Boil and bubble
Here comes trouble
In this mad science party theme
This is a kids party theme with a difference that will thrill and delight all those budding scientists out there.
I remember getting a kids chemistry set for my 9th birthday and I had hours of fun making stink bombs and concoctions all manner of experimenting to wind my parents up.
All kids love to experiment and it is all part of growing up. What better way to do it than with a mad science party that will have them tasting, smelling and concocting a lab full of fun.
Scientist XXX is inviting you to a wonderfully, wacky science party
filled with crazy chemicals and explosive experiments.
Place: XXX Laboratory, address
Experiments begin on/at : date/time
RSVP to Professor Mad Science
Write the Mad Science Party details on white card and using a white crayon. Get the kids to color over the invite with a colored crayon or water based paint to reveal the message.
Using white card, make the invites in the shape of a white lab coat. Write on the instructions and then stick another lab coat on top, but just gluing it at the shoulders. On the top lab coat write the name of the child and smudge colored paint all over it.
If you can get hold of some plastic test tubes
, roll the invite up and pop it inside.
Mad Science Party Costumes
Buy some men's white shirts at a thrift store and use as lab coats. Write scientist names on the top pocket. e.g. Professor Pete, Dr. David, Mad Mark, Freddy Frankenstein.
If you can get hold of passport sized photos of the kids in advance, doctor them a bit by drawing on glasses and spiky hair. Glue them to some card and write their names underneath. These can then be handed out as their ID when the arrive. If you can't get photos, just draw or print off some cartoon faces.
Give out some goofy glasses to the kids as they arrive.
Spray washable colored hair spray on their hair and get it to stick up using hair gel or hair spray. Take Polaroid pictures of the kids and give them as take home gifts.
Get an adult to dress up as a mad scientist and s/he can talk the kids through the experiments.
Also how about a pair of Safety Glasses (Amazon.com) to make the kids really feel the part.
Amazon.co.uk also do a KIDS AT WORK goggles kit
(see right)
I would suggest making one room/area into the Mad Science Party laboratory. It is much easier to decorate and will contain the mess.
You will need a table or two to set the Mad Science Party experiments on and lots of space so that the kids can all join in. Also make sure to have lots of paper towels to hand to wipe up spills.
On the entrance to your house put up some
Caution Party Tape and a notice warning that only scientists may enter the "Secret Science Lab Zone".
Fill lots of different shaped jars with colored water and rubber body parts and dot around the table.
If you can get hold of a dry ice machine or a
Smoking Cauldron, this can make a stunning table center piece.
Use a colored globe light to give the room an eerie appearance or just place colored light bulbs in your ordinary lamps.
Using black construction paper, cut out large question marks, magnifying glasses and mathematical formulas. Stick these around the room.
Set up a large chalk board and write on it the 'recipes' for the Mad Science Party experiments that you are going to do (see mad scientist activities below).
Stick up posters of famous scientists around the room with a small caption underneath of why they are famous.
Find lots more Mad Science party decorating ideas at the stores below
Shindigz.com - Party supplies for ALL occasions. Great value
Birthday Express - Lots of choice and lots of original products too.
Makesparties - One of the best party supplies stores for prices.
Birthday in a Box - One of my favorites for party theme packages and party favor ideas.
Buy Costumes - My favorite for party costumes for all ages and occasions.
Mad Science Party Food
Serve the food in glass bowls and give them names such as 'Electronic Chips', 'Bubble Brew', 'Magnetic Munchers'.
Serve different colored drinks in clear cups and use whirly straws.
Make a volcano cake by baking a simple cake using my all-in-one cake recipe. Bake it in a Pudding Basin. When cool drizzle with red and orange frosting. Couldn't be simpler.
All kids love anything gooey that can slip through their fingers so why not make some really gooey slime. Make sure that you have some plastic cups to put it in for them to take home afterwards. Slime recipe.
Erupting volcano
Make a volcano erupt before their very eyes. Fill a paddling pool or sand pit with lots of slightly moist sand. Get the kids to each make a volcano sand mound with a hole in the center. Place a small disposable cup in the hole, put in 1 tablespoon of baking soda plus 2 tablespoons of water in order to make it dissolve. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to which you have added a few drops of red food coloring, then watch it erupt! You can repeat the activity over and over again.
Make mega bubbles using this fabulous bubble recipe and you will have happy kids for hours!
Osmotic Celery
Cut celery stalks and set them in glasses of tinted water. The stalks will absorb the color and then the kids can eat them!
Rocket launch
Fill a small plastic film canister (the white ones work best) with one teaspoon of water. Quickly add one Alka-Seltzer tablet, put the
lid on and place the canister on the floor with the lid side down. Wait about 10 seconds and whoosh! Your rocket should fly into the air.
Before the party, take very close up pictures of everyday items, give the kids magnifying glasses and see if they can guess what they are.
Scientist Anagrams
Muddle up the names of scientists and get the kids to work them out.
Treasure hunt
Send the kids on a treasure hunt. Make the clues slightly cryptic by using mathematical formulas and scientific words which are appropriate for their age e.g. 40+5-2 is the number of steps forward before your next clue; Your next clue is where you might find H2O in the yard; What did Alexandra Graham Bell invent?
Burst the Atoms
Blow up two balloons (atoms) for each guest and tie one to each of their ankles. Let the mayhem begin as the mad scientist race round the room trying to burst each others atoms but at the same time trying to preserve their own. The scientist who manages to preserve the last atom is the winner.
Piñata
Having a piñata is always a great success at kids parties. Most of the party stores above stock pinatas.
, roll the invite up and pop it inside.
to make the kids really feel the part.
Amazon.co.uk also do a 
(see right)
UK Suppliers
US Suppliers
When cool drizzle with red and orange frosting. Couldn't be simpler.
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