Twin Cities Discovery Birthday Parties for Curious Kids
Bakken Museum
3537 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Recommended ages: Ages 5-13
Price: Contact the Bakken for pricing.
Details: Families are encouraged to rent the classroom for a private birthday party and to explore the museum exhibits with their party guests.
Availability: Packages are not currently offered. In the meantime, visiting the Bakken Museum with a small group could make for a fun birthday outing. There are plenty of hands-on electrical exhibits to tinker around with, or visit when the museum is hosting a special event.
Verified: Verified June 2025
Minnesota Children’s Museum
10 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MNÂ 55102
Recommended ages: Toddler to early grade school
Price: $200-$440.
Details: Book the hour prior to opening for private play time in the Sprouts or Our World exhibits. There are three package levels 1-12 guests: 13-20 guests or 21-30 guests. Party guests can stay and play after the museum opens.
Verified: Verified August 2025
Leonardo’s Basement
150 West 60th Street Minneapolis, MN 55419.
Recommended ages: Ages 6-12; teen & adult (6 is minimum age accepted).
Price: $300 minimum ($30/guest).
Details: Themes may include invention, woodworking, recycled sculpture or jewelry making.Â
Availability: October-April, Parties last two hours and are held on Saturdays at 12:30 or 3pm.Â
Verified: Verified June 2025
Sea Life Aquarium
Mall of America, 120 East Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425.
Recommended ages: All ages.
Price: Starting at $250/15-person party.
Details: Packages include admission, activities, and a private room with bsic party supplies with add ons available for upgraded parties. Please book birthday parties two weeks in advance.
Verified: Verified August 2025
SnapologyÂ
2649 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Recommended ages: Options for all ages.
Price: $250-$275
Details: Themed parties — LEGO, Robotics, Crazy Science — led by certified instructors in the Discovery Center.
Availability: Party hours available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Verified: August 2025
STEM Builders Learning Centers
1351 113th Ave NE, Suite #100, Blaine, MN 55434; (612)-217-4117
8877 Aztec Drive, Eden Prairie, MNÂ 55347; (612) 444-5997
15600Â 35th Ave N Unit #201, Plymouth, MN 55447; (763) 273-4354
Recommended Ages: 6-14.
Price: $275+ for up to 10 kids; $15/additional child.
Details: Features a variety of hands-on projects and party ideas for kids ages 6-14, a private party room and a dedicated host.
Availability: Book through location of your choice.
Verified: August 2025
The Works Museum
9740 Grand Ave. S., Bloomington, MN 55420
Recommended Ages: 5-12.
Price: $225/90 minutes; $275/2 hours
Details: Exploration in the experience gallery and a private party room for presents and cake. Guests make their own party favors. Projects include slimy glow dough, fling flyers, mini-catapults, and mini-kaleidoscopes.
Availability: Now booking parties in the renovated space.
Verified: October 2025
Escape Room Birthday Party Package
If your curious child loves puzzles, they may enjoy an escape room birthday party. Many of these family-friendly escape rooms offer birthday parties, accommodate birthday gatherings or offer corporate events that could be modified for a kids birthday party.
The Science of Baking
Celebrate your child’s next birthday with the science of baking. We list cooking and baking birthday party venues on our Creative Birthday Parties page, but they could be great parties for curious kids, too. Bake pizzas, make ice cream or just make cupcakes or candies. The best part, leave the cleanup behind.
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