Our family always enjoys going to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History!  On a recent Friday evening we joined a group of families from our church to attend a ‘Reel Adventures’ event at the museum.  They were playing the perfect movie, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”

When we entered the museum I knew we were in for a fun night.  We lined up for admission and could see staff members in costume ready to register guests for the evening.  We were checked in by a pharaoh while Teddy Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and Al Capone helped register other guests.

I appreciated the guided adventures that the museum set up.  There was a scavenger hunt and questions to ask the historical figures who were spread throughout the museum.  The staff members and volunteers who were in character were fabulous.  My personal favorite was Abraham Lincoln who was handing out pennies as his ‘business card.’  Many of the historical personalities including George Custer, Al Capone, and Amelia Earhart were deep in character.  Darth Vadar was fun too.  Gathering the costumes and researching these historical personalities must have been a great undertaking.

The kids enjoyed getting autographs from the historic figures on the movie posters that the museum provided.  I appreciated the activities that were hands on in the various exhibits, such as measuring the length of the bison bone in the Dino Lab.  The time allowed for the activities was pretty tight so the kids stayed busy the whole time.

After the activities were over there was a brief time to purchase refreshments.  In additions to popcorn and candy there was also pizza for this special event.  It would have been nice to have another option or two for those who needed a quick dinner due to the timing of the event.

Within a few minutes, all the guests shuffled into the Imax Omni theater for a showing of “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”  I had never watched a standard film on an Omni screen.  I was glad we were sitting at the top of the theater in the center, as those seats provided the best vantage point for viewing.  It was a fun movie and a perfect ‘theme’ for the Reel Adventure.

The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History always does a great job of bringing in special exhibits and hosting special events.  In October they will host a Harry Potter themed Reel Adventure.  I am sure that will be an excellent event as well.

Disclaimer: As always, the opinions in this post are my own.  I was not compensated by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.  We purchased our own tickets for the event and paid for all services.  Just wanted to share a fun event for my DFW area friends.