Omaha Children’s Museum balances exciting with COVID safety measures

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — With COVID-19 conditions spiking once more in Douglas County, changes have been created at the Omaha Kid’s Museum for their New Year’s celebration.

Finding a equilibrium among entertaining and basic safety was a obstacle presenting alone to the museum on Friday night time as they hosted their “Bubbly New Year’s” celebration.

“We nonetheless want individuals to have entertaining and truly feel like this is a particular day for them,” reported Kim Reiner, director of advertising and general public relations for the museum.

From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, family members savored the crafts and leisure in the kid-helpful space.

The social gathering finished a minimal later on this 12 months, with the hope that extended hours will decrease group dimensions.

“8 p.m. is late for us, so it’s a excellent time for youngsters to feel like they’re remaining up even now,” Reiner mentioned. “We’ll have a countdown at 7:45, and they’ll get that feeling of new decades celebration but they’ll be property in time for bedtime.”

The museum labored with the Douglas County Health Department to strategy an celebration that took the proper COVID safety measures for households.

“We have been speaking, just past week with the Douglas County Health Section and telling them, ‘This is what we have planned this is what we’re carrying out currently, any recommendations?’ ”

A number of bubble drops, masks offered on web page, UV lights, air purifiers, sanitizing stations and touchless doors have been all executed into the celebration this calendar year.

“Just discovering methods to maintain a fairly typical feeling for family members,” Reiner said. “Absolutely everyone would like to sense type of typical, and they want to have a celebration, and so we’re trying to come across the best way to do that securely.”

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