3. How many people do you accommodate in one night? Do you offer any
> > food - such as dinner, snack, breakfast?
> Any number of persons between 20 and 100 can be accommodated! It
> depends on the group, the age and the theme they require. We offer a
> light supper at 6pm, cold drinks at 9pm, a midnight feast (sweets,
> hot or cold drinks, cake, potato chips and all the goodies children
> LOVE!!!

Sweets should be administered with great caution- they tend to energize
children and, served at midnight, may serve to create a little too much
energy. Additionally, caution should be taken to avoid all products with
nuts. There appears to be a trend upward in the number of children who
are violently allergic to nut meats and oils- so much so that
purveyors of snacks and cereals- (Kellogg, Little Debbie, etc (US-based
brands) have begun adding announcements on their product labels.

> >
> > PS:  Do you go to any conferences about education or overnights
> > specific to science/natural history museums?  I have been looking for
> > organizations that are specific to education/overnight/natural history
> > museums, but have yet to find any....

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