Andrew S. Majewski, a volunteer who helped run the exhibit, said he was intrigued by the influence parents had on their children at the exhibit.
"The kids reacted as their parents reacted," Majewski said. "If the parents showed interest and were willing to hold the insects and spiders, so were the children. If the parents backed away, so did the kids."
The other rooms featured hands-on crafts, such as paper aliens at the meteorite exhibit and beaded jewelry near the gem and birthstone display case.
Flashlight and glow-in-the-dark tours added mystery to the shark and prehistoric mammal galleries.
The event was expanded from last year, with the adjoining Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology providing a "Day of the Dead" exhibit in its Central American gallery.
Harvard's Ballet Folklorico dance troupe performed at the open house, introducing children to traditional music and dance from Mexico in order to show them the different ways that Halloween is celebrated.
Kyle B. Roberts, assistant to the executive director of the museum, said that the event had fulfilled its purpose of educating children in a fun setting.
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