Fun, Free or Cheap Family Activies

"I'm bored."
"There's nothing to do."

Next summer, shut 'em down before they even get started.  Sure sitting in a dark, cool movie theater on a hot summer day is always a welcome relief.  But you can't do that everyday and it doesn't give you much of an opportunity to bond with your kids.  The area around Omaha offers plenty to do for all tastes.

Music:  
The city of Omaha offers free concerts a couple of times a summer at Memorial Park.  The crowds are big and traffic gets snarled up, but it's free and you usually get to watch three bands for nothing.  On Thursdays, you can join the a slightly smaller crowd for Jazz On The Green at the Joslyn Art Museum.  For both of these, you can stake out a blanket to claim your spot several hours before the concert starts.  Bring you own food, drinks and lawn chairs and settle in.

Both Rockbrook Village and Village Pointe offer free concerts on the weekends.  Performers are usually local talent.  You will get a wide variety of musical genres from classic rock to Top 40 to jazz.  Bring along lawn chairs.  Village Pointe also sets up an adults only area where you can get a cold beer.