Party Schedule

All Birthday parties are 90 minutes in length. This is just a sample schedule for a typical party. Party Activities only apply to CMoR Birthday Bashes; each birthday buddy works hard to individualize each party based on age and activity requests.

For more information on games and activities see our birthday party activity list below! 

First 10 to 15 Minutes:
Introduction and Warm Up - This will be an opportunity for parents and children to get to know their assigned Birthday Buddy while working on a coloring sheet or art project while waiting for all guests to arrive.

30 to 40 Minutes:
Games and Activities! Your Birthday Buddy will help facilitate a variety of age appropriate games, musical activities, and stories to engage all children at the party!

20-30 Minutes:
Cake and Food - If you decide to bring in cake or food this is the opportunity to serve the children and blow out candles. The Birthday Buddy will lead a round of Happy Birthday and assist in serving food.

10 Minutes:
Closing Activities - The Birthday Buddy will lead a small activity to close out the party and have the guests enjoy the rest of the day exploring the museum.

Party Activities

Here at the Children's Museum of Richmond we strive to enforce imaginary play and creativity. Each of our birthday parties includes an array of Art, Music and Movement activities. Some examples of the activities can be found below.

Games and Activities for Ages 1&2:

• Building Blocks: Help your little one make patterns and towers.
• Freeze Dance: Encourage your child to dance and move while the music is playing- but don’t forget to FREEZE! when the music stops!
• Build-A-Book: Your birthday child and friends will love to create a silly story together.
• Musical Instruments: Sing along with classic songs while you tap your drum, shake your maracas, or jingle your bells.
• Parachute: Your birthday buddy will lead both parents and kiddos through a series of activities with our colorful parachutes.
• Hula-Hoop Hop: Help your toddler make their way through the hula hoop obstacle course by teaching jumping, hopping, and skipping skills.
• Movement: You and your little one will love this time together. You will lead your baby through a series of yoga poses and exercises specifically designed for ages 1&2.
• Bubble Machines: What could be more fun than having a cloud of bubble blown around while you try to blow them away, count them, and pop them!
• Balloon Fun: Your kiddos will have a blast trying to keep up with balloons as they float around the room.

Games and Activities for Ages 3 & 4:

• Mini Bowling: Help your child work on their aim!
• Bean Bag Toss: Which way do you throw? Over or underhand?
• Freeze Dance: Encourage your child to dance and move while the music is playing- but don’t forget to FREEZE! when the music stops!
• Simon Says: Can you follow directions?
• Parachute Games: Your birthday buddy will lead both parents and kiddos through a series of activities with our colorful parachutes.
• Animal Charades: Can you RAWR like a lion, purr like a cat, scuttle like a crab, or swim like a fish?
Water Colors: Just in case one craft isn’t enough for your little artist.
• Build-A-Book: Your birthday child and friends will love to create a silly story together.
• What’s Missing? We’ll put out a tray of toys… once we take one away your child and their friends will have to figure out which one is gone!

Games and Activities for Ages 5 & 6:

• Mini Bowling: Help your child work on their aim!
• Bean Bag Toss: Which way do you throw? Over or underhand?
• Freeze Dance: Encourage your child to dance and move while the music is playing- but don’t forget to FREEZE! when the music stops!
• Ring Toss: Take turns tossing rings on various goals!
• Parachute Games: Your birthday buddy will lead both parents and kiddos through a series of activities with our colorful parachutes.
• Egg Race: Test your balance with our oversized spoons and eggs! Can you make it to the finish line?
• Water Colors: Just in case one craft isn’t enough for your little artist.
• Duck Duck Goose: The classic game of circle tag.
• What’s Missing? We’ll put out a tray of toys… once we take one away your child and their friends will have to figure out which one is gone!

Games and Activities for Ages 7 & 8

• Limbo: How low can you go?
• Bean Bag Toss: Which way do you throw? Over or underhand?
• Freeze Dance: Encourage your child to dance and move while the music is playing- but don’t forget to FREEZE! when the music stops!
• Ring Toss: Take turns tossing rings on various goals!
• Parachute Games: Your birthday buddy will lead both parents and kiddos through a series of activities with our colorful parachutes.
• Egg Race: Test your balance with our oversized spoons and eggs! Can you make it to the finish line?
• Water Colors: Just in case one craft isn’t enough for your little artist.
• Crab Soccer: Help your team score goals as you crawl on your hands and feet like a crab!
• What’s Missing? We’ll put out a tray of toys… once we take one away your child and their friends will have to figure out which one is gone!

REMEMBER, all Birthday Buddies are open to new ideas for games and activities to ensure the best experience possible. All ideas listed are merely age appropriate options that your child can enjoy.