2022 Kids’ Club Events
10 a.m. at the Fun Forest Stage
Thursday, August 11 – Make and Take T-Shirt Day at Kids’ Club
Kids’ Club members will have the chance to color their very own Blue Ribbon Kids Club shirt. A NEW design for 2022!
Friday, August 12 – Animal Olympics at Kids’ Club
Come and meet our friends from Polk County Conservation to learn about Animal Olympics. Athleticism, speed, strength, power and endurance are attributes we celebrate in sporting events like the Olympic Games. But in the animal kingdom, they are necessary for survival. Animals perform amazing feats every day, not with the purpose of winning a medal, but in order to eat, escape predators, and endure the elements.
Monday, August 15 – The Food Story: Farmers and Fair Food
Come and meet Iowa farmers who grow and produce the food we eat every day and the food you eat at the Fair! Come enjoy some Fair food samples and learn about the Fair food story!
Tuesday, August 16 – Kids Yoga at Kid’s Club
What is better than learning some fun yoga moves with all your friends at Kids’ Club? Mark down Tuesday as a can’t miss day as we yoga our way through the morning!
Wednesday, August 17 – Kids’ Club Gives Back – Sensory Morning
Today is a very special day; it is Sensory Friendly Morning. Everyone is invited to Kids’ Club today to help those who are more affected by things you see, hear, smell, taste or touch. We will be making sensory bottles for our friends that day and ones to donate to local schools and charities. We will be doing good deeds for others; just because! A very special day at Kids’ Club for sure!
Thursday, August 18 – Scavenger Hunt Day at Kids’ Club
Do you know every inch of the Fairgrounds? We are going to test your Fair knowledge on a Kids’ Club Style Scavenger Hunt! Be ready to have your ears and eyes open!
Friday, August 19 – It’s Iowa Corn and Soybean Day at Kids’ Club
Our friends from the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Soybean Association will be on hand to teach us all about two of Iowa’s most important crops! Did you know that soybeans are in your ranch dressing and who knew that corn was in your bike tires! Find out about all these fun facts, how to make plastic and so much more on Friday, August 19!
2022 Kids’ Club Saturday Meet and Greets
10 a.m. at the Fun Forest Stage
Saturday, August 13 – Breakfast with the Queens
Our friends, the county fair queens, from all across Iowa will be at Kids’ Club for breakfast this morning! These young women are running for the title of Iowa State Fair Queen 2022; come for breakfast and get your picture with a queen, learn how they won at their county level and what they hope to see and do if crowned the 2022 Iowa State Fair Queen. You will also meet our 2021 Iowa State Fair Queen – McKenna Henrich!
Saturday, August 20 – Nothing “Butter”!
What is “butter” than sculpting your very own block of butter with Sarah Pratt, the woman who sculpts the world-famous Iowa State Fair Butter Cow? This is sure to “butter” your final Saturday morning of the Fair!
Kids' Club Year Round Activities