 Activity Parties
Celebrate your child’s special day with thirty minutes of exciting hands-on activities led by our enthusiastic birthday party coordinators, and enjoy your food and cake in our party room, for a total of 1½ hours in the room. Our Coordinators will help you serve food and clean up.
Before or after your party, you and your guests are free to play anywhere in our museum for as long as you like! (Note: The museum closes at 5 p.m.)
Gak (Ages 4+)
Discover an amazing slime, and experiment as you try to decide if it’s a liquid or a solid!
Marbling (Ages 5+)
Use water-based coloring and shaving cream to make beautiful marbled art that you can take home!
Marshmallow Structures (Ages 7+)
See how stable a structure you can make using only toothpicks and marshmallows. Find out what shapes architects use to make buildings strong!
Shrink Art (Ages 7+)
Learn about scale and polymer chains as you make incredible shrinking plastic artwork to take home!
Flight (Ages 8+)
Learn how to make spinning helicopters, blimps, and paper airplanes, then see how your spinning creations react to one of our most famous exhibits!
Up to eight adults (including the birthday family) are welcome to join the party as chaperones. Additional adult tickets are $10 each. Maximum room occupancy is 38 people.
Activity Parties also include tablecloths, plates, forks, napkins, and cups in the two-color combination of your choice—plus an Exploratorium T-shirt for the birthday girl or boy. |
Celebrate in our party room for up to 1½ hours with food and cake. A birthday party coordinator will help you with set-up, serving, and clean-up. Then, you’re free to stay and play anywhere in our museum for as long as you like!
