Welcome to the Weekend- February 27

HERE’S MELISSA FRY WITH WHAT YOU CAN DO IN OMAHA THIS WEEKEND. IT’S FRIDAY. TIME TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WEEKEND AND WHO HAS GREAT IDEAS TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED. OF COURSE! JASMINE GOODWIN WITH VISIT OMAHA. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. HAPPY FRIDAY. HAPPY FRIDAY, ANOTHER WINTER WEEKEND AND I’M TOLD DOC MCSTUFFINS IS THE NEW POPULAR THING. THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IS POPPING THIS WEEKEND, MY FRIEND. THEY’VE GOT TWO NEW EXHIBITS GOING ON. THE FIRST ONE, LIKE SHE MENTIONED DOC MCSTUFFINS. I PERSONALLY AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE SO KIDS CAN GO AND EXPLORE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE EVER CREATED A CHILDREN’S MUSEUM EXHIBIT FROM THIS AWARD WINNING SHOW, AND KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO GO AND HELP OUT AT THE MCSTUFFINS HOSPITAL, AND THEY CAN HELP OUT AT THE TOY E.R. AND ALSO, THERE’S GOING TO BE A BABY NURSERY SO THEY CAN PLAY WITH THE BABY DOLLS AND TAKE CARE OF THE NEW BABY DOLLS AND HELP WITH THE TOY SURGERIES. GET THEM ALL HEALED UP. SO IT IS SO CUTE! I’M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. YES, I’M DEFINITELY GOING NOW. THE OTHER EXHIBIT IS GOOD IF YOU’VE GOT SOME STRONG EARLY READERS. OKAY. IT’S CALLED ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL. OKAY. VERY COLORFUL EXHIBIT ALL ABOUT TAKING THE MECHANICS OF READING AND COMBINING IT WITH THE MAGIC OF STORYTELLING. SO VERY COOL. EXHIBIT. AGAIN, I LOVE ANYTHING COLORFUL AND READING. YES, AND I LOVE TROLLS. WHERE ARE WE GOING? TO SEE THE TROLLS? OH MY GOODNESS, I HEARD ABOUT THIS OVER A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED FOR IT FOR IT TO COME. SO THIS IS TROLLS SAVE THE HUMANS BY THOMAS DAMBO. THIS EXHIBIT BRINGS IN SIX LARGER THAN LIFE TROLLS. THEY’RE MOVING INTO LAWRENCE AND GARDENS. YOU GUYS, THEY’RE GOING TO BECOME ONE WITH OUR GARDENS. SO THIS IS AN EXCUSE FOR YOU TO GO OUT, EXPLORE, HUNT THEM DOWN. THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONALITIES, THEIR OWN STORIES, AND IT’S JUST THIS IS GOING TO BE SO COOL. THEY’RE ALL MADE FROM RECLAIMED WOOD BY A WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST. SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE ONE OF THE COOLEST EXHIBITS THAT WE SEE THIS YEAR. YES. OKAY. WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE RIVERFRONT? YES. OKAY. SO ARE WE READY TO START PLANTING? ARE WE READY? YES. I WOULD LIKE THE SPRING WEATHER TO LAST. CAN WE START PLANTING? WHO KNOWS. BUT THE RIVERFRONT IS READY TO HELP YOU. THEY’RE GOING TO DO A SEED SWAP AT THE GENE LEAHY MALL, SO YOU CAN GO AND GET SOME NATIVE SEED SEED PLANTS. ALSO, ORGANIC CROP PLANTS. SO TALK TO OTHER GARDENERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF GARDENING CLUBS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING. SO YOU CAN GET SOME TIPS OR JUST CHAT IT UP AND MAKE SOME NEW GARDENING FRIENDS. PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS. YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LET’S LET’S HOPE, LET’S HOPE IT’S COMING. ALL RIGHT. VISIT OMAHA HAS SEVERAL OTHER EVENTS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT IF YOU MISSED ANYTHING. DON’T WORR