Love Mad Science! This is a bit different than a normal review, as this is more of a party or…read moreschool based program. The team does a great job with parties and events. They have educational science shows for kids, generally in the 5-10 year old range. I went to a friends how for their 9 year olds bday party, and it was so much fun. The instructor had all kinda of gadgets and activities for the kids... Was a big hit. So Much better than a clown, and educational too. I certainly recommend this to anyone looking for a different party for their kids.

No Mad Scientists Here! Not only were my kids excited about…read moreour "Mad Scientist" party, I was too! We thought this would be the best birthday party for a nine year old. We had looked up "Mad Scientist" parties on Youtube and were amazed at the fun things that were demonstrated. We had requested the "Air Blaster" party and was sure that it would be an amazing and fun party. Our "Mad Scientist" party wasn't what I expected! It all started out with our "Scientist" showing up 1/2 hour late. He stated that he had gotten lost. You cannot use the "I got lost" excuse in this day and age of google maps, GPS, and YAHOO. When he finally got started he spent 15 minutes telling all the "SAFTY" precautions of what he needed us to do. That was completely fine, except we were running out of time and the children were getting restless! One child finally piped up and said "WHEN are you going to do something!?!?!?!" Which got the ball rolling on the "Mad Scientist" party, or so we thought. We got a total of 4 experiments: Egg in a bottle Styrofoam head UV bubbles And actually ? it was something to do with smoke, and was a complete joke, because other children had brought bigger "Vortex" things than the mini 2" one the scientist had brought. So it really was a joke! Finally we did a hands on "bouncy ball" making experiment. It came in prepackaged stuff you could buy yourself. It wasn't a hit at the party. We were told by "Mad Scientist" that a "Mad Scientist" Party was perfect for a 9 year old child. Don't believe it!! The pros A different kind of birthday party Kids were somewhat interested at first Mad Scientist was knowledgeable about science! Cons *Mad Scientist felt like he had to respond to EVERYTHING the kids said. He had a very tough time just ignoring them and moving on with the show. *NO BIRTHDAY child acknowledgement, NONE! Not even a "Happy Birthday to the birthday child!" *Mad Scientist was knowledgeable about science, TOO know it all about it. The Mad Scientist was annoying with his comments and details. The details should have been simplified for children who really don't need to know all the intricate details of why, just that it is cool! *BORRING! To the point grandparents fell asleep and the kids ran around. *TOO much money, for nothing really special. I would not suggest a Mad Scientist party for children under 12!!! Maybe older kids would get a kick out of a party like this, but our group of kids did not! With the $140 you would spend on a one hour mad scientist party, it was NOT worth it! I would advise you to do some searching online for Mad Scientist experiments, and do it yourself! Look up Steve Spangler on youtube and he can give you better ideas than what the "Mad Scientist" group did. Don't waste your money! PS I did write to Mad Scientist to tell them about our experience and they never responded back. We gave them a chance to respond and make things better, and they choose to ignore us.

Hike relatively short... Able to go with the kids and it's round trip. You can see the peak from…read moreafar it's labeled as Logan Temple. There's a memorial park when you're done. Very small and cool to relax before heading to the car.

The best view of Salt Lake City is here! You can see the entire valley from this spot. Take…read moresneakers and get ready for a 25 minute hike going up the entire way. Worth it! There are areas to take breaks, too.