Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Day 200: Kids Can Walk on Eggs

The Omaha Children's Museum visited the kids during their winter break and read Dr. Seuss books and presented science experiments.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Day 199: Kids Can Visit Amazing Pizza Machine

The kids made a visit to Amazing Pizza Machine as a field trip during their winter break!

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Monday, December 9, 2013

Day 190:Kids Can Play Afterschool


The afterschool kids have been playing in the gym now that it is cold. They play with balls, jump ropes and trikes!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Day 188: Kids Can Receives Gifts from Zachry Engineering

Zachry Engineering donated many holiday gifts to our program. Among the gifts included were board games, crafts, clothes and tissues!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Giving Tuesday


Don’t forget to participate in Giving Tuesday before midnight.  Donating, volunteering or raise awareness for your favorite charity.  To give to Kids Can, please click


Giving Tuesday!!

 Today is Giving Tuesday!  Make the holidays about giving and giving back.  To support Kids Can visit
http://kidscanomaha.org/communityprograms/specialevents.aspx!

Monday, December 2, 2013

Day 186: Kids Can Experience the Discovery Dome


Kids Can kids had the opportunity to experience the Children's Museum Discovery Dome Science Experience featuring a planetarium dome film and hands-on science activities. This activity tied into our STEMsmart program and the science component.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Day 182: Kids Can Learn about their Brains

The preschoolers learned about the brain and were able to see how much a brain weighs since it is similar to a container of orange juice.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Day 178: Kids Can Learn their Feelings

The toddlers are learning about their feelings and created masks to represent their feelings!

Monday, November 11, 2013

Day 177: Kids Can Make Counting Plates

The preschool classroom crafted their own counting plates to take home to practice their numbers!

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Day 175: Kids Can Use Leaves to Create Art

The preschoolers collected leaves from outside and then used them to create artwork. They put the leaves under their paper and then rubbed the top of the paper to shade the area the leaf accentuated. The process is called leaf rubbing!


Friday, November 1, 2013

Day 172: Kids Can Use an Abacus

Kids Can offers tutoring to the after school kids and sometimes it is helpful to use an abacus to solve math problems!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Day 170: Kids Can Use the iPad

The PreK children are using the iPad to practice their writing through the Handwriting without Tears curriculum.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Day 169: Kids Can Celebrate the Harvest

Many kids and families attended our Harvest Festival and had a wonderful time with all the activities and face paint!

Monday, October 28, 2013

Friday, October 25, 2013

Day 167: Kids Can Play Hide and Seek

Children in the afterschool program play hide and seek with the Creighton University Volunteers!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Day 166: Kids Can Eat Lunch with Sponsors

The preschool and preK children eat lunch with Mike Glaser from Marcotte Insurance and Kids Can CEO!