The best birthdays happen at National Children’s Museum! If you’re looking for a party venue where kids can play, explore, and create unforgettable memories, celebrate your little dreamer’s special day in DC’s favorite place to play with a birthday party designed for hands-on discovery, STEAM-filled fun, and moments that last a lifetime.
What’s Included
Your party gets you all-day Museum access for up to 28 guests, a special shirt for the birthday child, and a 90-minute private rental of the Wonder Loft, which includes a hands-on STEAM activity. It’s a full day of celebration built around wonder and play.
Choose Your Adventure
Every party includes one hands-on STEAM activity tailored to your child’s interests:
- Science: Ramps and Rollers – Investigate how different shapes roll and slide. Design your own roller to continue the play at home (ages 4 and under)
- Technology: Paper Circuits – Engineer a birthday design that lights up using simple circuit skills (ages 7 and up)
- Engineering: Friendly Fliers – Explore forces by constructing creatures that use wind power to move against gravity (all ages)
- Art: Doodle Designs – Tinker with different art materials and create whimsical art to take home (all ages)
- Math: Data Masterpieces – Collect data on height, width, and length to display your measurements as geometric works of art (all ages)
The Details
Birthday parties are available on Saturdays and Sundays with three start times: 9:45am, 12:15pm, and 2:45pm. The Wonder Loft accommodates up to 28 guests (adults and children), and parties can be booked up to 4 months in advance. Outside food and beverages are welcome.
The party package price is $750 and a $125 refundable incidentals deposit is required. Plus, qualifying Museums for All families receive special pricing on birthday parties, making it easier to celebrate in a space designed for wonder and play!
Book Your Party
Ready to make your child’s birthday unforgettable? Visit our website to learn more and reserve your party today.
Contact:Â National Children’s Museum
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
