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Budding Builders

Parties for 3 to 6 year-olds

Parties last 2 hours and include a building orientation, a hands-on activity, and a birthday celebration. Complimentary exhibition tickets are provided for all guests so they may visit exhibitions on the day of the party following the conclusion of the party.

Party Details  

For: children turning 3-6 years old
Length of party:  2 hours
Child guest limit: 15, 20, or 30, depending upon the space available
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Program Fees 

Base Fee: $250 for museum members (at the family-level or higher) for a group of 10 children. You must be a museum member to host a party at the Museum.
Additional children: Each additional child above the first 10 must be paid for on the day of the party. The fee for each additional child is $15. 

Activity Descriptions

 
Castles
Children have fun constructing a castle
Photo by Kevin Allen

Castles and Crowns
Have a royally fun time as you build your very own castle!  Guests learn about the parts of a castle and different kinds of castles through pictures and a storybook.  Each guest builds their dream castle, complete with towers, dragons, and gems!
 
All
Kids construct train engines.
Photo by Kevin Allen

All Aboard! Train Construction
Become an engineer and design a train! Guests participate in interactive storytelling about trains. After discovering all the different trains, each child constructs his/her own train using a variety of craft materials. Child engineers then “drive” their train along the on the train tracks on our colorful floor map.

 

Birthday
Children build with big blue blocks
Photo by Anne McDonough

BLOCK Party
Using the big blue Imagination Playground™ blocks guests play and build together. Guests participate in interactive storytelling about how block play can spark your imagination. After brainstorming amazing structures that can be built with blocks, children work individually and together to build with the big blue blocks.