Choose Your Birthday Theme
8 exciting, STEAM-themed programs for children aged 3 to 9
Diving Under the Sea
for young oceanographers who want to learn what lives in the ocean
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Ichthyologist, Marine Biologist or a Submarine Helmsman (driver)
Storybooks: A Swim Through the Sea by Kristin Joy Pratt (3-6 yrs) or Shark Lady by Ann McGovern (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Make your own rainbow fish, learn how fish breath underwater, make your own shark or learn how a shark sinks and floats
Movement Moments: Play sea creature charades
from $30.79 per guest
Exploring Planet Earth
find out what botanists, environmentalists, weather forecasters and horticulturists really do
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Meteorologist, Environmentalist, Botanist or Ecologist
Storybooks: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett (3-6 yrs) or Rachel Carson and Her Book that Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Make wind and rain art, learn how clouds make rain, make your own recycled paper, make a window seed planter or learn how glaciers melt
Movement Moments: Learn & Sing “Singing in the Rain” by Gene Kelly, "Save the Planet", or Do the Weather Dance
from $30.79 per guest
Uncovering Ancient Earth - Dinosaurs and More!
step into the shoes of a paleontologists or an archaeologist and learn about ancient life
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Paleontologist or Archaeologist
Storybooks: Fly Guy Presents: Dinosaurs by Tedd Arnold (3-6 yrs) or How to Catch a Dinosaur by Adam Wallace (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Create your own dinosaur mask or hat, build a dinosaur skeleton, make popsicle stick dinosaurs or make dinosaur fossils
Movement Moments: Play dinosaur charades or do a dino dance
from $30.79 per guest
Soaring With Fabulous Flyers
find out what pilots, and plane designers have learned from birds!
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Pilot, Aeronautical Engineer or Ornithologist
Storybooks: Maisy Goes On a Plane by Lucy Cousins (3-6 yrs) or The Story of the Wright Brothers by Annette Whipple (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Create your own balloon bird, make a 3D flying bird, build a biplane, or do the bird beak experiment
Movement Moments: Which flies best? test pilot practice
from $30.79 per guest
Discovering Outer Space
look inside real lives of astronauts and learn about gravity
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Astronaut or an Astronautical Engineer
Storybooks: Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton (3-6 yrs) or One Giant Leap by Don Brown (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Build a rocket ship, make a star viewer, make a solar system mobile, or do the "sun in a bottle" experiment
Movement Moments: Play solar system or space charades
from $30.79 per guest
Imagining Fantasy Land
dive into the world of fantasy and explore your creativity
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Artists or Makers: Fashion Designer, Animator, or Imagineer
Storybooks: Frozen 2: Elsa's Epic Journey by Susan Amerikaner (3-6 yrs) or The Night of the New Magicians by Mary Pope Osborne (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Make shadow puppets, do the disappearing color wheel experiment, create a magic show
Movement Moments: Play fantasy land charades
from $30.79 per guest
Amazing Animals and Creepy Crawlers
learn about animals and insects--from house cats to jungle cats!
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Veterinarian, Zoologist, Animal Conservationist, or Entomologist (studies bugs)
Storybooks: Tinyville Town: I'm a Veterinarian by Brian Biggs (3-6 yrs) or Cat Diaries by Betsy Byars (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Design a play-dough jungle, make jungle-themed rain sticks, create an elephant puppet, fold animal origami, show the butterfly lifecycle
Movement Moments: Play animal charades
from $30.79 per guest
Rolling Wheels and Rails
discover who works with cars, trains, trucks, and engines
Age-appropriate versions for 3-6 year-olds and 6-9 year-olds:
Inspirational Scientists: Locomotive Engineer or Automotive Engineer
Storybooks: Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night by Briana Caplan Sayres (3-6 yrs) orEat My Dust: Henry Ford's First Race by Monica Kulling (6-9 yrs)
Interactive Projects: Make a marble labyrinth, build a balloon-powered
car, create a train tunnel or make and test a bridge
Movement Moments: Play vehicle charades or have a vehicle race
from $30.79 per guest
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