Birthday Parties

Birthday Cooking Parties for Kids & Teens

Make their birthday unforgettable — no cleanup required. All-inclusive cooking parties with professional chefs, themed menus, and everything handled so you can enjoy the celebration.

Plan Your Party

Everything You Need for a Stress-Free Celebration

You show up with the birthday star. We handle everything else.

Professional Chef Host

An experienced chef leads the party, teaches cooking skills, and keeps the energy fun and engaging for every guest.

All Ingredients & Equipment

Every ingredient, every utensil, aprons for everyone. Nothing to buy, nothing to bring. Just arrive and cook.

Setup & Complete Cleanup

We set up before you arrive and clean up after you leave. You never touch a dish, a sponge, or a trash bag. That is a birthday gift in itself.

Choose Your Party Experience

Three curated experiences, each designed around your child's age and style. Every party is joyful, inclusive, and fully peanut/nut-free — with time built in for both cooking and celebrating.

Jr. Chef Party

Ages 6–9 · 1.5 hours · up to 12 guests

A joyful, chef-led celebration for young children: hand-stretch pizza dough with fresh toppings, bake warm cheesy creations, decorate whimsical cupcakes at our sprinkle bar, and take home a Favor Party Pack.

Passport to Flavor

Ages 9–16 · 2 hours · up to 12 guests

An immersive culinary journey — hands-on cooking, then everyone gathers in our dining room to enjoy their creations, with cupcake decorating and a festive birthday moment. Pick a theme: Trip to Italy (handmade fettuccine), Mexican Fiesta, or Japanese Sushi Rolling.

Chef's Challenge

Ages 10–16 · 2 hours · up to 12 guests

A high-energy culinary competition in teams under chef guidance, with a Prize Medal for the winners. Choose Clash of the Cakes, where each guest decorates their own two-layer cake, or the Roll It Up Sushi Challenge, a timed showdown judged on rolling and plating. Guests enjoy their creations together in our dining room.

The Bigger Bash — for a guest list larger than 12

Any of our three parties can be hosted in Bigger Bash style at our Newton kitchen: exclusive use of the whole facility, two side-by-side kitchens joined by a common celebration space, and two chefs leading together. Up to 30 guests cook and celebrate in one room, split across benches but never separated. The Bigger Bash is priced separately from the parties above — tell us your guest count and we’ll quote it.

Gluten-free, vegan, or dairy-free options available with advance notice at no charge. Please share dietary needs at least one week before your event.

We are a peanut- and tree-nut-free facility, so we cannot allow outside food or cakes. Every party finishes with cupcakes the guests decorate themselves, a candle, and singing.

Celebrating an adult's birthday? Our private events are made for that — full kitchen, custom menu, your crowd.

Party Details

8–12
Guests in a kitchen
1.5–2
Hours, by party type
6–16
Ages (kids & teens)
30
Up to, in a Bigger Bash

Simple, Upfront Pricing

Every price below includes 8 guests, your chef, all ingredients and equipment, setup and cleanup. No surprise add-ons.

Party Ages Length 8 guests Each extra guest Up to
Jr. Chef Party 6–9 1.5 hours $665 $35 12 guests
Passport to Flavor 9–16 2 hours $795 $75 12 guests
Chef’s Challenge 10–16 2 hours $875 $85 12 guests
The Bigger Bash
Newton only		 6–16 2 hours Priced on request — a different rate from the parties above 30 guests
A 15% Staffing & Coordination Fee applies to the final guest count. It is not a gratuity.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Our celebrations start with a base of 8 guests, including the guest of honor, and a single kitchen holds up to 12. Newton has two side-by-side kitchens joined by a common celebration space, so larger groups cook together in one room rather than being split apart — that is our Bigger Bash format, up to 30 guests with two chefs.
Our birthday parties are designed for kids and teens ages 6 to 16, with three experiences matched to age: Jr. Chef (6-9), Passport to Flavor (9-16), and Chef's Challenge (10-16). Celebrating an adult? Our private events are made for that — ask us about a private party.
Jr. Chef parties run 1.5 hours. Passport to Flavor and Chef's Challenge run 2 hours. Every party includes cooking, sitting down to eat together, and the candle and singing. We handle all setup and cleanup, so you arrive to a ready space and leave without lifting a finger.
Everything: all ingredients, chef instruction, aprons, tableware, pitchers of water and juice, an age-appropriate playlist (or bring your own), setup, and cleanup. Each guest also decorates cupcakes to take home as their party favor.
No. We are a peanut- and tree-nut-free facility and our permits do not allow outside food, cakes, or snacks. Instead we celebrate with our own from-scratch cupcakes, complete with candle and joyful singing — or with a decorated cake if you choose our Clash of the Cakes challenge.
Third Space Kitchen is a peanut and tree nut free facility, and our staff are trained in allergen safety. We can also modify for other allergies and dietary needs, including gluten-free and dairy-free, with at least one week's notice and at no extra charge.
Our parties are in high demand. Between September and June, many families reserve about two months ahead to secure their preferred date. In July and August a month is usually enough. Share one or two preferred dates and we will confirm availability within 24 hours.
We typically host on Saturdays and Sundays: a morning party that finishes by noon, or an afternoon party starting at 1:00 PM or 4:00 PM. Select weekday options, including school half-days and early evenings, are available depending on the season.
Jr. Chef is $665 for 8 guests, then $35 per additional guest. Passport to Flavor is $795 for 8, then $75 each. Chef's Challenge is $875 for 8, then $85 each. A 15% Staffing and Coordination Fee is added based on your final guest count. That fee is not a gratuity — it funds chef staffing, planning, and running your event, and our team is paid through wages and bonuses.
Four or more weeks before your event, a full refund by check less transaction fees. Two to four weeks before, 50%. Less than two weeks, non-refundable with a 20% rebooking fee. Final payment is due 72 hours before the party, including any additional guests, and we cannot refund for guests who do not attend on the day.
Hosts are welcome 15 minutes early, and doors open for guests 5 minutes before the start time. Parties begin promptly and have a hard stop, so we ask everyone to wrap up within 10 minutes of the finish. Please have long hair tied back and everyone in closed-toe shoes — no sandals, slides, flip-flops, or clogs.
For our youngest chefs, ages 6 to 7, one parent per child stays to help — often the best part of the day. From age 8 up, only the host parents stay in the kitchen and other guests can be dropped off and picked up within the party window. A host guardian stays on site for the whole event.
One small balloon bouquet is welcome, at the far end of the kitchen or tied to the guest of honor's chair. For safety we cannot allow tabletop decor, wall adhesives, or balloons throughout the space. Party favors are fine — let us know ahead so we can set aside a spot, and please keep them nut-free.

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Inside our Newton studio
Inside our Newton studio
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Inside our Groton studio

Plan Your Birthday Party

Tell us a bit about what you have in mind and we'll be in touch to explore formats, menus, and dates.

We handle every dietary need and allergy — just let us know when we talk.