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Science birthday party ideas, from the lab that comes to you

Planning a science birthday? Here's a plan that works with a room full of four-to-twelve-year-olds: a theme, a few kitchen-safe activities, snacks with lab names and a simple timeline.

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A Wonder Lab presenter in a lab coat beside a tall blue foam eruption while a child watches

Set up the lab

  • Lab coat photo spot (a white shirt or apron and a cardboard "Laboratory" sign)
  • Goggles on at the door (plastic safety glasses as the party favor)
  • Beaker table (clear cups, colored drinks, a "Do not drink the experiments... except these" sign)

Kitchen-safe activities

  • Fizzing baking-soda "volcano" in a tray
  • Color-mixing with water and food coloring in clear cups
  • Oobleck (cornstarch and water) to squish
  • A magnifying-glass "evidence hunt" around the room

Lab snacks

  • "Test tube" fruit cups
  • Atom pops (melon balls on sticks)
  • Petri-dish jello cups
  • Periodic-table cupcakes with the birthday kid's initials as the element symbol
$375 Birthdays Party pick

Mini Scientist Party

45 min · up to 20 kids · ages 4-12 · 1 scientist

  • Hands-on experiments for every kid
  • Presenter-only dry-ice fog and a foam eruption
  • The birthday kid is the lab assistant

Extra time +$120 per 30 min · extra kids +$10 each, up to 30

Book a party

A travel fee may apply, and your city's team confirms it before anything is booked.

Invitations

  • "You're invited to an experiment"
  • "Report to the lab at 2:00 p.m."
  • Goggles optional, curiosity required

How many guests?

Up to 20 kids: the Mini Scientist Party, $375.

A bigger party, cousins and neighbors included: the Wonder Lab Show, up to 100 guests, $475.

A simple party timeline

  1. Arrivals and the photo spot (15 min)
  2. Wonder Lab party (45 min)
  3. Cake and presents (20 min)
  4. Goodbyes with the goggles

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