Family Fun in Omaha

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Teen Murder Mystery

Teens in grades 6–12 are invited to our Murder Mystery Party on Friday, October 16, from 5:30–7:30 PM at the library!

Grab your friends and get ready for a night of clues, secrets, suspects, and mystery. Work together to crack the case before the night is over. You can come with a group or join the fun on your own! Either way, you’ll have a chance to put your detective skills to the test!

Think you’ve got what it takes to solve the case? Come find out!

S’mores and Sunsets

Join for an evening of sweet treats and beautiful views at S’mores and Sunsets. Gather around the fire in La Vista Parks and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors! These family-friendly events are open to all ages, and no registration is required!

S’mores and Sunsets

Join for an evening of sweet treats and beautiful views at S’mores and Sunsets. Gather around the fire in La Vista Parks and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors! These family-friendly events are open to all ages, and no registration is required!

Snacks & Crafts

This after school activity for ages 8-14 is the perfect way to unwind after school. A new craft every month as well as some tasty snacks!  Serving: Apple Slices and Caramel

Big Play Saturday – Meet Astro Clay!

Astronaut Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson, Nebraska’s only astronaut, spent 167 days in space and 38 hours and 28 minutes executing 6 spacewalks. And now he’s coming to Fat Brain Toys! He’ll do a little reading, we’ll have his books on hand for him to sign, and future astronauts will get the chance to ask him their most pressing questions. It’s going to be a blast!

6th Annual Wassailing

The public is invited to join the Ditmars family in the tradition of protecting our orchard and asking for the blessing of a successful crop next season with one of our most unique and beloved orchard traditions — Wassailing! This centuries-old English custom celebrates the orchard, the harvest, and the community that keeps it thriving. We’ll gather together among the apple trees as The Irish Pope leads our traditional blessing of the trees, wishing them health, abundance, and good fruit for the coming season.

Activities include re-enactments of old English traditional rituals & rhymes with a chance to see the wassailing ceremony every hour at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30.

Everyone joins in with chanting and music making, toasts of hot cider and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread — DONUTS, in our case! — onto the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise for the New Year.

Warm yourself next to our bonfires or inside in our tasting room. Enjoy a traditional mulled wassail drink, served hot with spices & mixed with our regular fresh pressed or hard apple cider. The bar inside will be open with our own local Iowa wines and hard ciders.

The admission is FREE and open to the public, young and old.

Come raise your cup and your voice — it’s good luck for the orchard when the crowd is loud!

Pumpkin Smash 2025

For one weekend only, they’re turning the orchard into a smash zone built for laughter, catharsis, and vibrant orange splatter. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring that coworker who needs to scream into the autumn wind. There’s real science behind this kind of fun: physical play boosts feel-good brain chemicals, silly communal joy strengthens social bonds, and giving a pumpkin the ol’ Hulk treatment is a wildly healthy way to let go of stress.

For just $10/person you get access to the smash zone, a pumpkin to pulverize, and a moment of pure, unapologetic release. Chuck it, whack it, drop it — transform frustration into confetti (pumpkin-style).

Pumpkin Smash 2025 is your invitation to lighten the load, laugh aloud, and make memories that feel a little mischievous and a lot therapeutic. Sometimes the best way to appreciate fall… is to let a pumpkin fly.

Family Campfire Festival at Fontenelle Forest

Looking for a way to celebrate the fall with your family? Join at the Forest for our Family Campfire Festival! Explore a trail off the beaten path, make a leaf-themed craft, play corn hole, or join us at a campfire sing-along.

This program is located at Camp Wa-Kon-Da and will feature guided hikes, a seasonal craft, lawn games, hot dogs & s’mores, and more festivities to enjoy the fall weather!

Wear shoes you’re comfortable hiking in (or comfortable sitting around a fire in!), bring an extra layer for those chilly fall evenings, and bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket. We’ll have optional guided hikes that will run for 40 minutes over easy to moderate terrain. S’mores, a hot dog and fixings, chips, hot chocolate, and water will be provided.