Join us for "Out of School" Days this fall! Drop your child off at one of our convenient drop locations and let them experience a day of excitement and learning at Camp Hantesa! Under the supervision of our trained staff, campers make new friends and interact with old ones through engaging programs!

Enjoy a special Spring Break right in your own backyard! Sign your child up for a 1-day or 5-day camp full of hands-on, interactive activities, or sign the whole family up for a 1-day experience at the 1900 Farm.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse offers weekly classes and camps during breaks during the winter and spring months.

Camp Kesem is a free week long camp children who have been affected by a parent's cancer. This is a week to have fun and make memories and friends that will be with you the rest of your life. (NOTE: This is not a Des Moines Public Schools activity. The district shares this information as a courtesy to create awareness of community opportunities available to our students and their families.)

Located on 500 acres of rolling prairie filled with bubbling streams and nature paths begging to be explored, Living History Farms’ outdoor day camp setting provides a fun and unique way for children to experience day-to-day farm and town life as it was in the past.