Birthday Parties

Teddy Bear Picnic: Ages 4-8

Bring your favourite teddy bear or stuffy along to this birthday party and get ready for a picnic adventure! Participants will get to enjoy a variety of party activities, including making a craft for teddy, picnic games, and having a real indoor picnic with juice and cookies. Prepare yourself for this teddy-rific time! Best for ages 4 to 8. 

Staff-led activities include:

- Making a party hat for teddy

- Fabric food scavenger hunt

- Making pretend sandwiches for teddy

- Dress-up

- Indoor picnic with fruit juice ("tea") and animal cracker cookies

Retro Games: Ages 5-10

Blast into the past with a birthday party full of fun retro games! Participants will craft their own retro toy and play some zany group games before exploring for themselves. Get ready to try out Rock Em’ Rock Em’ Robots from the 60s, or Vintage Nintendo video games on a movie theatre screen! This party is sure to excite, and will take you back in time! Best for ages 5 to 10. 

Staff-led activities:

- Making a ball-and-cup craft

- Playing a variety of board games, such as Twister

- Playing vintage Nintendo video games (2 controllers, staff help children take turns)

Wacky Science: Ages 6-10

Join us in the Museum Laboratory for some wacky science experiments. Our hands-on fun includes slime making, other science experiments, and science-themed games! Participants will have a slime-tastic time and take home one of their creations. Get ready to be wacky and explore the fun side of science! Best for ages 6 to 10.

Staff-led activities:

- Filling a balloon with carbon dioxide (vinegar and baking soda reaction)

- Making magic mud (cornstarch and water)

- Making slime for each child to take home (liquid glue-based slime)

Walk on the Wild Side: Ages 3-5

Foxes, otters and bears, oh my! Take a walk on the wild side with this special birthday theme. Track animals found right in our backyard with scavenger hunts, games and crafts. It’s going to be a wild time!

Haus p-ART-y: Ages 5-13

Love making art? This party is wonderfully colourful and messy! You can choose from one of two party themes, Watercolour Wonders or our Print Making Party! Take home all of your fantastic creations!

Kitchen Chemistry - Twist Yourself a Pretzel: Ages 5-13

Science and baking combine to create a tasty treat!  Do you prefer your pretzels salty or sweet?  Can’t decide - why not make both? Participants will eat their creations warm out of the oven!

Pizza Party: Ages 5-13

Everyone loves pizza! Get messy preparing your own cheese or pepperoni pizzas. Explore some of our historic ovens while you wait for your pizza to bake! Participants will get to eat their creations fresh out of the oven!

Makerspace Junior: Ages 5-8

Does your kiddo love to experiment and get messy? Look no further than our Makerspace Junior party! Kids get the chance to get messy making slime and exploring sticky, gooey oobleck. After a bit of messy play, kids will try their hand at an engineering challenge based on the storybook “It’s not a box!”. 

Makerspace Design Challenge: Ages 8-13

Do you have creative kids who love to design and build? Our Makerspace Design Challenge party is perfect for you! We have a dedicated makerspace filled with supplies and tools perfect for building custom designs. We’ll give your group a challenge to tackle, and let them create and design their own personal masterpiece! 

History Mysteries: Ages 8-13

Calling all super sleuths, we need your help! Party-goers will receive a top secret briefing about a missing artifact. Gather the clues throughout the historic Haus and grounds and piece together evidence to solve the mystery!