Birthday Parties

General Information

Treat your child to the MOST fun birthday EVER at the MOST! Guests get all-day access to the Museum’s three floors of hands-on science exhibits, including the five-level Science Playhouse, and a provided party host will lead a science workshop; you can also add to the fun with an IMAX movie! Best of all, we do the cleanup!

Parties are held during regular operating hours. Weekday parties are held at 2 p.m. only. Saturday and Sunday parties are held in one of three time slots:

• 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Noon to 1:30 p.m.
• 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Our standard birthday party package costs $200 for MOST members, $250 for nonmembers.

• Includes up to 30 guests, including adults and the birthday child
• All day general museum admission
• Includes science activity kits for up to 15 children
• Book at least two weeks in advance

Activity Offerings

We offer three (3) different science activities for all ages, including:

Rocket Reactions

How do rockets blast off?! Explore what makes a rocket blast off and how it is able to make it up into space. See how Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion plays a part with a rocket blast off demonstration! Each guest will make and take home a straw rocket they can use again and again!

Polymer Putty

Learn how to make slime! It’s slimy, stretchy, and colorful! This slime is made out of simple household ingredients. Each guest will get his or her own piece of goo during the party, and instructions to make more at home!

Discovering Dinosaurs

How do we know what dinosaurs looked like when they roamed the Earth millions of years ago? Learn how scientists found out – and continue to find out – as you see, touch, and explore real fossils! Take home your own creation built on a dinosaur skeleton as well as a temporary dinosaur tattoo.