Celebrate Your Child’s Birthday at The Magic House! #STL

Hayden turned 4 this month and I was so excited to throw him a party! The first 2 years we had “at-home” birthday parties and for his 3rd birthday we celebrated at a local pizza parlor. These parties were always with family and a few close friends, but for his 4th birthday I wanted to plan something that would be fun for him and involve his friends!

There are lots of places to have a birthday party in St. Louis, but the first place I thought of was The Magic House, a Children’s Museum in St. Louis.

The Magic House is more than just a Children’s Museum though. It’s an experience. It’s a memory you are making with your child. The Magic House has been a staple in St. Louis since it opened to the public in 1979. I have so many fond memories as a child going for class trips and special days out with my family.

Since Hayden turned one we have bringing him to The Magic House to explore and expand his imagination. The best part is that it’s for children of all ages!

If you’re not familiar with The Magic House, it’s a children’s museum whose mission is to provide children with hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic.

This is the perfect place to have a Birthday Party!

Starting at age 2 and all the way up to age 10, they offer a variety of different birthday parties like a Terrific Two’s party designed for the really little ones or a Big Birthday Bash where you can invite up to 30 children!

We got the experience a Themed Birthday Party where you can choose from 7 different fun themes!

– Construction Zone

– Fairy Tale Party

–  Fancy Party

– Magic Tree House Party

– Modern Art Magic

– Science Magic

– Trains, Planes and Automobiles

We celebrated with a Construction Zone Party! Each party comes with 2 Magic House staff members that set up and lead the party {that’s right, no leading the party yourself! You get to just have fun!}, serve refreshments and clean up!

The party comes with an hour of time in the party room and then unlimited play time in the museum before or after your party!

A themed party allows up to 20 children and 10 adults! Anything over 10 adults has to pay for admission into the museum. Each guest receives a delicious cupcake {they were so yummy!} to decorate and lemonade, apple juice or water!

Hayden was so excited when we arrived at The Magic House for his party. We arrived and were able to check-in a little early. In case there were other members of our party there, they made an announcement overhead when it was time for the party to start.

They had everything set out for the party and our two party hosts were so helpful, instantly explaining how the party would run!

The tables were set up with paint, paper and construction vehicles to paint with! What a fun idea!

The kids instantly put on their smocks and got to creating!

After creating some fun pieces of artwork, it was now time to decorate construction hats! The kids were able to choose from yellow or pink hard hats and then colored or decorated them with stickers!

After everyone had their decorated hard hats, it was time to decorate cupcakes! Everyone was able to choose what flavor of cupcake they wanted and there were also cups of different frosting and toppings.

These cupcakes were so delicious! The kids {and adults!} had a blast decorating them!

Then it was time for the Birthday Boy to blow out the candle!

After cupcakes, it was present time!

The presents had magically appeared around a chair for Hayden to open them in!

The party hosts were prepared with bags for all of the presents and a clipboard with paper and a pen so I could record who got what for Hayden! I hadn’t even thought of that!

After that, the party was wrapped up and then everyone was able to play in The Magic House for as long as they would like! Each child also went home with a little goodie bag from The Magic House which included fun items like suckers, stamps and a free Magic House admission for the future!

When planning the party, I have to admit I was a little skeptical on how everything could happen in just an hour in the party room! Our party hosts, Ryan and Danielle, were amazing and kept the party running so smooth. I loved being able not to worry about anything and have fun at the party. Best of all they jumped right into everything with the kids and they all loved both of them!

Hayden had a blast exploring the rest of the museum for a few hours after the party!

If you’re in the St. Louis and looking for a birthday party for your child, The Magic House is the place to go! I can’t imagine going anywhere else now!

Make sure to check out The Magic House for more information and connect with them on Facebook and Twitter!

Disclosure: We reviewed the Construction Birthday Party on behalf of The Magic House. All thoughts and opinions are our own.