S.T.E.M. | Super Science Birthday Party - Successful Black Parenting Magazine

We know how difficult it can be to find products with images of people of color and we know how important it is for children to see positive images of themselves in the world. That is why we are bringing you In My Image Birthday Parties themes.

Etsy is a major force as the place to go for all-things-Black for birthdays. There are many themes to choose from for your little ones and on the side of this article are some of our favorites.

SUPER SCIENCE

BIRTHDAY THEME

Since our magazine is all about success, we are featuring one of our favorite types of themes, S.T.E.M. birthday parties — the Super Science party, complete with a SnapChat geofilter.

These cute invitations are available at DreamJarInvitations on Etsy.

DRESS AS YOUR FAVORITE SCIENTIST

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson (born August 26, 1918) is an African-American mathematician who made contributions to the United States‘ aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City.

George Washington Carver (1860s – January 5, 1943), was an American botanist and inventor. He became well-known to the public due to his active promotion of alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.

Sarah Breedlove (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919), known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist. Eulogized as the first female self-made millionaire in America, she became one of the wealthiest African American women in the country creating cosmetics, “the world’s most successful female entrepreneur of her time,” and one of the most successful African-American business owners ever.

Source: Wikipedia

BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY

THEMES

Superheroes

Royalty

Ballerinas

Gymnasts

Cowboys Cowgirls

Ninjas

Mermaids

Pilots

Fashion

Sports

Scientists

Astronauts

Spa

Website

PARTY PLANNING FUN

FOOD

Foods like green jello in clear cups and tubes of candy keep with the scientific theme. Look at what Catch My Party did here with this scientific theme.

GOODY BAGS

Forget the paper gift bags and check out these totes from KissedLinen.

KissedLinen even offers this S.T.E.M. t-shirt for your guests’ goody bags.

SNAPCHAT GEOFILTER

Create a custom SnapChat Geofilter for your guests’ cell phones to post photos featuring your party with your unique design. Create your geofilter using Fiverr.com and once you have it, upload the geofilter to SnapChat.