Photo by FFIO: Postman Butterfly resting on a yellow tropical plant inside the Berniece Grewcock Butterfly and Insect Pavilion at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Photo by FFIO: Spring-time fun at Arches Playground, part of Gene Leahy Mall at the River Front, Downtown Omaha
Spring energizes, renews, and brings a sense of hope and excitement with warm, sunny days and an abundance of family fun activities. We love this time of year for the vacation planning, the traveling, exploring the area and all the local family and child related programs. We also thoroughly enjoy the plethora of outdoor fun.
Regardless of what your interests are as a family we try to provide some peace of mind by consolidating as much variety of information as we can.
We hope to see you out and roaming about this Spring!
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Photo by FFIO: Sofia’s Play Garden at Lauritzen Gardens
SUMMER CAMP GUIDE
Looking for loads of fun with a variety of camps in and around the Omaha area?
Create, discover, explore, perform, plan, and make more memories this summer with the many area summer camps!
Summer camps are a great way to keep your kids active, having fun, and learning while school is out of session. There are camps with themes for every age and interest. You are sure to find one for your child.
Be sure to visit the online guides. There you can search by: Type of Camp, Age of Campers, and the Date Range of Camp.
Browse through this updated guide to find the perfect Summer Camp.
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Unforgettable Music Adventures for Every Little One!
Imagine a summer filled with your child’s laughter and musical discovery! At Kindermusik with Overton Music Studios, you’ll bond through soothing movement in Baby Camp, explore the “Zoo Train” with your toddler, or watch your big kid master rhythms in our global drumming camp. From infants to 2nd graders, our age-specific and family-style classes invite you to wiggle, giggle, and grow together. Enjoy the season stress-free with unlimited make-up classes to fit your family’s summer travels!
Discount Code: JOY – 10% savings Expires 6/1/2026
MCC – College for Kids and Teens Summer Camps
Are you looking for unforgettable summer experiences for your kids and teens? Check out the wide range of workshops, summer camps and boot camps offered through College for Kids and Teens at Metropolitan Community College! Courses are offered at multiple locations within the MCC four-county service area, including elementary schools near you.
Gifford Farm Summer Day Camps
Make the most of our incredible landscape and resources at Gifford Farm. Our Farm Camps focus on hands-on interaction and caring for the animals kids love. Nature Camps offer an immersive experience in the field and forest, exploring a different area of the natural world each day. During Adventure Camp, the very best of Gifford Farm comes together through exciting experiences in science, nature, and farming. Every camp includes time for recreation, crafts, and a snack break. Along the way, campers build friendships and create lasting memories
Fontenelle Forest Summer Camps
Summer camps at Fontenelle Forest are packed with outdoor adventure, new discoveries, and hands-on fun. Campers explore trails, meet wildlife, create nature art, and learn through play to build confidence, friendships, and a lifelong love for the natural world.
Available for children ages 3 to 15.
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Creighton Prep Summer Camps
From sports camps to art, esports, robotics and our Summer Climb Academic Program to tackle the summer slide –you’ll find the perfect match for every kid with Prep Summer Camps. Designed for boys and girls K–9, Prep Summer Camps are offered mornings and afternoons, with a complimentary lunch for all-day campers.
Why choose just one? Pair soccer in the morning with art in the afternoon, ping pong with Summer Climb or drone camp with digital media.
Camp Discovery features age-specific camps tailored to preschool through eighth grade children. Campers will enjoy sports and fitness, arts and crafts, STEM activities, games, and more.
Sing Omaha Music Camps
In addition to private lessons Sing Omaha offers fun camps for all ages! Music Explorers is for early-elementary students promises to be a fun and exciting exploratory experience! Students will sing, move, play instruments, and create stories! Our summer show choir camps are preparatory/growth experiences for students meeting students at their current level of development helping improve their abilities through focused instruction and performance in a low-pressure environment . Sign up by April 1st to save!
Creighton University Recreation + Wellness is excited to be hosting Bluejay Summer Kids Camp again in 2026! Campers entering grades 1-6 are invited to register for one or more week-long sessions. Each camp week will include traditional summer camp activities of arts & crafts, swimming, and games, along with special activities and field trips based on that week’s theme.
Brownell Talbot
Camp Discovery
Creighton University Bluejay Summer Kids Camp
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Amazing Athletes Summer Sports Camp
Amazing Athletes is a youth sports program that works on the fundamentals of 10 different sports. During the summer we offer a variety of camps and sessions at multiple locations. Your kiddos will work on 2 different sports each day while playing fun games and activities. We always end our week with a fun Olympic day! Every child gets a team t-shirt! Ages 3-8 yrs old welcome.
Discount Code: SIBLINGDISCOUNT –10% Sibling Discount with code
The Durham Museum is serving up a one-of-a-kind summer experience that sparks the imagination! Our camp lineup blends returning favorites — like Omaha Staycation and Wizard Academy — with new offerings, including a Disney-themed camp sure to create some magic. Halfday and full-day programs are available June 1–August 7. To fit busy schedules, before and after-camp care is available.
McGuigan Arts Academy Summer Camps
Summer Arts Lab, All The World’s a Stage, Do-Re-Mini: Creating a Mini Musical Revue, Theatre Makers.
McGuigan Arts Academy summer camps offer full-day and half-day experiences in music, theatre, and visual art for ages 5–7, 8–11, and 11+. Students build skills, confidence, and creativity through hands-on classes, collaborative projects, and engaging performances led by professional teaching artists.
Omaha Community Playhouse Summer Camps
Acting, singing, dancing, and behind-thescenes learning! OCP’s Summer Camps make Theatre Education fun for ages 5 and up. Weekly camps begin May 26!
Camp Durham
• Adult and Me: STEM Exploration (ages 4-6)
• Rocks in Space Adventure (ages 8-11)
• Science Research and Discovery Camp (ages 15-18)
EXCITING HIGHLIGHTS
FOR 2026 INCLUDE:
• Build the Future: Architecture Boot Camp (ages 12-15)
• Everything Clay Camp (ages 6-12)
• Flip That Footstool! Teen Upholstery Workshop (ages 12-17)
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMER CAMPS
Keep learning close to home this summer. Our In Your Neighborhood camps are for kids ages 5-11 and available throughout the metro area from June 1-July 30.
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ACA-accredited weeklong, overnight camps for grades 1-12 from May 31 to July 23. Outdoor activities including high ropes course, boating, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, and Bible study. Tuition: $475-525, financial aid available. Day camps and programs for families and people with special needs; tuition $225-330. More info at CarolJoyHolling. org or 402-944-2544.
Camp Kaleidoscope
At Camp Kaleidoscope, kids explore the arts in every vibrant form. Each day is filled with 90 minute hands on classes that every child will rotate through, with each session offering something new and exciting to explore in dance, drawing, painting, and polymer clay sculpting. Open to kids ages 5-12.
Camp Legacy
Summer day camp on 11-acres, offering 10 themed one-week sessions for K-5th grade. Swimming, sports, zipline, arts and crafts, and more. Voted Best of Omaha 12 years in a row. We aim to foster curiosity, build confidence, and encourage teamwork, all while exploring what it is like to be a kid. Create lasting memories and friendships this summer. Registration opens Feb 12
Your aspiring esports athletes will gain skills in the game titles the are most passionate about and have the opportunity to explore new games in a fun and engaging environment. As an added benefit, there will be activities and speakers to help them develop awareness and interest in STEM related skills and careers in the esports ecosystem. Ages 8-13
Carol Joy Holling Camp
Elkhorn Esports Summer Camp
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Bloom Summer Camps
PARENTS! Are you looking for an activity for your child that is positive, safe & encourages development? Sign up at Bloom for summer dance camps or weekly classes!
- 4 Locations: Northwest Omaha (Blondo), Southwest Omaha (Oakview), Elkhorn, Valley Sign up by June 1st to save.
Exciting adventures await campers 5-12 years old! Lauritzen Gardens is a giant learning lab, where hands-on experiences with the natural world abound. Outdoor activities are supplemented with crafts, experiments, games, snacks, and in-class lessons. Choose from a variety of full-day camps (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) with fun themes that connect children to nature, build life skills, and foster an appreciation for the environment.
YMCA Camp Kitaki
Camp Kitaki connects kids ages 7-17 with the outdoors through a variety of activities including horseback riding, swimming, hiking, archery, arts and crafts, a 50-foot climbing tower and ropes course, cookouts, summer campfires with sing-alongs, and so much more. Full-week summer camp runs Sunday-Saturday, and half-week introductory Adventure Mini Camps available.
Lauritzen Gardens
FUN RECIPES
Simple Skillet Mac and Cheese Recipe courtesy of Unsplash
Beat the Winter Blues with a Childhood Classic
(Feature Impact) If a cold snap has you feeling blue, turn back the clock and warm up the kitchen with a kid-friendly favorite the whole family can enjoy. Mac and cheese is a staple in households across the country, and this version with made-from-scratch sauce will leave your loved ones asking for more.
To make it a full-blown meal, pair
Simple Skillet Mac and Cheese with grilled or pan-seared chicken to forget about the weather with time together.
Visit Culinary.net to find more comfort food classics.
Recipe adapted from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Total time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
3-1/2 cups water, plus extra if needed
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk, divided
12 ounces pasta shells, salt, to taste
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small chunks
ground black pepper, to taste
In nonstick skillet over high heat, bring water, 1 cup evaporated milk and shells to simmer. Season with salt, to taste. Cook, stirring, until pasta is tender and liquid thickens, 9-12 minutes.
In small bowl, whisk remaining evaporated milk, cornstarch and dry mustard. Stir into skillet. Continue simmering until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
Remove skillet from heat. Stir in cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses in batches, adding water to adjust consistency. Stir in butter then season with salt and pepper, to taste.
FUN RECIPES
Egg Tot Muffins
Recipe courtesy of “Cookin’ Savvy” Servings: 12
Make Breakfast More Manageable (Family Features) Mornings for many families involve hurried breakfasts and mad dashes out the door. These Egg Tot Muffins can help take that grab-and-go breakfast to the next level. High in protein and flavor, they are a good way to get rid of early morning brain fog. Plus, you can make them ahead of time so all you have to do is pop them in the microwave and enjoy on the go. Find more morning meal inspiration at Culinary.net.
Recipe courtesy of “Cookin’ Savvy” Servings: 12
Butter
36 thawed tater tots
10 eggs
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
1/2 cup shredded cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 package (2 1/2 ounces) real bacon pieces
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
Heat oven to 350 F.
Grease muffin tin with butter. Place three tots in each muffin hole and smash down.
In bowl, whisk eggs, cream, cheese, garlic powder, onion powder and bacon pieces. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Fill each muffin hole completely with mixture.
Place cookie sheet under muffin tin to contain messes and bake 20-25 minutes.
SPRING BREAK BUCKET LIST
SPRING BREAK OUT ‘N’ ABOUT
Enjoy many FUN things to do on Spring Break in Omaha.
Through May 18th – Thomas Dambo’s TROLLS: Save the Humans
They’ve wandered the world, and now they’re headed to Omaha! TROLLS: Save the Humans, an outdoor exhibit by acclaimed artist Thomas Dambo, open through May 18, 2026 at Lauritzen Gardens. Crafted from reclaimed wood and full of wild wisdom, these six towering trolls are on a mission to help humans rediscover their connection to nature. Explore the gardens and meet these gentle giants — each with a story and a whole lot of personality.
Location: Lauritzen Gardens
Through April 19 – Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit
There is so much you can do to take care of you! Experience the first-ever children’s museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s award-winner series, Doc McStuffins. Join the magical storytelling of Doc McStuffins as you help Doc and her friends in the new McStuffins Toy Hospital! There are toys that need check-ups in the ER, toys pets that need to be fed in the Nursery, and so much more. Through imaginative play and hands-on activities, children learn important life-lessons about health and wellness!
Location: Omaha Children’s Museum
Through April 26th – Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission
Beneath the waves of the North Atlantic lies one of the most infamous shipwrecks in history—the RMS Titanic. When it launched in 1911, it was the largest ship afloat. Just a year later, tragedy struck on its maiden voyage, claiming more than 1,500 lives. For decades, the wreck remained hidden in the deep, until a top-secret mission changed our understanding of the disaster forever.
Location: Kiewit Luminarium
Photo by FFIO: Platte River State Park
SPRING BREAK OUT ‘N’ ABOUT
Through May 3th – GET BUILDING! BRICKS AT THE DURHAM
The Durham Museum is partnering with Lincoln/Omaha LEGO ® User Group (LOLUG) to create a fun and new interactive experience for builders of all ages. Featuring extraordinary models of Omaha Union Station, Carhenge, Nebraska State Capitol, a Nebraska landmark map and other creations developed by the LOLUG team, plus hands-on construction areas where visitors can free-build their own creations, Get Building! emphasizes creativity and collaboration.
Location: Durham Museum
Through May 10th – “ Unofficial Galaxies”
“Unofficial Galaxies” is an independently curated exhibition of privately owned memorabilia and cultural artifacts. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Enterprises INC, Lucasfilm Ltd LLC, or any of their affiliates. All trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights associated with the Star Wars franchise are the property of their respective owners. This exhibition is intended for educational and informational purposes only and makes no claim to official status or endorsement. All the images used are reproductions of private works belonging to the exhibition.
Location: Strategic Air Command (SAC) Museum
Always Available, Always Fun
Omaha Zoo and Aquarium
Enjoy this spring with this Omaha Favorite and the country’s best zoo!
Wildlife Safari
Park
Start your adventure behind the wheel, but don’t forget to stretch your legs on the trails. Hike to one of many overlooks, where you can spot bison, elk, bears, wolves, pelicans and waterfowl.
Gene Leahy Mall at The RiverFront
Visit the famous slides, a staple of Omaha for many decades, or explore and run around the award winning Arches Playgrounds, skate around the infinity skate rink, relax in hammocks or swing, take a stroll and so much more!
Hiking, Playgrounds, and Parks
There are so many more wonderful places to explore outdoors in and around the Omaha area. Please visit FamilyFuninOmaha.com to discover some of the favorites in the area.
PRINTABLES FOR KIDS
Think you know your kids? Think they know you? Quiz each other and find out!
Free Time Activities Do you like..? Do you like..? Questionnaire
1- Do you like going to the cinema?
2- Do you like listening to music?
3- Do you like watching TV?
4- Do you like playing video games?
5- Do you like reading a book?
6- Do you like travelling?
7- Do you like riding a bike?
8- Do you like flying a kite?
9- Do you like cooking?
10- Do you like taking photos?
11- Do you like drawing pictures?
12- Do you like meeting friends?
13- Do you like doing sports?
Yes, I do No, I don't
Answers on page 31
PRINTABLES FOR KIDS
Spring Word Search
PRINTABLES FOR KIDS
ANSWER KEYS
From page 27
From page 29
From page 30
Photo by FFIO: The famous Downtown Slides at Gene Leahy Mall
