Omaha Children's Museum

The Omaha Children's Museum is the strongest birthday venue in the city for the under-eight crowd, especially for kids who are still on the younger end of the trampoline-park curve. Parties are booked Saturday and Sunday mornings beginning at 10 a.m., and the package includes admission for guests, a private party room reserved for 90 minutes for cake and presents, and unlimited play time in the museum's permanent and rotating exhibits.

The exhibits are the actual draw — a two-story climbing structure, a science-of-bubbles room, an art studio, an imagination playground, the Charlie Campbell Science Center, and rotating traveling exhibits. The party room is staffed, and the museum coordinator handles setup and breakdown. Parents are welcome to bring their own cake and decorations within reason, with food and drinks limited to the party room itself. Booking 4 to 6 weeks ahead is realistic for prime weekend slots, and longer for the busy late-spring months.