Out Of The Box Birthday Parties In Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 267-9300
www.mfa.org
For budding artists, consider a party at the Museum of Fine Arts. Choose from a variety of themes (e.g., animals, Egyptian art, royalty) and teachers will lead the kids in an artistic scavenger hunt through the museum as well as an art project and story time. Parties include free admission so you can immerse yourself further in the museums offerings after the party.
New England Aquarium at Home
1 Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110-3309
(617) 973-5200
www.neaq.org
If your child digs sea creatures and you'd like an educational party to come to you, check out the New England Aquarium's traveling birthday parties. Aquarium staffers will come to your home and teach kids about tide pool critters and engage the kids with questions and sea creature role play. Then they let the kids loose to explore starfish, mussels, crabs, snails, and other underwater friends in observation trays.
Boston Rock Gym
78G Olympia Ave
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 935-7325
www.bostonrockgym.com
For the sporty child, Boston Rock Gym is a cool and unusual option. BRG offers party packages that include 2 hours of climbing for kids ages 5 and up, professional instructors, all the necessary climbing accoutrements, and a private party room. It will make the neighborhood play structure pale in comparison and no doubt burn off the birthday cake sugar rush.
Local Farms
One cool thing about Boston is that you don't need to travel very far to find nature. There are a number of farms in the area and many of them, such as Drumlin Farm, Smolak Farms, and Verrill Farm offer birthday party services that will allow your group to simply enjoy nature or engage in educational activities related to farm life.