Imagination Playground
Imagination takes flight in this spectacular space designed for children ages 0-5. Interactive areas include: Children’s Nebraska It’s time for a check-up! Visit Children’s Nebraska at Omaha Children’s Museum! Kids learn through play in this kid-sized hospital using tools such as stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, bandages and more. Interactive X-Ray machines allow kids to match […]
Charlie Campbell Science & Technology Center
See science in action at the museum’s signature Super Gravitron, a massive ball machine with pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical sections, as well as the new S.T.E.A.M. Cave and Streck Science Theater. The Charlie Campbell Science Center embodies the museum’s vision for Science: Omaha Children’s Museum strives to instill a sense of wonder in science and […]
Art Smart Center
Paint, Dance, Create! The Art Smart Center encourages imaginative play and creation. Take the Learning Home: Homemade Playdough Recipe Homemade playdough can delight the senses and provide hours of free-form sculpting fun. Try our recipe and let us know how it turns out! Pour all ingredients into a large pot. Stir constantly over medium heat […]
Streck Science Showplace
Science Shows Children of all ages love our engaging daily shows where we share science concepts in an entertaining way for the whole family. View Science Show Times Take the Learning Home: Make Bubbles! Bubbles are science in action! See one of the museum’s Science Shows, then put on your own science show at home […]
S.T.E.A.M. Cave
The S.T.E.A.M. Cave features four exhibits and a learning space all centered on introducing science, technology, engineering, art and math (or S.T.E.A.M.) concepts to children. The S.T.E.A.M. Cave’s hands-on science learning lab is the home to S.T.E.A.M. Power programming as well as a new program created in partnership with NASA. The S.T.E.A.M. Cave exhibits will […]
Zooland
Once upon a time, in the early 1960s, Richman Gordman’s head Dan Gordman spotted large animal figures in a New York backyard while driving through the state. He stopped to ask the homeowners about the animals and discovered that the woman who lived there had designed and created them. Gordman commissioned four unique designs (blue […]
Bay Family Carousel
Hours Wednesday – Sunday 9 am – 3 pm Hours are subject to change. Cost $3.00 per ticket Tickets may be purchased at the Front Desk, upstairs kiosk or Rainbow Cafe. Any adults standing on the carousel accompanying a child do not need a ticket.
Susie’s Station
Hours Wednesday – Sunday 9 am – 3 pm Hours are subject to change. Cost $3.00 per ticket Tickets may be purchased at the Front Desk, upstairs kiosk, or Rainbow Cafe.
Sandy’s Splish-Splash Garden
Perfect for warm weather, Sandy’s Splish-Splash Garden is a small outdoor water play area where kids can cool off with water that spouts, sprays and delights. We recommend bringing a change of clothes and a towel so your little ones can fully enjoy the splishing and splashing! The Splish-Splash Garden is typically open from Memorial […]
Grass Patch
The Grass Patch is a community green space in the front of the museum, open from sunrise to sunset. It includes a playground, a space for toddlers, benches, and a Little Free Library where you may take a book or leave a book.
