Many schools in our area have Spring Break next week. Are you looking for an event or activity for your child/family? We have 95 ideas for you!
If we have reviewed a place/activity you will see a link giving you more information.
Hiking and Outdoor Fun
All of these places listed have hiking/walking trails.
1. Fontenelle Forest *
2. Schramm Park State Recreation Area *
3. Indian Cave State Park **
4. Lauritzen Gardens *
5. Arbor Day Farms *
6. Branched Oak Lake*
7. Wagon Train State Recreation Area*
8. Platte River State Park *
9.
E.T. Mahoney Trails *
10. Nine Mile Prairie
11. Wilderness Park
12. Pioneers Park
13. Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
Visit the Animals
14. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo *
15. J.P. Acres Alpaca Farm
16. Scatter Joy Acres*
17. Lincoln Children's Zoo
Day at the Museum
18. Morrill Hall
19. Sheldon Museum of Art
20. The Edgerton Explorit Center*
21. Omaha Children's Museum*
22. Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum*
23. The Durham Museum*
24. International Quilt Museum
25. Nebraska History Museum
Indoor Active Fun
26. Urban Air
27. MW Climbing Gym
28. Lost in Fun
29. Ice Skating at John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
30. Bowling
31. Archery
Spring Break Camps and Classes
(Need childcare over the week? Here are options.)
32. KidsPark of Lincoln
33. Children's Museum
34. LUX Center for the Arts
35. YMCA Out of School Days
36. Camp Sonshine
37. My Gym
38. Lincoln Parks and Rec: Kids Week Off
39. Lincoln Children's Zoo
40. Makit Takit
41. YAAL
Other Places to Visit in Lincoln
42. Nebraska State Capitol Building
43. Lincoln City Libraries
44. Scheels
45. Gateway Mall
46. Marcus Theatres
Art Activities
47. Paint at Paint Yourself Silly
48. Splatter Room at Makit Takit
49. Create at Urban Legends Art Studio
Service Activities
Some of these ideas need a bit of planning ahead and some you can do without having to prepare anything.
50. Bake Treats for a local Fire Station or Police Department
51. Make Hygiene Kits for the Homeless
52. Decorate Meals on Wheels Delivery Bags
53. Honor our Service Men and Women
54. Organize a Canned Food Drive on Your Street
55. Go Through Your Books and Donate Them
Parks
These parks have good playgrounds and some are especially unique like Union Plaza or Bill Harris.
56. Belmont Park
57. Bill Harris Iron Horse Park
58. Densmore Park
59. Holmes Lark Park
60. Mendoza Park
61. Stranksy Park
62. Union Plaza
63. Denton Community Park
64. Hickman Park
65. Tierra Briarhurst Park
66.
Bennett City Park
67. Platte River Playground
68. Van Dorn Park
69. Rudge Park
70. Wilderness Park
71. Peterson Park
72. Fire Truck Park
Home, Home on the Range
Sometimes you use Spring Break to re-charge and spend time at home. When the kids ask what to do here are your answers!
73. Go for a walk or bike ride on one of Lincoln's many trails
74. Clean out your closets
75. Fly a kite! My kids go crazy when we get out our kites.
76. Cardboard boxes and crayons provide hours of entertainment
77. Start Planning Your Summer Garden
78. Challenge them to "Build a Lego World"-not a town, not a city, a world.
79. Bake together and bring treats to a neighbor
80. Invite friends over who you don't normally see for a playdate
81. Put on a show! No kidding. My kids and their neighborhood friends are putting on an entire theatrical production for us over spring break.
82. DIY a Pinterest craft. My kids always pick slime. Always.
Kansas City Fun***
We know lots of families that go to Kansas City for a couple of days over Spring Break. We went for a couple of days a few years and did a couple of items on this list. Science City was our favorite!
83. Science City
84. Legoland
85. Kansas City Zoo
86. Crowne Center
87. Fritz's
88. Sea Life Aquarium
89. IKEA
90. WWI Museum
91. Kaleidoscope
92. Money Museum at Federal Reserve Bank
More!
93. Robber's Cave
94. Prehistoric Putt Putt
95. Disc golfing
Drive time from Lincoln, NE
* 30 minutes-1 hour
** 1-2 hours
*** 2-3 hours
