The week between Christmas and New Year’s can be endless! Here are some of our favorite winter break activities (and a few day camps) to keep your kids busy while they’re off school.
What to Do During Winter Break in Omaha
Go ice skating. Choose from outdoor or indoor rinks. We recommend Winterland at Heartwood Preserve.
December 28, 29 | Up Close & Magical, E. T. Mahoney State Park
Enjoy family-friendly Omaha magician Ryan Chandler. With the camera acting as a giant magnifying glass on stage, be sure not to blink as magic and audience members are projected on a large screen.
December 27, 30, Jan 3 | Elephant & Piggie Escape Room, Millard, Swanson & Saddlebrook Branches Library
Registration required.
December 20, 23, 26, 27, 30 and January 2, 3 | Winter Camp, The Durham Museum
9 am to 4 pm
Camps are offered for kids kindergarten through fifth grade.
More ideas for winter break in Omaha:
Celebrate the New Year (or the “noon” year).
Go to a $5 family movie at Dundee Theater.
Cheer on the Omaha Mavericks hockey or basketball teams.
Head to an indoor waterpark.
Spend an afternoon at the library.
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Let kids burn off some energy at an indoor play place.