Be Big in Itty Bitty City!
November 13 10:54 AM
Work and play in a 10,000 square foot kid-powered metropolis filled with an airport, ambulance, bank, construction site, park, news station and more. The spaces in the exhibit are inspired by places in the Omaha area and have been conceptualized and constructed with the help of more than 30 area businesses and organizations. Itty Bitty City is the museum's third "community-engaged exhibit" created in partnership with organizations from across the area. The community-engaged exhibit initiative received a supporting grant from the IMLS in 2011.
The exhibit includes the following areas:
IBC Fire Training Center, Omaha Fire Department
A physical play area where kids can prepare to work for the fire department
Cruiser Command Post, Omaha Police Department
Kids will fight crime in the city from a real OPD police cruiser and can listen to dispatch recordings
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Werner, Werner Enterprises
Hop into the kid-sized semi truck, use an interactive computer to learn about maps and geography
Bitty Borsheims, Borsheims
Guests can shop for gifts and look at items on display, then ring up items at the cash register
City Vet, Nebraska Humane Society
Take care of the pretend animals where kids can play veterinarian, give them a bath and even try their hand at pretend animal surgery
Itty Bitty Channel Six News, WOWT Channel 6
Kids can sit at the real news desk to create their own newscast, and when they're done anchoring, they can use a green screen to go on location as a reporter or operate the news camera
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Itty Bitty Expansion Project, CAT
At the expansion project construction site, kids can use the bulldozer and other tools to help make the city bigger and better
Sam & Louie's Pizzeria, Sam & Louie's
Take orders, make pizzas and serve friends and family at the Sam & Louie's pizzeria
Itty Bitty International, Lamp Rynearson & Associates
Kids can fly miniature planes and direct flight traffic from the control tower
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Playworld Park & Putt, Backyard Playworld
Build gross motor skills playing on the large play structure and take a turn on a special putt-putt hole
Omaha Steaks Amphitheater, Omaha Steaks
Listen to live performances throughout the run of the exhibit or create a performance on the amphitheater's stage
Itty Bitty City Hall, Business Ethics Alliance
Learn about the Omaha Business Core Values with the Super City Alliance superheroes, Ace, Fin, Reese, Izzy and Moe.
Eco Expressway and Natural Gas & Go, MUD/Happy Cab
Use a pedal car to travel on the Eco Expressway, then gas up at Natural Gas & Go
Mini Mutual of Omaha, Mutual of Omaha
Brush up on office skills while you work at a computer, make calls on the phone and collaborate with coworkers
Children's Hospital & Medical Center Ambulance, Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Learn safety and rescue skills and save the citizens of the Itty Bitty City with the ambulance
Security National Bank, Security National Bank
Send money through the fan-powered deposit tube, become a banker at a teller's station and count money at the banker's table, learn about the importance of saving to achieve your goals
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IBC Water Works, MUD
See what's under the street and how utilities work at IBC Water Works or travel above ground through the manhole to be on top of the street
Children's Drive and Valmont Way, Valmont
Follow the streets and their Itty Bitty sized streetlights to get from place-to-place in the city and learn how to use the crosswalk at the intersection
Itty Bitty City will be open through April 14 during regular museum hours. Admission is $2 in addition to regular museum admission which is $9 for adults and children ages 2 to 59.