Holiday Modern Market
Event Highlights:
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Shop Local: Shop 50+ curated small shops from around Nebraska
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Snacks + Sips: Enjoy delicious food, Dante Omaha pizza + salads, snacks, a hot cocoa bar, Retro Roast Coffee Camper and adult bevs, too!
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Santa Sighting: Visit and get complimentary pics with Santa Claus by our professional photographer, Shane Thibault Photography. Santa will be available Saturday from 9am-5pm and the pictures will be on A Local Collective’s Facebook page for you to download and share.
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Little Locals: Bring the kiddos for some fun activities + holiday movies in our Little Locals area!
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Do Good: We’re honored to partner with Angels Among Us – a local charity that financially assists families who have a child battling cancer – a portion of ticket sales will go directly to Angels Among Us!
Bring the entire family for a weekend of festive shopping, sipping, and making memories!
Holiday Modern Market
Event Highlights:
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Shop Local: Explore over 30 curated small shops from Nebraska offering unique, locally-made goods.
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Snacks + Sips: Enjoy delicious food, snacks, a hot cocoa bar, coffee, and adult beverages.
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Santa Sighting: Meet Santa Claus and take professional photos with him on both days from 10 AM to 4 PM.
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Little Locals: A fun play areas for kids to enjoy and stay entertained to make the line go quick
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Do Good: A portion of the ticket sales will benefit Angels Among Us, a local charity that supports families with a child battling cancer.
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Giveaways Galore: We are so excited to partner with Elevate Recovery and Medspa again for Ladies’ Night – they are giving away THOUSANDS of dollars of products and services (every 15 minutes of Ladies’ Night) including Hydrafacial Deluxe, Smooth + Radiant Facial, SkinVive, Lip Flips, Lash Life and Brow Tint, Lip Filler, 10-pack of wellness injections and recovery therapies, stretch sessions + more! The grand prize includes a Skin Consultation, 20 units of Botox, Lip Filler and a Local Cryofacial. They will also provide swag bags and deals on their services.
Bring the entire family for a weekend of festive shopping, sipping, and making memories!
Christmas in Wahoo
6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nightmare Before Christmas–Themed Treats for Purchase
Jack Skellington Cupcakes (reg & gf), Sally Stitches and Oogie Boogie French Macarons (gf), Sally Stitches Rice Krispie Treats (gf)
📍 Wahoo Bakery
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Get Your “License to Sleigh”!
Take a pic and take home your official North Pole license and enjoy a Barista Hot Chocolate
📍 Sid Dillon Wahoo
Make a Bag of “Magical Reindeer Food for Rudolph and Friends”
Free for kids of all ages!
📍 Rivalry
Build Your Own Popcorn Mix and Snag Christmas Movie Tees on Special
📍 Husband’s Approval
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Outdoor Container Workshop
Reserve online: www.foundandflora.com (costs vary per project)
📍 Found & Flora
Record a Christmas Greeting & enjoy a Christmas treat
📍 Saunders County Online
Holiday Membership Event
with Wahoo Area Arts Council
📍 Found & Flora
Digital Scavenger Hunt
Find on the We Are Wahoo app under Events
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Visit with Santa & Enjoy a Morning Snack
📍 Saunders Medical Center Lobby
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Holiday Open House
With deals, snacks, and gift certificates
📍 The Estie Hut
Fur Friends Donation Station
Items needed: Purina dog & cat chow, Arm & Hammer scoopable cat litter, paper towels, and antibacterial wipes
📍 SCLP
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Christmas on the Prairie
📍 Saunders County Historical Society
Self-Guided Tours & Live Holiday Piano Music
📍 Howard Hanson House
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Visit Santa and His Real Reindeer
📍 Wahoo Winter Wonderland (Wahoo Civic Center Lawn)
Reindeer sponsored by Medicine Man Pharmacy
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Inside Senior Center
- Hair Tinsel by Cassandra ($5+)
- Face Painting sponsored by Wahoo Kiwanis
- Children’s Christmas Ornament Giveaway with CASA of the Midlands
- Swag and Resources with Three Rivers Public Health
1:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Christmas Block Party
📍 Linden between 4th & 5th Streets
- Food Trucks (Amigos, High Voltage, Hudson Mini Donut Company, Twisted Hitch & The Omaha Corn Dog Company)
- Fire Pits
- S’mores Station ($3 each / 4 for $10) — fundraiser for Scouts BSA Troop #140
- Hot Chocolate Station — fundraiser for Bishop Neumann FCCLA
- Salvation Army Donation Stations
- Entertainment by DJ Katz
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Write Your Letters to Santa 📍 First Interstate Bank
- Make Your Own Ornament 📍 FirstBank of Nebraska
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Holiday Bingo
($0.50 per card/game) — fundraiser for the VFW Christmas Drive
📍 VFW
They will also be accepting toys for the VFW Christmas Drive
Holiday Cookie Decorating
📍 First United Methodist Church
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Games
📍 Let’s Play Yoga & Wellness
“Clarence” Angel Wing Ornament Giveaway
(Limited supply)
📍 D’s Boutique
Sidewalk Games
📍 Title Services
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Glow Wand Giveaway
📍 Law Office of Bromm, Lindahl, Freeman-Caddy & Lausterer
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Wahoo Area Schools Music Ensembles
(Neumann – 5:00 PM, Wahoo Public – 5:30 PM)
📍 Wahoo State Bank
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Soup To Go
📍 Wahoo State Bank
6:00 PM
Parade of Lights
(Check the map on the back for the route)
After the Parade of Lights
Winter Wonderland
📍 Senior Center / Civic Center Lawn
After the lighting of Winter Wonderland
Christmas Royalty Banquet
Hosted by the Wahoo Saddle Club Rodeo Queens
📍 Backroom
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A nostalgic Holiday favorite for all ages!
The beloved classic animated television special comes to life on stage as Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang discover what Christmas is all about. Experience estimated at 45 minutes.
Christmas Ornament Making for Kids
Our Top Ten Things We Love About Fall
Fall is such a beautiful season and it is a favorite for many of us! It fills our senses with so much to take in and enjoy. We asked our readers: “In addition to going to Pumpkin Patches, what do you love about Fall?”. We loved the responses and put them all together and called it:
Our Top Ten Things We Love About Fall
1. Sights
Changing colors of leaves, beauty of nature, seeing the leaves fall, beautiful fall colors
2. Sounds
Leaves crunching under your feet, crackle of campfire
3. Touch
Cool, crisp weather, cozy hooded sweatshirts, snuggly sweaters, fun jackets, favorite jeans
4. Smell
Campfires, kettle corn cooking, foods baking, roasted pumpkin seeds
5. Taste
Hot chocolate, chili and soup, baking, kettle corn, candy corn (and peanuts!), hotdogs and marshmallows cooked over bonfires, s’mores, apple picking and eating/making apple pies, apple crisp, caramel apples, and apple cider
6. Football
Football, especially Husker football!
7. Everything pumpkin
Decorating and carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie flavored Blizzards and Shakes, pumpkin spiced coffees and creamers, pumpkin everything!
8. Pumpkin Patches
Going to Pumpkin Patches and Fall Festivals and enjoying all they have to offer – hayrack rides, picking pumpkins and apples, duck races, corn pits, being outside, fun activities, yummy food
9. Halloween
Halloween is one of those holidays that we can celebrate all month long! We love decorating, haunted houses, and finding the perfect costume
10. Family
Enjoying Fall and everything it has to offer with your family was by far the most mentioned! We enjoy snuggling up with kids for a family movie night, all the things available for families to do together, hunting, fishing, yardwork, celebrating traditions and creating new ones, just hanging out with the family, enjoying holiday feeling, indoor activities, family dinners, craft fairs, and building leaf piles and jumping in them! Fall brings a feeling and sense of family.
What do you love most about Fall? Anything more you would add?
KETV Family Festival 2022
One of our favorite Holiday events is the KETV Family Festival is back in person this year!
Part of the Omaha Holiday Lights Festival, this year the community can enjoy a festive day full of family-friendly activities at your favorite Downtown Omaha attractions on Sunday, December 4, 2022, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m!
For more ideas on family fun, find 40+ Holiday Events in Omaha here and 10 FREE Holiday Events here!
KETV Family Festival
The KETV Family Festival is back in person this year with a festive day filled with family-friendly activities at your favorite Downtown Omaha attractions!
Location: Multiple locations in Downtown Omaha
Shine On!
Volunteers will be on-hand to collect food donations for the Shine the Light on Hunger campaign, so bring nonperishable food with you if you wish to contribute. All contributions are greatly appreciated!
Don’t miss this year’s KETV Family Festival!
For more ideas on family fun, find 40+ Holiday Events in Omaha here and 10 FREE Holiday Events here!
Join our growing community and keep updated on Omaha family-friendly events and activities and Sign up for our Free Email Newsletter!
2013 Omaha Holiday Gift Guide!
Looking for fantastic gift ideas this Holiday season? Support local businesses and attractions and find that special gift in two sections: Local and Home-Based Businesses and Give the Gift of Fun! Plus, enjoy special discounts at some local businesses just for Family Fun in Omaha readers!
Local and Home-Based Businesses
Support local and home-based businesses and find the perfect gift for your special someone!
BEad ORIGINAL – Handcrafted jewelry to compliment your everyday life.
Recommendations: Secret Message Necklace, Silver Circle Earrings, Turquoise Wrap Bracelet
»» To shop, visit BEad ORIGINAL.
eCreamery Ice Cream & Gelato Gifts offer a delicious delivery of any message. Happy Holidays, Birthdays, Get Well – specialty ice cream says it best! Design your own flavor from over 40 unique flavors and mix-ins or personalize the titles of 20 best selling flavors at eCreamery.com. Omaha Owned and Operated.
Recommendations: Holiday Ice Cream Collection, Tonsillectomy Ice Cream Collection, Happy Birthday Ice Cream Collection
Special Offers: Save 15%! Use code: OmahaFF
»» To shop, visit eCreamery.
Emily Edson Design is a small design studio specializing in unique event stationery. Check out our holiday cards, birth announcements & party invites.
Recommendations: Race Car Birthday Invite, Woodgrain Holiday Cards, Polar Express Birthday Invite
Special Offers: Receive 25% off your order! Use code: FFO25
»» To shop, visit Emily Edson Design.
KraftyKash Designs – One of a kind jewelry made just for you from an old dictionary, atlas or Bible. Prices range from $18-$38. Custom orders are always welcome.
Recommendations: Word of the Year 2014, Vintage Map Necklace, Monogram Dictionary letter ring with adjustable band
Special Offers: FREE shipping – Use the coupon code CELEBRATE at checkout
»» To shop, visit KraftKash Designs.
Littleton Treasures – Handmade just for you. Unique, handcrafted gifts for everyone on your list.
Recommendations: Crochet Scarves, Crochet Boot Cuffs, Crochet Earwarmers
Special Offers: Mention you found Littleton Treasures on Family Fun in Omaha and save 10%!
»» To shop, visit Littleton Treasures.
Premier Designs Jewelry – Christmas is right around the corner…Jewelry is the PERFECT gift for that special woman in your life!
Recommendations: Layered On (pg 11 in Holiday Catalog), Ritz (pg 120 in Main Catalog), and Opening Night (pg 78 in Main Catalog)
Special Offers: Buy 2 items, get the 3rd at 25% off. Buy 5 items, get the 6th, 50% off!
»» To shop, visit Premier Designs Jewelry. Access code: 2483.
Smiling Turtle Art Spot features a boutique-style gallery with handmade artwork and accessories by local artists. We offer art classes, too – perfect for your next Mom’s Day or Night Out!
Recommendations: Silk Scarf Class, Bracelet Class, Swarovski Crystal Jewelry Class
»»To shop, visit Smiling Turtle Art Spot.
Thirty-One Gifts – Thirty-one products assist with everyday life organizing solutions.
Recommendations: Top 12 Giftable Items. Like my Facebook Page for product ideas!
Special Offers: Monthly Specials.
»» To shop, visit Thirty-One Gifts. Place your order by clicking on ‘My Parties’ tab, then ‘Shop Now’ on the Family Fun Holiday Boutique, and receive 15% off your next order (no expiration date, order must be emailed to me for discount to be applied).
–>**Enter to Win A ‘Holiday On the Go’ Package Valued at over $200!
Give the Gift of FUN
Give the gift of FUN in Omaha and help create memories at these local businesses and attractions. Family memberships are wonderful gifts that keep giving all year long!
The Durham Museum – Share the museum with everyone on your list! Gift memberships to The Durham Museum provide exclusive benefits including 12 full months of first-class exhibits, educational programming, and special events.
Special Offers: Purchase a gift membership between 11/15-12/31 & receive a FREE 12 oz. box of Bakers Chocolates! Offer is only valid for purchases made during a visit to the museum.
»» To shop, visit The Durham Museum.
Kidz Cook with Joy offers fun, hands-on cooking lessons, birthday parties, and manners classes for all ages.
Recommendations: Gift Certificates are available by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 402-612-9199.
Special Offers: Bring a friend or sibling!! Buy one get one FREE with this Family Fun in Omaha offer!!
»» To shop, visit Kidz Cook with Joy.
Lauritzen Gardens – The holidays are in bloom at Lauritzen Gardens. Celebrate the natural beauty of the season with events that evoke warm greetings of goodwill and cheer.
Recommendations: THE GIFT GARDEN: The gift shop at Lauritzen Gardens offers a unique and extensive selection of botanical and nature-inspired gifts that reflect the collections in the garden. Garden members save 10% on every purchase! Call 402-346-4002.
HOMEMADE HOLIDAY CHEER: Create a unique gift with a natural flair. Enjoy festive floral design and wreath making workshops to add beauty to the home and joy to the holiday season. Visit www.lauritzengardens.org for a class schedule, or call 402-346-4002, ext. 263 for details.
GIFT MEMBERSHIP (see offer below)
Special Offers: GIVE THE GIFT OF ALL SEASONS: Celebrate the beauty of all four seasons with an annual membership to Lauritzen Gardens. Receive $5 off any gift membership purchased through December 31, 2013. Discounted membership levels are $25-$65, making them an affordable, practical gift for any nature-lover on your list. Call 402-346-2002.
»» For more information on Memberships, visit here. For main website, visit Lauritzen Gardens here.
Omaha Children’s Museum – Permanent exhibits, traveling exhibits, special events and an array of educational programs promoting hands-on learning through play.
Special Events/Exhibits: Things That Go!, Santa’s Magic, Milk & Cookies With Santa, First Night of Play
Special Offers: Give the gift of play this holiday season! Receive 4 free main attraction passes to Family Fun Center with the purchase of a gift membership now through December 31. Gift memberships start at $89 and get you access to member only events, member previews and other great discounts!
»» To purchase gift membership, visit here. For main website, visit Omaha Children’s Museum.
Smiling Turtle Art Spot offers classes for ages 5+. Parties & Scout Troops welcome! Gift Certificates available.
Recommendations: Art Kidz: Self-Portraits Class, Art Kidz: Polymer Clay Class, Winter Camp January 2&3
»» To shop, visit Smiling Turtle Art Spot.
Are you interested in joining these fantastic businesses and attractions? Please contact us here or email us at FamilyFuninOmaha (at) gmail (dot) com for more information.
Have a wonderful Holiday season!
Amazing Christmas Light Displays in the Omaha Area
One of our favorite Holiday traditions is driving around looking at Christmas lights. Houses everywhere are decorated with bright lights, inflatables, decorations, and some even have their own radio station!
Some displays are truly impressive, choreographed to music and mesmerizing to watch. Enjoy this list of Amazing Christmas Light Displays in the Omaha Area!
My hope is to keep adding to this list with your help. Do you have a favorite to add? Please leave a comment below and I will add it to the list.
Amazing Displays
NW Omaha
Corner of North 161st Street and 162nd Street in Barrington Park (NW of 156th and Dodge)
Corner of Nelson’s Creek Drive and Lake Street (NW of 144th and Blondo)
15055 Meredith Avenue – (website) 91.9 FM
13468 Larimore Avenue – 107.7 FM – and their entire street is beautiful – many houses are decorated!
SW Omaha
2816 S. 217th Circle – 99.3 FM
21727 Cimarron Road
4181 South 199th Circle – 107.1 FM
Christmas on U Street – 19361 U Street – 90.1 FM
16322 Rolling Ridge
5728 South 152nd Street
16164 Monroe – Wooden Christmas figures
6712 South 150th Street
16404 Washington Street
16002 Hayes Street – and neighbor
17829 Lillian Street
181st Street and Harney
North Central
8405 Grand Avenue – 94.5 FM
8306 Sprague – 95.5 FM
10518 Spaulding Circle
South Central
8218 South 103rd Street
8846 Park View Boulevard
7406 Ontario Street – 96.7 FM Lights by Leds Facebook page. There is an amazing house synced to music: one block south of Grover at 72nd, just beyond the Burger King. ~ Thanks, Sarah!
8076 Gold
Corner of Nina and 82nd Street
3602 South 66th Street – 103.3 FM
6610 South A Street – 107.9 FM
**Update: Do you remember the awesome house in LaVista last year? Well, they have moved and are not doing a display this year, but they are planning another wonderful display in 2013! Enjoy a beautiful picture of their old house on their Facebook page!
Neighborhoods
Linden Estates – East side of 144th between Dodge and Blondo
The Ridges – bordered by Pacific, Center, 180th St, and 192nd St ~ Thanks, Dana!
Barrington Park – north of West Dodge Road between 156th and 168th Street
Fontenelle Hills Neighborhood in Bellevue
Dundee, Memorial Park, Happy Hollow, Fairacres
Silverleaf Estates
Holiday Lights Festival – Downtown Omaha
Remember, if you know of other amazing light displays, please leave a comment below and I will add them to the list!
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