Mad Science Party

We had such a good time at my son's Mad Science Party a few weeks back I had to do a post on it.  It doesn't strictly fit with my art theme here, however I do believe planning and organising a themed birthday party requires a lot of creativity.  I just love it!  Decorated cakes and cookies is edible art work.  Researching for the party was so much fun as was testing all the experiments!

So here a few pictures and key things that we did:

THE DECORATIONS

• We put a sign on the front door saying "Scan to enter" with a hand print on it
• I cut up green plastic table clothes and put them on either door in our laundry to make it look like it was a sanitation area
• We put signs on the Laboratory door (my studio) saying you are now entering Professor Leo's Laboratory
• The kids decorated our blackboard wall under the stairs with a science theme
• My mum lent me some huge glass bottles which we filled with coloured water and placed around the "lab"

The Lab in action

• I also filled some small jars with fake animals, cauliflower (brains) and coloured water
• I got out all my old science books (I have a science degree), plasma ball and lava lamps and put them around the rooms

THE DRESS

• All the children had a finger scan (Iphone app) to enter the sanitation area
• Then they had an antibiotic (jellybean)
• Washed their hands (squirt of antibacterial gel), 
• Put on a Lab coat (shirt from op shop with name tag on it) and safety goggles ($2 shop).  

• Clip board and pencil to mark off experiments as we did them

THE EXPERIMENTS

• Jelly Marbles 

• Baking Soda and Vinegar Fizzes

• Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloons

• Slime

• Elephants Toothpaste

• Instant Snow
• Mentos and Diet Coke Geysers

• Air Rockets

*I have a list of all experiments (how to and explanations) if anyone wants me to email it to them

THE FOOD & CAKE

• Petri Dish & Test Tube Jellies 

• Science Cookies

• Fruit
• Sushi
• Cupcake Experimentation's Station (decorate your own cupcake and experiment with toppings)

• The Cake - A flask with purple potion bubbling out (exactly what my son asked for...)

 TAKE HOME BAGS

• Test tube with the jelly marbles
• Test tube with instant snow powder
• Popping Candy
• Homemade Science Biscuit
• Slime made at the party

It was SO much fun!  A great theme for a child's birthday party.  Leo grinned the entire party.  Thanks to all the wonderful bloggers and pinners out there whom I got ideas from.

Cheers
Fiona