Television Station – Johnston
Place/Event: Iowa Public Television Studio Tour Location: 6450 Corporate Drive, Johnston, Iowa 50131 Cost: Free Grade/age range: All ages Group size: max 30[…]
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Des Moines Art Center and Pappajohn Sculpture Park – Des Moines
In the company of friends, we spent an afternoon in downtown Des Moines for a “cultural day”. Our chronological history[…]
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Nursing Home Visit
When planning field trips, you and your students are missing out if a nursing home or residential care center isn’t on[…]
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Jester Park – Granger
Jester Park is a local favorite of ours and it’s easy to see why! With the most unique natural playscape[…]
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Ledges State Park – Madrid
Ledges State Park is my old stomping grounds. I grew up on a farm three miles to the east. I[…]
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Cowles Commons Fountain – Des Moines
After a very hot and humid field trip to the Blank Park Zoo (using our free children’s passes from the library[…]
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Winterset Town Square
Confession time! I guess I didn’t really understand what a town square was…maybe that’s a sad commentary on today’s society. Visiting[…]
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Cedar Covered Bridge in Madison County
For me, Madison County with its romantic Covered Bridges perfect for a movie set, John Wayne fans and a famous winery[…]
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