Mad Science of the Bay Area

Totally fun for the whole family! It was my son’s 5^th b-​day party and all the kids and parents had a lot of fun. Our scientist «Energetic Rick» was awesome. I highly recommend Rick. He was exciting and fun. It was totally captivating! The company is very professional and very friendly. I’d book them again for another show. I really liked the fact the kids get to learn and science and its just not a silly show but educational. My son was mesmerized. The best part of it was the kids could make their own slime and they get to take it home! That was so cool. They were amazing! Highly recommend Mad Science!

Dr. D did the science show for my son’s 6^th birthday party and it was such a hit with both kids and adults. He was entertaining, funny, and made for a wonderful birthday. Also all of the communications with the office for setting up the party were perfect. Highly recommended!

Mad science parties are the best. I had one this weekend. Planning it was so easy because Kathy was very flexible and accommodative and pleasant to work with. Dr. D who did the actual presentation was awesome and again very accommodative of the circumstances and made the party a huge success. My 7 year old and her friends just had a blast. Recommend having a mad science party to everyone and all age group of kids.

We are always amazed at what Mad Science shows and teaches our Preschoolers. They come to Twinkle Twinkle Preschool and the experiments are always fun and most importantly engaging. Our preschoolers learn anything from new terms to making slime!
Thank you!

Thank You and to all of you at Mad Science for a great party! My 8 year old and 17 of his buddies were so into it! Steve (Dr. D) completely exceeded our expectations. I laughed so hard one time I cried! And so did the kids! I think they might have learned a few things, too. What an amazing teacher, comedian, actor, scientist, wacky nut, etc! He did not miss his calling! Both kids and adults had an absolutely wonderful time.

My 8 years old had a birthday party with Dr.D. There were 18 girls and 1 boy, which is usually not easy to control. However, Dr. D really knew how to get kids’ attention and made them laugh all the time! They had a fabulous time.
I also got many comments like «it was sooo cool!». I am so happy and I will recommend Mad Science and Dr. D to anyone who is looking for a fun-​filled and educational birthday party. Thank you so much!

This review is for mad science and for Kevin who is our host in my daughters party!!! Mad science is great!!! Very informative and full of blast kind of party, the whole event was very entertaining, Kevin did an awesome job to catch the kids attention, he makes sure the kids are preoccupied doin some «magic science» stuff while Kevin prepares for the next blast!!! No idle or remote moment, Kevin was very spontaneous (super pro) that gets kids excited! Kevin let’s the kids participate making it more interactive, that’s what science is all about –experience! Even the parents that watch the party enjoyed inquisituvely. What can you ask for more when your kids learn while enjoy at the same time? Thanks mad science!!! And kevin, your awesome!!!

Recommended ! we held a party for ~20 girls 11 years old. They had a blast !
Dr. D was on time, and managed to control the girls very well. they enjoyed it very much…

We had Machala (not sure of the spelling) at my daughters birthday party. She was awesome! She was able to get the kids engaged, and the parents enjoyed (more like learned) themselves as well. We has the energize it party package. It was more than just a birthday party where everyone got to eat cake, open presents, and do cheesy games, this was a learning experience for everyone! I really wished there was more time to have her to keep going. Go Matrix Machala! If you are looking for someone to engage your child’s party and make it out of this world electrifying, I recommend Matrix Machala.

We had a mad science birthday party for my 8yr. Old daughter. Absouloutly
Amazing Dr. D was our scientist he was fantastic on time and kids totally enjoyed
All the science fun. Highly highly recommend him.
Thank you Dr. D

The mad science contacted me to offer a free party and to let me know that they have updated the procedure to have an on-​call contact during the weekend.
The second (free) party went just great and the kids loved it very much. It was a party for 3 – 5 year old, but the «scientist» managed to keep all of them engaged and to «teach» some basic chemistry in a super-​fun way. I was impressed!
I felt that The mad science stuff made an effort to resolve the procedure issues and to make me happy :). Great job, Mad Science!

We used Mad Science with Dieter (aka Stephen) for an 8 year old birthday party. Very fun party where Dieter kept in mad scientist character and kept thirteen 5 – 8 year old kids engaged for 1.5 hours. They learned science, got wet, ate pop rocks and learned why they pop, and generally loved it.
Mad Science has everything together for a party from content to goody bags — our family had just gotten back from vacation a couple days before and I had no time to plan for the party so it was great to have it all just taken care of.
I would use them for a party for any kid who loves science!

We had a Mad Science Fizzy party for my daughter’s 7^th birthday. The kids loved the party and I found the company to be extremely professional.
Heather, the party coordinator, was very helpful. She walked me through all the different options, explained pricing, etc. A week before the party, she called and emailed to make sure that I had everything I needed. Since our party was on Saturday, I asked what I should do if the instructor didn’t show up on time or if there were any other issues. She gave me the cell number of the company director. Fortunately, I didn’t need to use it, but just having the number gave me some piece of mind.
The «mad scientist,» Maddy, was fantastic. She called the day before and left her cell number, and she showed up right on time. She kept 17 squirrelly 7-​year-​olds entertained and under control for over an hour. The experiments were cool and she was very funny. The kids really enjoyed themselves! Even better, when she left, there was no trace of her having been there (no mess to clean up).
I highly recommend this company for your next kid party!

We had a Fizzy Physics Show for my son’s 9^th birthday, and it was a huge hit! Austin was great! He was high energy and engaging with the kids while still keeping control. The kids loved him and the show!
The whole experience was great! From the engagement and planning with the office to having Austin arrive and entertain. I would strongly recommend Mad Science, and the Mad Scientist Austin, to anyone! We had our party in the park, so those adults that stayed were entertained as well!

I was so impressed with this Mad Science teacher and the fun experiments she brought for my son’s 5^th birthday party. As my next-​door neighbor said, «Even I learned something!» :) High-​energy, engaging, fun, educational… a high «WOW!» factor with each new activity. And the «slime» was perfect for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle themed party! Thank you, Mad Science!

Mad Science is awesome! My son had his 5^th birthday party last weekend and we were not really sure what to expect as none of our friends had ever had a Mad Science birthday party. The «scientist» who facilitated the show was nothing less than FABULOUS. He was funny, engaging, and truly understood how to entertain 5 year-​olds, both girls and boys. The experiments were educational and cool. I was a little worried about a 45 minute show, but the kids were truly mesmerized the entire time. Truly fantastic… and I am a very tough critic!

I just had a Mad Science birthday Party for my 8 year old and her friends. She also has attended Mad Science After School Programs for the last 3 years. We obviously love science and thought this would be a great theme for her party. Magnetic Maddy kept the kids entertained from start to finish for 1 and a half hours and the kids are still raving about it a week later. I am a teacher and whenever I see anyone talk to kids and have them fully engaged for an hour and a half with no squirming, there’s no doubt, they know what they’re doing. Thankfully we had a great experience, as we always have with the teachers of this program. Its not very expensive either for the price of birthday party entertainers. We included 10 gift bags and the dry ice show too, it was a great day! I recommended them to all my friends with children.

Just had my son’s 11^th party with «Mad Scientist Amanda» and it was a hit from the beginning. She started off the party by setting a napkin of fire (in a dramatic way) and the kids were hers for the next hour. To keep 16 11yr old boys engaged for an hour was a site to see. Explanations were easy to understand and not dry. Added the Bubbling Potions add-​on which was well worth it. The boys came up and said to me many times, «This is the best party ever!». What more can you ask for?

Mad Science is an amazing team of professionals who go above and beyond to teach children about all kinds of amazing science oriented things. I’ve been blessed to see some of their experiments, programs, and instructors in action and it has even the adults interested and in awe by what we learn. They are a huge hit at kids birthday parties and a great way for kids to have fun while learning!

I am posting this edit a couple weeks after my original post below. My comments below stand as written but I wanted to add that the response from Mad Science was very appropriate after we complained. They refunded all of our money, including the goody bags which we had said we would pay for since we did use them. We received several very nice apologies, verbally and in writing, and they have offered to do a free show in the future. We still can’t get our party back but I don’t think they will make the same mistake in the future.
ORIGINAL POST:
So it’s been about 8 hours since the Mad Science instructor nearly ruined my son’s 5^th birthday party and I still haven’t calmed down. The instructor that was sent was scruffy and looked like he just rolled out of bed. His formerly white lab coat was dirty with a large obvious stain on the back. His pants were torn on the bottom so much so that one piece dragged on the floor behind him as he walked. To keep 5 years old’s attention you have to be full of energy and entertaining and he was neither. Started off with some long random story in a low monotone that had everyone squirming in their seats in awkward boredom. I was mortified. If you go to their website you see clean cut professional looking instructors with tons of energy running around. I would never recommend them after this. They’re are closed on the weekend so I can’t call to complain until Monday.
If you are thinking of hiring them I would ask them to be real specific about who they are sending and what you expect.