We just had my son’s 6th Science Birthday party. It was a blast!
I have so much to show you that I will split it up into parts. I hope you enjoy Part 1… it’s all about the decor.
Free Party Printables
While planning this party, there were no science decorations at stores, so I designed some cute party invitations that fold over and are held together by “Open With Caution” stickers.
I also used the stickers for goodie bags which I’ll show details on my Part 2 post. Since I’m all about the free party printables, I designed a version just for you!!
Just score along the lines, fold and attach the caution sticker with double stick tape or print them out on sticker paper. Print and enjoy!
- Science Party Invites (This says Dr. Birthday Boy)
- Science Party Invites (This says Dr. Birthday)
- Open with Caution Stickers
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You will get a pop-up window when you scroll over the links above. You may print from there or click the file name on the top left to open the pdf document. **If you are having problems getting these to fit on your page when you print, please try adjusting your page size in settings by 95-05%.
Now to my favorite part of the party… the cake!!
I am all about cupcakes lately and had the best time decorating these. I just LOVE the little scientist guy.
Let’s get a closer look and you’ll see how I did it…
How to make a Wacky Science Cupcakes
Candy needed:
- Tie- fruit roll-up
- Nose and ears- jelly beans
- Eyes- mini M&M’s
- Mouth- fruit cereal
Directions:
I mixed up some flesh-colored icing for the face. The hair was done by putting the icing in a sandwich baggie and cutting a v shape in a corner. You can then squeeze out the crazy hair! The glasses can be done the same but with a tiny cut in the corner of the bag. I used chocolate icing from a can for those.
Make sure after you place the head cupcake on top of the other cupcake you secure with toothpicks. I didn’t do this and my guy fell smack on the floor as I was carefully moving him to the fridge!! This was my second little mad scientist of the night.
Roll the sides of your cupcakes in sprinkles for a festive look. I found some eyeball gummy candy on sale from Halloween. Worked perfect for decoration.
Dessert Table Ideas
I didn’t have a large cupcake stand, so I rigged one by stacking a glass on top of my cake stand and adding a glass plate with another glass on top of that. It worked great!
Decorate a dessert table with creepy things. My boys LOVED it all!
Fill vases with water and neon food coloring full of plastic snakes and lizards. For a great effect, add dry ice.
I happened to have a gadget that produces bubbles, one of my favorite Halloween purchases! Who knew it would come in handy now?
See the finger in the test tube above? Yuck right??
Add oil and water with a drop of food coloring to plastic test tubes and you have a fun bubbly experiment for the kids to play with.
If you look closely you’ll see my son’s face on the M&M’s. These custom candies are the coolest! The kids thought it was great to eat my son’s head. ha!
I hope you enjoyed the details of the science party!
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Sherah says
Great ideas! I’m in the process of planning a science experiment-themed party for my sons fifth birthday 🙂
Where did you find the beakers?
Monica says
Hi there! this year we are doing a kids kamp at church that is science based. Chemical Reaction – Mixing Jesus into your life. 🙂 Anyways, I was wondering if I could get the badge looking thing on the lab coat where I’m able to add my own text for all our Professor’s. 🙂 It would be great to have it. I could not use the invitation because the birthday party saying but it is great.
Carrie Peabody says
Thank you so much for these. You are right, I couldn't find anything anywhere for a science theme party! You saved the day!
Bharati Sudhir says
Thank you so much for the free printable invitation… Just downloaded it for my daughters' 10th b'day…
Ree Baldwin says
Thanks for the awesome free printables! Just sending out my son’s 6th bday invites!
sothankful2b says
love love all your ideas thanks so much!!!
nad says
Thank you for your printable! I just sent the invitations to my son’s friends and they LOVED it! Now I need to organise the party :-).
Thanks again for the lovely ideas.
Esther says
Thanks for the printable invitation!
Cara says
I LOVE everything!! I’m tring to use the invitation, but it’s in a PDF file. How do I open it in microsoft so I can add the text and other information?
Geraldina says
Cara, Did you figure out how to add the text. I have the same issue. Thanks.
Miko says
Hi, I’ve had ideas from your party saved up for a few months now as part of my science party research…. Am nearing the homestretch and wanted to print your “open with caution stickers” but the link to it is no longer working. 🙁 Would you mind emailing me a file?
Thank you so much for sharing!
Beth says
Thanks for the great ideas!! We are doing a Science party for my son’s 8th birthday – also a spend the night party. We’ll be doing science ALL night long!! I am planning an ice cream cake with a beaker filled with crinkled paper spilling out on the top of the cake. For anyone else interested…
maggie says
Hi,
I was wondering what is the best paper to use with the invitation? They are great!
thanks,
maggie
Mariae says
Love, Love, Love the invitations! They’ll really ste the stage for my little guy’s party!
Sherilyn says
what size cupcakes did you use??
Ashley says
Great ideas. My daughter had a science party for her 7th and it was so much fun. We did science experiments ie mentos and coke, ooblic, blowing up a balloon with vinegar and baking soda and many more. We searched thirft stores for mens white button down shirts for lab coats. You do have to be a bit creative since there are little to no science theme party ideas at stores. Kids loved it and still talk about it. I’m sure we’ll be doing another on for my younger daughter too
Amy says
Wonderful inspiration for my son’s halloween/mad scientist birthday party! Thank you for sharing your ideas.
stina says
LOVE your creativity and your energy girl! You are my party heroine… and you are so generous. My kind of kid parties. You’re the best!
Michele says
Love, love, love these invites! This is perfect for my son’s 7th birthday party. Is there a way to print out the party details on the invite rather than handwriting it in? Also, what sticker template did you use to print out the caution stickers? Thanks so much!!!
Kate says
Thank you so much for making your fabulous invitation available to those of us who are less artictically talented! I’m just arranging my son’s mad science party, and was really struggling to find good invitations, but you’ve solved my problem in an instant. Hugely appreciated!
Thanya says
Hi,
I am planning my son’s bday and loved your ideas. I was looking at your Scientist Mom tag, is that available to print? I would love for my hubby and I to wear one. Also, where did you get the cards to glue the invitation page?
Thank you again for sharing!
Rachel says
I LOVE these ideas! I am planning my son’s 8th birthday party and am so excited that I found this party idea. I can’t get the stickers to open up. Could you email me the file? Thanks for sharing all your creative ideas.
Barbara says
I’m hoping to have my grandson visit for his summer vacation including his 7th birthday and I’ve been planning to theme his visit around science since it is his favorite subject. If he’s here for his birthday, I’ll certainly use these wonderful ideas! Thanks!
Anonymous says
Thanks for the stickers and the mentos idea!!!
Karla says
I love this theme! My husband is a scientist and my daughter says she wants to be a little scientist. Thank you so much for sharing!
Sierra Stewart says
This is great insight for our upcoming party. Any resources for goggles and lab coats?
Kimberly @The Muddy Princess says
I bookmarked this a while ago knowing we would be doing a science party for my son’s 7th birthday. Thanks so much for the free invitation printable! I’ll be sure to link back to you and will update with how our party went.
Thanks again!
Anonymous says
WowW This is great. We are planning my son’s Silly Science Party this weekend for #7. Don’t think I’ll have time to incorporate all of your ideas but thank you for the inspiration.
[email protected] says
Amazing cupcakes… almost a shame they got eaten!
stacy arthur says
LOVE THE IDEAS. HOW DO YOU ADD YOUR CHILD’S NAME TO THE INVITE? i HAVE TRIED. I HAVE SAVED COPIES AND OPENED THEM IN ACROBAT, ETC… I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AS IT IS SO CUTE….
PLEASE HELP!!!!
bridget {bake at 350} says
So, so cute! LOVE the cupcakes!
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Tiffany Windsor says
Oh my gosh! Such creativity! Thank you SO much for sharing 🙂
Donna says
Great party!
You are the ultimate mom!
I bet your little one fell hard asleep that night.
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cindy says
where did you get the glasses or did you make them?
Margot says
This is awesome! Great ideas, beautifully executed. Love it!
Cheers,
Madge
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Brenda Pinnick says
You are brilliant! I want a “do-over” for raising my kids!!! How inspired and what a fabulous memory you’ve made for him! lucky boy!!!
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Monica says
Wow. Those cupcakes are the cutest. We’re hosting a Mad Scientist Halloween party and I just found your blog. You are amazing. Great ideas.
Anne says
Love, love, love your website and science party ideas!! thank you for sharing them. Like the lady above me in the comments section, I too am having trouble printing the invitations and open with caution documents. Could you email me a file? I am so excited to be plannin this awesome party idea for my son
Daphne says
I love your ideas and since I am in the midst of planning my son’s will be “borrowing” some of your great ideas. I am trying to resize the invitation file you offered but can’t get it to print on 81/2 by 11 paper. Is there a trick or can you send me a file that i can resize. Thanks a bunch for all your hard work and motivation.
Sheila Hittner says
I am having the party on Monday and wondered about the name tag you had on Mad Scientist Mom – do you have a download for that?
I can’t wait, this is going to be so much fun!
Sheila, MN
Cate O'Malley says
Was just googling “mad scientist party decorations” to get ideas for my son’s party this weekend and found your site – you did an awesome job!
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Kristi says
Where did you get the test tubes from? Thanks! Your ideas are absolutely FABULOUS!!!
jannypie says
I really want to throw this mad scientist party for myself http://bit.ly/15ClZO
Alicia says
Love your party!
I know my 6 year old nephew would love it too!
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Meredith from Merchant Ships says
Oh Amy, I am just now discovering your party section. It’s a good thing I didn’t see this in January because I would have had to scrap Andrew’s Lego theme for this one.
At least now I have next year’s plan ready!
Marisa says
Love the invitations! Saved me lots of time – thanks so much
KayVonne says
I love the cupcakes!! I hope those little boys appreciated them as much as your blog readers do! 🙂
Dawn Papandrea-Khan says
I can’t get over how CREATIVE this is! The kids must’ve LOVED it!! Great idea!
Dawn
@PainterMommy
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Lauren says
Amy – I love it! I did a party for my 7-year-old daughter last fall. I really love the cupcakes! Mine were not so inspired. I see you have a test tube set from Steve Spangler Science. I used them for a lot the activities we did as well as party favors, etc. They have a lot of great info in their party section – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/category/yuck-party
Bella Casa says
These birthday party ideas belong in a magazine! You are so creative! I love everything!!! Wow!
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L y s h a says
That looks like so much fun. Maybe I can do that one in a couple years with my 4 yo. I’m thinking it wouldn’t go over real well with my son who’s having 10 boys spend the night next weekend for his 11th birthday! ha
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Tidymom says
What a GREAT Mom you are Amy!!! Everything looks FANTASTICALLY MAD!!!
~Tidymom
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Kendra @ My Insanity says
This looks awesome! I can’t wait to here what you did during the party! I have some scientist nephews who would be in heaven at this party! And you make a cute mad scientist! 🙂
I’m so glad you added this to the party!
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Setting the Mood says
Super cute!! I love that you got into it too!! Thanks for sharing
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theArthurClan says
Is your house clean? Because if it is (and you do these awesome parties and have a design business and work on iHeartFaces) I’m just gonna have to hate you now. 😉
You are just insanely creative! Now pass on some of that creativeness to me…
(I now know why you were up so late that night!)
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Amber says
Simply darling! Kudos to you, Mommy!
Melinda says
WOW – You are my new hero! First of all that is a lot of 6 year old boys to keep entertained. And secondly – you are sooo creative! I am completely impressed!
Brenda says
Amy, do you mind if I mention your party on my blog?
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Brenda says
The party looks awesome! I’m in the midst of planning a Mad Scientist party for my 9 year olds birthday next month. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog to let me know about your great party!
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Rosy Villa says
That is so creative and fun!!! Thanks.
Rachel says
Wow! That is so creative! All the little details are amazing. I love that you’re posting these! I’m working on a roundup of birthday party ideas and I’ll be linking to this.
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Jenn says
Amy, you are incredible! You never cease to amaze me. What a great party. I can’t imagine the time you did for this! And look how cute you are, dressed as a mad-mom-scientist.
Valarie Lea says
That is the coolest party idea!
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Amy from Texas says
Thanks everyone for the awesome comments! I have to tell you I wasn’t going to even decorate a cake, but I got all caught up in being creative and couldn’t stop myself:-) Not much sleep the night before doing this!
Minnesotamom says
Amy, you’re so creative! What a fantastic party idea–thanks for sharing the photos and the downloads.
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Robert "Butch" Greenawalt says
What a great time! Theme parties never get old well except the pirate ones maybe? I noted that you certainly dressed the part too which I’m sure was appreciated. Glasses from Lenscrafters? Thanks for sharing.
cheers,
oh amanda says
OH, I ADORE fun birthday parties! I just did a Snow White party for my daughter. I LOVE this Mad Scientist party, too—when my 4mo old gets older, maybe… 😉
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Jennifer Stewart says
You are so creative! I just love these ideas!!! Thanks for sharing!
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karen m. says
Fabulous! You are brilliant and thank you for sharing the printables too. So sweet of you to create such fun and magic for your child’s birthday. I need to plan ahead for my kids, and your tips will be super helpful. Thank you!
teresa says
Goodness, how totally fun- and fabulous decorations etc.
Girl you should put together a book of party ideas for children. The ones I’ve seen here are better than any I’ve seen anywhere else! seriously!
I’m saving this idea- I think it could be a fun party for empty nesters too- just to add a little fun to life.
Happy Day
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Julia @ Hooked on Houses says
Oh, my gosh, another unbelievably creative party! I can’t believe this isn’t in a magazine or something, it’s so professional looking. You never cease to amaze me. Even the cupcakes are perfect!
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Dot O says
Amy, I wish you had been around when my kids were little. This party would have gone over big with my little guy. When do you find the time to do all this and also work! Amazing. Glad it was a success!!
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