This category answers the question: What is there to do in Omaha? Find out where to go in Omaha with kids or where to go for date night.
We’ve been overdue for a visit to Lauritzen Gardens – Omaha’s Botanical Gardens. Mr. Wonderful and I hadn’t strolled the grounds since our wedding there seven years ago. We’ve gone in the winter with the kids, the poinsettia display a nice escape from the gray world Omaha becomes in December. But, they haven’t really explored…
If you have a little money to spend, but not too much, Omaha is the place for you. Take a look at a sampling of family-friendly things to do that costs around $25 in Omaha. If you’re looking for free things to do in Omaha, check out either 11 Free Things To Do In The…
This weekend is the second Nebraska Science Festival. It’s an all-around cool event with kid-friendly activities, and then some just for us (involving beer. And wine. And more beer). Last year, I wanted to go to it all. Yeah, that didn’t work out. We brought the kids out to Fontenelle Forest for the first time,…
Farley and Mooch are at different stages in their language development. Mooch is just beginning to identify letters (D for daddy sort of thing). Farley is working on spelling his name. So, when I received a special delivery of Post Alpha-Bits in the mail for a special project (more on that in a second), I…
The Orpheum Theater’s splendor never gets old for me. I go there often for my job, and each time I walk in, I feel inspired. Awed. How cool is it that I work here (OK, I really work at the Holland Center, but some nights, it’s my job to be at the Orpheum). Seeing the…
Fontenelle Forest is a lovely place to visit any time of year, I’m discovering. Most recently, my family visited in January on an unseasonably warm day. If you haven’t been since your grade-school class trip, it’s time to return. With or without kids. But, being that this is a parents blog, you’re probably bringing along…
