Morrill Hall-oween (on site activities)

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Thu, Oct 29, 2020 - Sat, Oct 31, 2020  9:30am - 4:30pm

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Family

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Join us at Morrill Hall for some fun, safe ways to celebrate Halloween. Full details: museum.unl.edu/Halloween. Activities include:

Trick or Treating
Visitors can enter the museum's Discovery Gift Shop and tell the staff "trick or treat" to receive their already prepared trick or treat bag. Bags will contain a mix of trinkets and candy.

 

Virtual Costume Contest
Wear your costumes to Morrill Hall and participate in our virtual costume contest. Please note, costume masks are NOT an acceptable alternative to face coverings. Rules are simple.

-Wear your costume.
-Take a picture of yourself in costume at Morrill Hall.
-Post it to Facebook or Twitter and tag us.
-We'll draw winners at random on November 1.
-Winners can stop by Morrill Hall to pick up their prizes.

1st prize: A 1-year membership to Morrill Hall plus a trick or treat bag of natural history swag from our gift shop.
2nd prize: A trick or treat bag of natural history swag from our gift shop.
Everyone: Anyone in costume gets 10% off in our gift shop.

 

Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
Archie had fun making some natural history-themed pumpkins this year. He hid them throughout the museum. See who in your party can find the most as you explore the exhibits.

Bonus: keep an eye our for Archie's plastic mini-me hiding somewhere in the Museum. If you find him, tell the front desk where you spotted him for an extra prize. 

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