Mad Science Birthday Party

When my son’s 4th birthday was approaching my husband and I gave him the choice of a train party or a Chuck E Cheese party. He proceeded to tell us he wanted a science party. Here’s what we did.

The invite was online, and I just pasted my son’s face on a picture of Albert Einstein.

I got some white button down shirts from family members and a few from the thrift store to use as lab coats. We used name tags for badges.

I wanted the kids to be able to be messy. So we did the experiments outside. I decorated the fence with sidewalk chalk instead of having a banner.

We did two simple experiments, oobleck and rainbow wizard’s brew. Oobleck is a cornstarch and water mixture that has properties of fluid and solid. Rainbow wizard’s brew is fancier version of the classic baking soda/vinegar reaction. Both of these used common household items and kids ages 2-12 enjoyed.

We gave out these miniature magnifying glasses as party favors.

I made these chocolate marshmallow cupcakes and used this mad science cupcake pack  to decorate them.

Here and here are two other blogs that provided inspiration and ideas.

It was a fun and affordable. What a great theme idea from one smart little boy!