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Parties for 6-11 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 6-11 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

 
Kids
Kids create creative LEGO structures.
Photo by Museum Staff

Brick City
Children learn about the role of architects as they design and construct their own masterpieces using thousands of LEGO® bricks. The children combine their buildings to create a LEGO® city. Each child receives a mini LEGO® kit as a party favor. The Brick City party base fee is $300 for museum members (at the family-level or higher).
 
Summer
Boys build a Kapla block tower.
Photograph by Kevin Allen Photography

Tower Power
What’s the tallest tower you can build? Children experiment with different materials to learn how skyscrapers stand up and how to make them taller and stronger. Then they put their new skills to work to design and construct a skyscraper out of craft supplies.
Boys
Boys construct a building of recycled materials.
Photo by Kevin Allen

Crazy Construction
Create an extraordinary structure using shiny craft materials! Guests get a little silly during this party as they look at images of famous “crazy” buildings like those of Gaudi and Gehry. Children investigate what makes a building crazy then use an assortment of shiny craft materials to create their own crazy buildings.
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. After brainstorming amazing structures that can be built with blocks, children work individually and together to build with the big blue blocks.