Museum & Science Center
Birthday Parties
We’ve got birthday parties down to a science! Let our team help you plan and host a celebration your junior scientist will love.
BIRTHDAYS AT THE RMSC
Celebrate your child’s birthday at the RMSC Museum & Science Center in the incredible Chester C. Carlson Inquiry Room. Our education staff will manage your 2½-hour party, which will include hands-on activities customized for your child and their friends.
Birthday parties are available year-round. RMSC Members receive a $75 discount for booking a party. We make it easy to plan:
- Select a time slot.
- Pick a theme or design your own activities.
- Choose a package.
- Call to reserve your spot at 585.697.1942.
RMSC Museum & Science Center Birthdays
Let the RMSC handle all of the logistics of planning a birthday party. Check out your options below to find the best fit for your party.
Interested in hosting a birthday party at the RMSC Cumming Nature Center in Naples, NY? Check out our Nature Center birthday party offerings!
Party Time Slots
Saturdays and Sundays
10:30am–1pm
2:30pm–5pm
Choose Your Theme
We offer several fun party themes, each with their own age-appropriate activities. We can adjust any of these themes to appeal to any age range from 2–12.
SCIENCE SPA
Recommended for ages 7-12
Make everything that you need for your own day at the spa, with science! Create your own lip-gloss, body scrub, and bath bomb to take home for your own spa day.
WINTER WONDERLAND
Recommended for ages 3 – 6
Enjoy the frozen winter weather! Make a magical snowflake wand, snow slime and your own snow to take home.
DIGGING UP DINOS
Recommended for ages 2 – 5
Become a paleontologist for a day and make your very own fossil! Color a dinosaur mask and complete a fossil rubbing to take home.
BUTTERFLY WINGS AND SCIENTIFIC THINGS
Recommended for ages 4 – 8
Put on your crafty-caps and explore the wonders of insects. Make a pair of insect antennae as well as your very own butterfly to take home with you! Enjoy an animal presentation to learn more about insects and other critters that make their home in the Carlson Inquiry Room.
SCIENCE SAMPLER
Recommended for ages 6 – 12
Junior scientists explore the field of science with cool hands-on projects! Launch a catapult, make icky slime to take home and enjoy a live animal presentation.
JOURNEY TO SPACE
Recommended for ages 4 – 8
Blast-off into space to explore rockets and stars! Watch a film canister rocket launch and make your very own mini planetarium to bring home.
Walk on the Wild Side
Limited Time Run: October 14, 2023–May 19, 2024
Walk on the Wild Side is a limited-time theme with the following activities available:
Animal Masks*–Color a mask of some of your favorite slow moving animals from our Survival of the Slowest exhibit.
Owl Pellets–use tools to dissect an owl’s dinner, match your findings to a bone chart and discover exactly what the owl has eaten!
Animal Tracks*–Create a plaster cast of an animal footprint to take home with you.
Survival of the Slowest Animal Show–Meet some of the animals from Survival of the Slowest up close and personal! Your party will attend one of the public Survival of the Slowest educator shows and have preferential seating as well as time to explore the exhibit.
*Children take their creations home with them.
Design Your Own party
You can also choose to mix and match three of the following activities to create a one-of-a-kind party that best suits your child’s age and personality.
LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION
Recommended for all ages
Get up close and personal with some of our live critters that call the Carlson Inquiry Room their home.
PLASTER FOSSILS*
Recommended for all ages
Make a fossil out of plaster using clay dinosaur imprints.
INSECT ANTENNAE*
Recommended for all ages
Become your favorite insect by making a pair of antennae using headbands and craft materials.
CATAPULTS*
Recommended for ages 4 – 12
Make a mini catapult that will launch small objects in the air!
SLIME*
Recommended for ages 6 – 12
Mix ingredients together to make your own icky, sticky slime.
BALLOON BLOW UP
Recommended for ages 6 – 12
Experiment with vinegar and baking soda to create a gas that will fill up a balloon!
ASTRONAUT HELMETS*
Recommended for ages 2 – 6
Become an astronaut by using different craft materials to design your own helmet.
ROCKET LAUNCH
Recommended for all ages
Watch a mini rocket launch demonstration using film canisters.
ERUPT A VOLCANO
Recommended for ages all ages
Make a volcano erupt by doing this explosive science experiment.
OWL PELLET DISSECTION
Recommended for ages 8 – 12
Use tools to dissect an owl’s dinner, match your findings to a bone chart and discover exactly what the owl has eaten!
EGG DROP
Recommended for all ages
Build a contraption to protect a real egg from a fall. Test your idea by dropping it off of a balcony onto the Museum & Science Center exhibit floor!
MINI PLANETARIUM*
Recommended for all ages
Poke holes in the base of a soup container to make a picture of your favorite constellation. Shine a flashlight inside to see your constellation on the ceiling.
BAGGIE BUTTERFLIES*
Recommended for all Ages
Design your very own butterfly using a variety of different craft materials.
*Children take their creations home with them.
Party Packages & Pricing
Explorer Package
Members $325 | Not-Yet Members $400
- Full-day admission for the birthday child and up to 10 child guests and chaperones ($20 per additional child after first 10 guests, up to a 15-guest maximum)
- 2½-hour party experience in the Carlson Inquiry Room
- Hands-on activities led by Museum & Science Center educators
- Exhibit free time
- T-shirt for the birthday child
The Explorer and Adventurer Packages are still available with the option to eat in a socially distanced setting or outside (weather & availability permitting).
Customize the Basic Package by adding any of the following:
- Liquid nitrogen ice cream demonstration ($35) – A demonstration of edible ice cream frozen using liquid nitrogen for each child to try!
- Pizza and drinks ($40, $30 for each additional) – A one topping, 32 piece sheet pizza. Includes cups, paper products and your choice of three drinks. Gluten-Free pizza available for $15 per pizza.
- Cake ($30) – A personalized cake that feeds 15 – 20. Includes silverware, solid colored cake plates and napkins.
- Goodie Bags ($5 each) – 1 goodie bag filled with fun take-away items
Adventurer Package
Members $450 | Non-Members $525
Includes the Basic Package plus the following:
- Personalized cake
- A one topping sheet pizza (add a second pizza to this package for an additional $30)
- Three drinks of your choosing
- Cups, plates, napkins, table covers and silverware
- Demonstration of edible liquid nitrogen ice cream
- Goodie Bags
Making A Reservation
Once you’ve selected your date and time, your theme and/or activities and your party package, then call our reservation line at 585.697.1942.
A down payment the equivalent of your party package price is required to reserve your date and time slot. The remainder (including any add-ons) will be due on the day of your party. Full payment will be collected for parties that are canceled less than 48 hours prior to the party date.
Please call no later than three weeks in advance to reserve your special day. Time slots are based on availability.
A BIRTHDAY AT RMSC IS ONE THAT YOUR CHILD WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
BUT DON’T JUST LISTEN TO US, LISTEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US:
“A great place to host a party.”
“Very easy for the parents.”
“The kids loved it and it was virtually stress-free for the adults!”
ASTRONAUT BIRTHDAYS AT THE STRASENBURGH PLANETARIUM
Celebrate your child’s birthday at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium in our multi-purpose room. Our education staff will manage your 2½-hour party, which will include hands-on activities customized for your child and their friends.
Birthday parties are available year-round. RMSC Members receive a $100 discount for booking a party. Recommended for ages 4-13.
We make it easy to plan:
- Select a date.
- Pick your activities.
- Call to reserve your spot at 585.697.1942.
Choose your theme
We offer several fun party themes, each with their own age-appropriate activities. We can adjust any of these themes to appeal to any age range from 2–12.
ASTRONAUT HELMETS*
Recommended for ages 4 – 6
Become an astronaut by using different craft materials to design your own helmet.
ROCKET LAUNCH
Recommended for all ages
Watch a mini rocket launch demonstration using film canisters.
MINI PLANETARIUM*
Recommended for all ages
Make your own constellation in a cup. Shine a flashlight inside to see your constellation on the ceiling.
GALAXY SLIME*
Recommended for ages 5 – 13
Mix together your own sparkling slime that looks like stars shining in a galaxy far away.
STAR WHEEL*
Recommended for ages 6–13
Make your own Planisphere to help find constellations in the night sky.
*Children take their creations home with them.
Glitter Star Party
Recommended for ages 6–14 | Available January, 2024–June, 2024
Become a glitter star for your birthday by making your own Glitter Gloss, Glitter Slime, and Cat-Ear Headband and attending the Taylor Swift Laser Show in the Strasenburgh Planetarium.
Astronaut Party Package & Pricing
$400 for members | non-members $500
Includes:
- Admission for the birthday child and 10 friends to Strasenburgh Planetarium and a Planetarium show (maximum 15; every child over 10 is an additional $20).
- 2½-hour party experience in the Strasenburgh Planetarium
- Choice of 3 staff lead, hands-on activities
- T-shirt for birthday child
- Goodie Bags
- Space-themed table covers and plates
Customize the Astronaut Package with party package add-on’s:
- 32-piece sheet pizza from Mark’s Pizzeria ($30)
- Pizza and drinks ($40) – Includes a one topping, 32 piece sheet pizza, cups, paper products and your choice of three drinks.
- Cake ($30) – A 10 inch round cake from Savoia Bakery. Includes silverware, cake plates and napkins.
- Astronaut Ice Cream ($35)
Glitter Star Party Package
$350 for Members | non-members $450
Available January–June
Includes:
- Admission for birthday child and 10 friends (maximum 20 people- every child over 10 is an additional $20) to Strasenburgh Planetarium and a Planetarium show.
- 2 ½ hour party experience in the Strasenburgh Planetarium
- 3 staff-led, hands-on activities
- Birthday T-shirt
- Goodie Bags
- Taylor Swift Themed Table Covers and Plates
- 20 Reserved Planetarium Seats
Customize the Basic Package by adding any of the following:
- Pizza (one 32 piece sheet Pizza from Mark’s Pizzeria) -$30
- Pizza & Drinks (three drink choices)- $40
- Cake (10 in. round Cake from Savoia Bakery)- $30
- Astronaut Ice Cream -$35
Making a Reservation
Once you’ve selected your date and time, your theme and/or activities and your party package, then call our reservation line at 585.697.1942. Please note that Birthday Party discounts are exclusively a member benefit. Not a member? Become one today.
A down payment the equivalent of your party package price is required to reserve your date and time slot. The remainder (including any add-ons) will be due on the day of your party. Full payment will be collected for parties that are canceled less than 48 hours prior to the party date.
Please call no later than three weeks in advance to reserve your special day. Time slots are based on availability.