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Snore and Explore!
With a Sleepover at the Museum of Nature & Science.
When the lights go out, your imagination comes to life! A sleepover at the Museum of Nature & Science lets you experience the wonders of the world like never before—with plenty of adventure that unfolds under the cover of night!
Go behind the scenes with after-hours access to intriguing exhibits, exclusive demonstrations, and hands-on activities. Sharpen your skills for discovery with secretive scavenger hunts along darkened halls and create clever crafts that you can take home. Illuminate your senses with a nighttime Electric Theatre performance or Fire and Ice show before you drift off—and wake up with an eye-opening IMAX® film. You can even dream up your own theme and we’ll come up with a custom program of sundown-to-sunup activities!*
MNS sleepovers are ideal for schools, churches, scout troops, sports teams, and other groups with a focus on learning, team building, and most importantly fun. Packages also include a late-night pizza snack and breakfast in the morning.
Sleepover programming is geared toward children ages 6-12 years old.
*Note: Scheduled activities including IMAX® show may vary subject to availability and group size.
Birthday Sleepover Night
September 18, 2010
Is your child having a birthday in September? If so, bring the birthday party to the Museum for a sleepover! For one night only in September, we are offering a chance for family and friends to come and enjoy a museum sleepover for your child's birthday event. Bring your cake (non-refrigerated kind, please) and we'll sing happy birthday during our late-night snack time. Please reserve the presents for either before or after the sleepover. Book now! Please contact the Sleepover Coordinator for more information.
Native Americans
September 11, 18
October 22, 23
November 12, 19, 20
December 17, 18
Discover what experimental archaeology tells us about the lives of Native Americans by exploring a number of important technologies. Create your own pottery, dream catcher, or story bag to take home while exploring how different types of stone tools were used to cut, slice, and chop various materials. Examine arrow heads and the mechanics behind the atlatl spear-thrower, an ancient hunting tool, after venturing around the museum on a scavenger hunt and much more!
Important Sleepover Details
Our Staff
All sleepover personnel are background checked and CPR/AED certified. All activity instructors are educators at the museum and, often, former schoolteachers. Volunteers at the event are MNS placement members of the Junior League of Dallas.
Your Group
Groups of all sizes are welcome to sleepover at the museum. However, we do recommend 1 adult chaperone for every 4-5 children and programming is designed for kindergarten through 6th grade. Under-age children will not be allowed to attend. Note: Special conditions may apply for certain themes. Ask your coordinator for more details.
What to Bring
Bring a bedroll and minimal personal items. Please DO NOT BRING outside food or electronic equipment (radios, hair dryers, etc.). Group leaders will want to bring a flashlight. Air mattresses and sleeping masks are also a good idea, although not necessary.
Call it a Night—Reserve Your MNS Sleepover Today!
MNS sleepovers are offered Friday and Saturday nights throughout the year, except during the State Fair of Texas® and other special museum events. Sleepovers start at 7pm and finish around 9:30am the next morning.
Dates are currently available October-December. Contact our Sleepover Coordinator to check availability.
Don’t doze too long; these spots get snapped up fast!
Standard rates are $35 per child and $20 per adult chaperone. Costs for sleepovers in combination with Scouting Adventures featuring badge/pin workshops are $42 per child and $20 per adult. Holiday/Seasonal sleepovers may also involve additional costs.
Group sleepovers must be booked at least 5 weeks in advance with a completed registration form and a $50 deposit. If the total cost of the sleepover is greater than $500, a $100 deposit is required. The deposit is refundable up until the 5-week deadline. Full payment, final headcount paperwork are due 3 weeks prior to the sleepover.
Sleepover Welcome Packet | 
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This is the Welcome Packet for your sleepover at the Museum of Nature and Science. Within this packet there are medical release forms that need to be filled in and returned for each person (adult and child) attending a sleepover. In addition, there is a Policies and Procedures signature page that also needs to be returned with the medical release forms.
Please NOTE: ALL forms are due 3 weeks prior to the sleepover date. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Contact our Sleepover Coordinator at 214-428-5555 X 8 for more information.
Discover The Possibilities—Create Your Own Theme!
Learn about the science of soccer, earn a space exploration merit badge, or tie lessons in the classroom to a night of fun and adventure. Just tell us what your group is interested in—and we’ll help you create up to three hours of customized activity time related to this topic.
Please note: minimum of 100 people per group required for custom programming of sleepovers and additional costs may apply. Ask your coordinator for more details.
