Under normal circumstances, planning a kid's birthday party is about appealing to me as a swift poke in the eye. But now that my first born is getting older, I figured it was time to suck it up & let her have her first "real" birthday party with her school friends since she was turning 9. Enter Dana. She is your magical, artistic, creative, fun party planning fairy aka the owner of Oahu Bright Lab. I told her that my daughter is obsessed with unicorns & she immediately came up with a bunch of ideas to choose from (painting a unicorn cake, sewing a purse charm, painting a wall hanging). We decided to go with the last option. I also mentioned that my daughter loves slime & she said we could do a slime-making activity as well. The party was an absolute success! Upon arrival, the guests got to help color a hand drawn banner with my daughter's name, as well as paint a blank "cake". Dana then discussed abstract painting & gave the girls a chance to practice painting on paper before painting their wooden unicorns. Who needs paint brushes when you have q-tips, squares of bubble wrap, rollers & sponge-tipped tools? The girls were encouraged to be as messy & creative as they wanted to be (my four year old was living her best life because splattering paint is definitely not allowed at home). After that they washed up & had a snack; we brought spam musubis, chips & juice. Then the girls moved on the making slime, which seemed to be everyone's favorite part. Dana provided assorted glitter & little clay flower slices to add to the slime to make it extra special. We then sang happy birthday, ate cupcakes & it was time for everyone to go home. Whew! Dana & her assistant made everything so easy & the party ran like a well-oiled machine. We could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you, Oahu Bright Lab! Other info: -Oahu Bright Lab can accommodate 12 kiddos, birthday boy/girl included. -Dana will give you directions to their back parking lot, which can be accessed from Anuenue St which makes drop off/pick up easy for parents. Make sure to include the info on your invitations. -They do not have a fridge so bring food/snacks that doesn't need to be refrigerated. read more