Boston Children's Museum - Birthday Parties
| Official Website: | Boston Children's Museum - Birthday Parties |
| Location: | Boston |
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Teens |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$$ see below |
Parties include:
• Use of a private Birthday Party Room for 2-hours for up to 25 children and adults. Parties are scheduled for Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between 11am and 1pm and between 2 and 4 pm.
• All day Museum admission for up to 25 children and adults
The Birthday Party Room is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, sink and a radio with children’s CDs – but feel free to supply your own music.
Families supply:
• Birthday cake
• Lunch or snacks
• Plates, cups, utensils
• Decorations (Mylar balloons are permitted, but latex balloons are not due to choking and allergy concerns)
Please feel free to use your own caterer. For your convenience, below are two local vendors who deliver lunch or snacks. Please contact them directly for details.
Au Bon Pain Domino’s Pizza
617 542-0412 617 248-0100
Cancellations:
Cancellations made with less than one month’s notice will result in the loss of the entire deposit. Cancellations made with more than a month’s notice will result in a loss of 50% of the deposit.
Optional Entertainment (for an additional fee):
Face Painting by the Museum’s Birthday Party Coordinator: $ 30 flat fee (two weeks advance notice requested)
Do-It-Yourself Crown or Mask-Making Kits, using wild and crazy materials from our Recycle Shop: $6 per bag (two weeks advance notice requested)
Family-friendly outside entertainers. Please contact these or other entertainers directly for details.
Bonaparte
Boston Hottest Magician
(617) 561- 9152
bonaparte@bonapartemagic.com
Rainforest Reptile Shows
Conservation Thru Education
(978) 922-5107
www.rainforestreptileshows.com
Please note that outside entertainers must be fully insured and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If not using one of the entertainers above, please supply a copy of the entertainer’s insurance and license to the Birthday Party Coordinator prior to your event.
Please reserve your birthday party two months in advance to secure your preferred date and time.
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Fee:
• $350 for non-members
• $315 for Boston Children’s Museum members
• Add $5 per person for each child or adult above the 25 included in the base fee, up to a maximum of 40 individuals
Deposits and Payments:
A (50%) deposit of:
• $175 for non-members
• $157.50 for Museum members
is required when the birthday party is booked. We accept cash, checks, and major credit cards. Checks should be made out to Boston Children’s Museum.
The balance on Birthday Party payments is due a week prior to the party.
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Boston
The Children's Museum is close to Boston's major highways and easily accessible by public transportation, including T train, bus and even water shuttle (a fun ride!). Starting in February 2004, the Congress Street Bridge next to the Museum will undergo construction and improvements. You can still drive to the Museum and walk from public transportation. However, please allow a little extra time and execise a little extra caution.
Please be sure to check back here before each Museum visit to get the latest recommendations for the easiest routes to the Museum as a result of Congress Street Bridge construction.
From the North:
Please allow extra time for travel from this direction due to Congress Street Bridge construction.
Take I-93 South to the 'Purchase Street/South Station' exit, exit 23, and turn left onto Congress. As you approach the Congress Street Bridge, you may find that bridge construction has reduced traffic to one lane. The Museum is the first building on the left after you cross the bridge. For parking, pass the Museum and take the 2nd left onto Farnsworth Street. Halfway down the street turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation.
From the South:
From I-93 North, take the South Station/ I-90 exit, exit 20. Follow signs to I-90E, once in the tunnel follow the signs to 'S. Boston'. At end of ramp get into the left lane and take a left onto Congress Street. Take the 4th right onto Farnsworth Street, just past the firehouse. Halfway down the block, turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk two blocks.
From the East:
Take I-90 West to the S. Boston Exit, exit 25 and turn left onto Congress. Take the 5th right onto Farnsworth Street, just past the firehouse. Halfway down the block, turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk two blocks.
From the West:
Take I-90 East to the South Boston/Logan Airport Exit and get off at the S. Boston Exit, exit 25. Keep right towards West Service Road. Take the first right onto West Service Road. At the intersection of West Service Road/Congress Street, turn left. Take the 3rd right onto Farnsworth Street, just past the firehouse. Halfway down the block, turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk two blocks.
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