Jenifer Carver of Banner Events out of Puyallup, WA has pulled off another spectacular party with this awesome Science Lab Birthday Party!
Science Lab Birthday Party
This party, with its darling printables, creative desserts + sweets, and fun science experiments will have any little scientist over the moon with joy! Be sure not not to miss these awesome lab experiments + party ideas featured in this fun-filled birthday bash:
A darling science themed cake Lab flasks used for drinks cups Science lab-inspired invitation + stationery Adorable science theme sugar cookies Fun experiments + activities Galvanized sweet stands, trays, + cubbies Fondant, science-inspired cupcake toppers Lab kits + trays for each scientist + guest Poison caramel apples Lab rat pops Science themed chocolate covered Oreos Chocolate frogs Petri tray favors And more!
Vendor Credits: Party styling: Jennifer Carver, Banner Events Photography: Karina Rigtrup, A Fresh Take Photography Party invitation and printable decorations: Jessica Wilcox, Modern Moments Designs Lab coats, safety glasses, tweezers, gummy earthworms, rat suckers, magnifying glasses, pens, test tubes, round plastic dishes, plastic jars: Oriental Trading Co. Jelly Belly Jelly Beans: Jelly Belly Candy Company Custom science shirts: GreatStitch Custom baked donuts: Green Mountain Mini Baked Chocolate pretzel thermometers and chocolate frogs: Morsels Parties Cake & cupcakes: 4 Kids Cakes Fondant cupcake toppers: Edible Details Sugar Cookies: Sugary Sweet Cupcakes and Treats Chocolate covered Oreos: Bellas Bakery and Bowtique Poison caramel apples: Mammarellas Sweets & Treats Invitation boxes, gable boxes, paper shred, raffia: Nashville Wraps Paper straws: Hoopla Events
Science Lab Party Details: This is what Jennifer shared about the party- “Curious and inquisitive by nature, my son Landon wanted a laboratory science birthday party for his 8th birthday this year, complete with experiments and laboratory equipment. Being a science lover myself, and also the owner of Banner Events, I knew I wanted to put a fun spin on this exciting party theme! I hope you love how we experimented with party decorations, a tabletop of delicious dessert concoctions and plenty of crazy fun activities to make this one party my son and his science party guests wont soon forget. Read on to form your own conclusions about the success of our birthday experiment and enjoy the photographs captured by Karina Rigtrup of A Fresh Take Photography. To entice friends to come celebrate my sons 8th birthday explosion, we sent out custom invitations inviting guests to grab their lab coats and join us at a science party. Designed by Jessica Wilcox of Modern Moments Designs, the invitations were such a great way to introduce the science party theme. I loved the test tube on the front so much that we chose to deliver each invitation with a coordinating test tube filled with Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. We packaged them up in black boxes that we filled with paper shred from Nashville Wraps and added a custom address wrap also designed by Modern Moments Designs. Upon arriving, guests were granted all area access with special level 8 clearance into Carver Labs. Not only were they given their lab badge, but they were properly outfitted in science laboratory attire for the birthday experimenting to come. Personalized science shirts from GreatStitch.com helped us easily identify each mad scientist. Lab coats and safety goggles from Oriental Trading Co. completed the look. It wasnt long before excited scientists discovered the birthday lab area of our party! Each scientist was treated to a tray full of science tools. (Tip: the trays were purchased at the local dollar store!) Gable boxes (Nashville Wraps) were customized with more amazing printables, and served as the take-home favor box for all of the science tools the boys would be using during the party experiments. Each boy received a customized lab book to store all of the secret formulas, scientific evidence, experiment notes and results and conclusion. Plus, for experiments with color, a set of Crayola crayons was provided. Other tools included tweezers, magnifying glasses, a plastic jar for storing their slime, gummy earthworms to dissect, lab rat suckers to taste test and even a cool mad scientist pen. Fun science experiments were conducted at Carver Labs. The guests made slime (a simple formula of water, Borax, white glue and food coloring), which was one of the favorite activities. They also experimented with explosive elephant toothpastea safe, but potentially messy activity. (Thankfully, each guest had their own tray to use for each experiment.) Food coloring was used in another lab experiment where color mixing was involved. No science party would be complete without an experiment involving vinegar and baking soda. The boys were amazed that combining the two in a plastic bottle could produce carbon dioxide and blow up a balloon! They were even more surprised to feel the endothermic reaction take place and see how heavy the balloon was. The final party activity was a few rounds of science themed Hedbanz (Oriental Trading Co.). Experimenting works up quite the appetite. Thankfully, I hypothesized such a result and planned ahead to help curb the hunger. I wanted the dessert table and dining area to look like a science professors office. I hung a framed poster of Albert Einstein on the wall to set the mood. Using my husbands office desk, I served up various dessert concoctions inspired by science. An oversized Carver Labs poster tied in the laboratory theme. To carry this theme to the desserts, 4 Kids Cakes designed an unbelievable cake. Elements from the printables were incorporated into the fondant designs as well as cool laboratory essentials like beakers and flasks. I love how Christina made my sons age and name into a new birthday element to use on the cake. In addition, cupcakes were served, topped with incredibly crafted fondant toppers by Edible Details. Cake is a party staple! Additionally, there were white chocolate covered pretzel thermo meters and milk chocolate frogs made fresh by Morsels Parties. Toxic caramel apples by Mammarellas Sweets & Treats added an exciting option. And Im pretty positive that every science party needs The Periodic Table of Donuts. Green Mountain Mini Baked sent an awesome assortment of baked mini donuts to coordinate with our party colors. Deliciously cool science themed cookies by Sugary Sweet Cupcakes and Treats were another popular pick, as were chocolate covered Oreos by Bellas Bakery and Bowtique. I loved pulling out clipboards to use as serving trays, as well as using various metal storage shelves and containers. To add some contrast plain white dishes were used to give that sterile and basic laboratory feel. I mixed in test tubes, flasks and beakers full of various Jelly Belly Jelly Beans for a flavor explosion. Kids put together their own mix of flavors for added fun. Petri dishes full of Jell-O agar&rdqu o; were surprisingly a much sought after item too. At the laboratory inspired dining tables, laboratory centerpiece picks were arranged and paired with bubbling flasks of scientific solutions. Custom labels were added to plates layered on metal chargers (really, pizza pans from the dollar store). White manila envelopes were labeled with toxic and biohazard and provided a place for napkins and cutlery. Flasks were filled with blue juice and dry ice for excitement. Water bottles were dressed up in H20 labels. Paper straws from Hoopla Events were styled with printable science party flags. Favor boxes were filled with exploding popcorn. The results and conclusion? This birthday experiment was a success, and throwing a science birthday party was a ton of fun”! Love Kara’s Party Ideas? Keep up with the latest party ideas, FREE party printables, tutorials, recipes and more by following Kara’s Party Ideas on Pinterest!
