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Riley kids get sneak peek at Children's Museum's haunted house

The museum offered lights-on and lights-off options for the kids and families.

INDIANAPOLIS — Riley Children's Hospital patients and their families got to check out the Indianapolis Children's Museum's Halloween haunted house

They got a special first-look Tuesday before anyone else.

The Children's Museum offered lights-on and lights-off options for the kids and their families. Inpatient and outpatient kids, their siblings and families all got to get in on the fun. 

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They created a unique opportunity for patients to enjoy the visit in a more controlled environment.

One Indianapolis mom, whose 4-year-old daughter is receiving treatment for leukemia, said this was their first time visiting the Children's Museum.

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"It was really exciting to be bring my child, who is immunocompromised and can't be around germs, to experience this in a safe way. She loves Halloween, too. It was a lot, a lot of fun," Shelby Oertle said.

For patients who weren't able to go on Tuesday's visit, there was a "robot broadcast" on Riley's closed-circuit television. This way, no child missed out on the Halloween fun.

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