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Summer FUN at the CHILDREN'S MUSEUM!!
Check out these amazing, fun, and educational events for both kids and parents brought to you by the Omaha Children's Museum.
Worldfest: A Sister City Celebration!
Thursdays, June 30 - Aug. 4, 5:30 - 7 pm
Take a trip around the world this summer! Experience the cultures and traditions of each of Omaha's six sister cities. Make traditional crafts, taste cultural foods, participate in games and activities and make sure to get your passport stamped. We're open late on Thursdays until 8 p.m.
June 30 - Shizuoka, Japan
July 7 - Yantai, China
July 14 - Siauliai, Lithuania
July 21 - Xalapa, Mexico
July 28 - Naas, Ireland
August 4 - Braunschweig, Germany
Parenting U
Tuesday, July 12, 19, 26, 10:30 a.m.
Registration is free and available online here
Raising children to be safe and healthy is a big job, and Children's Hospital & Medical Center is providing you a helping hand. They are sponsoring a special summer session of the Parenting U program at the museum to connect you with experts on hot topics in pediatric health care. Join us Tuesdays, July 12, 19 and 26 at 10:30am.
Topics are as follows:
Mastering Potty Training, Melissa St. Germain, MD
July 12, 10:30 a.m.
Everyday Discipline, Jamie Drake, MD
July 19, 10:30 a.m.
Avoiding Foodfights, Michelle Mogenson, DO
July 26, 10:30 a.m.
Click here for direct link to Parenting U registration page.
Free with admission, child care provided.
Sundae Sunday
July 10 and August 7
This 35th Anniversary Surprise event is a throwback to OCM days of old. Come to the museum to play, cool off in Sandy’s Splish Splash Garden and enjoy ice cream sundaes!
August 21
5:30-8 pm
Special evening for children with Autism and their families. The museum has worked with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to create an appropriate environment. Sponsored by Autism Action Partnership, this event is free for autistic children and their families.
This special Back-to-School resource fair will feature local vendors and organizations that specifically help families with autistic children and children with other special needs. There will be a Q&A panel with professional teachers and physicians, plenty of playtime in the museum and a drawing for an Amazon Kindle!
Great Friends to Kids Luncheon 2011
"35 Years of Play"
Monday, August 29, 2011
Noon-1 p.m.
Inside the Creative Arts Center
Purchase Tickets Here
This wonderful event brings together those who have worked passionately to enhance the lives of metro-area children.
In its fifth year, this event recognized individuals and organizations who have worked diligently to make the Omaha metro area a wonderful place for children to grow up.
2011 Honorees
Great Friends to Omaha Children's Museum
Rainbow Connectors Guild
The Rainbow Connectors Guild has been a Great Friend to Omaha Children’s Museum for more than 30 years. Founded in 1981, the guild has helped raise more than $4,800,000 to support the museum and its mission of engaging the imagination and creating excitement about learning.
Instrumental in numerous friendraisers and fundraisers, the guild is most notably honored for planning and presenting the For the Kids Benefit, the museum’s annual fundraiser. With more than 2000 volunteer members throughout its existence, the Rainbow Connectors Guild has provided unmatched energy and enthusiasm toward the success of the museum. Guild members throughout the years have remained great friends to one other and to Omaha Children’s Museum.
Great Friend to Kids
Mutual of Omaha
For more than a century, Mutual of Omaha has been a Great Friend to Kids through its enduring support of efforts that impact families. As one of Omaha’s Fortune 500 companies, the insurance and financial services company is a shining example of corporate citizenship.
Through corporate and foundation funding, Mutual of Omaha’s support through the years has helped facilitate the Omaha Children’s Museum’s growth and allowed many families to experience the joy the museum offers. In 2009, The company’s Wild About Omaha celebration provided free admission for more than 5,000 individuals. And, in 2010, Mutual of Omaha served as Royal Sponsor of the museum’s For the Kids Benefit. Mutual of Omaha Chairman and CEO Dan Neary -- along with his wife, Shirley – served as honorary chairs, helping to raise more than $275,000.
This world class exhibit features some of the most heartfelt and emotional moments in the last half century on film. These photographs cover everything from Tragedies to Triumphs, Victors to Villains, and Heartache to Happiness.
Share your favorite photo! 
of art? Great there will be plenty there to capture your interest, if not don’t worry about it there will be fun for the kids, amazing food, and great musicians performing.
Sometimes art isn’t for everyone but no need to worry about that at the Summer Arts Festival. There will be a wide variety of tasty treats at the TasteFest, which is a very popular spot for many festival-goers. With booths spread throughout the site, the Festival offers everything from your traditional festival food to a simple snack, dessert or cold beverage.
April 2
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