Cannons of Carolina: Naomi's Mad Scientist Party

Naomi has been planning this party since August. She even provided a detailed list of what she wanted to have from start to finish. Before you start to wonder if I spoil my kids and am an overindulgent parent you must understand that #1 this is Naomi's 8th birthday which is a milestone for her. She will be baptized next month. #2 I only do birthday parties on the kids' even years. Her brothers both have February birthdays which are one week apart (that's three years minus one week!). Steve and I came up with this rule so that we would not have to do two birthday parties in February every year. It has worked out well in that the kids build up the excitement and having a party is not something they take for granted. That said, I do go all out when it is their year to have a party! It is so much fun!

Decorating took me all day, but it was exactly what Naomi wanted with a few things I added to help make the party more functional. I added the red biohazard curtain so that I could stage all the different events during the party without little eyes seeing what was coming up next. I could also make a complete mess of the kitchen without anyone seeing. It was great.

Naomi's cake was done in her three colors - red, black and yellow. The bottom layer was chocolate, the middle layer lemon and the top two layers were red velvet. She found the design for the cake on Pinterest. The white frosting even glowed in the dark under black lights. It was totally cool.

When our guests arrived they had to scan their palm print to gain access to Naomi's Secret Lab.

I placed the hand print over the doorbell which I had programed to play "Happy Birthday"

Once in the door, they were in the open decontamination area. To enter the lab they passed through the clear strips of plastic which kept any foreign particles and hazardous gases in. The red curtains had signs saying "Authorized Personnel Only".

We started the party off with dinner - brains and fingers (nuggets and french fries) complete with a Jello mold in the shape of a brain. That was a huge hit.

Awesome Mad Scientist Hair

After Dinner Entertainment

Jeremy and Nicholas presented some really fun experiments for the kids. It would have been fun enough just to see the amazing feats of science, but Jeremy and Nick took it one step further.

Jeremy was Dr. Slimeovski, complete with Russian accent.

Nick was the assistant, Igor.

Here they are making elephant toothpaste. This was a real crowd pleaser. They also made lava in a cup, did a milk and food coloring firework show and blew up a balloon withouth using their mouth.

Here is Igor's take on how to blow up a balloon without using your mouth. The kids LOVED it. The actual experiment involved a bottle filled with vinegar and a balloon filled with baking soda.

The kids all sat still and watched the show in amazement. The adults were amazed that the kids sat still and paid attention. This is one fun and rowdy bunch.

Singing Happy Birthday

Bella really got into it!

The kids were ready for the cake and ice cream after doing their own experiments - making slime and balloon racer cars. I didn't get any pictures of them doing the experiments because it took all hands on deck to make sure everything went smoothly. That, unfortunately, left no extra hands for the camera. Trust me when I say it was fun, organized chaos.