Sublime Science Arvostelua 

Great company, lovely science book.

The whole experience from start to finish was amazing. Communication in the run up to the even could not be better, everyone knew what to expect ahead of time. The children loved their workshops "I now think Science is cool" was a remark from a KS2 child, whilst KS1 children are still talking about the fire weeks after the event. All 210 children (and staff) had a great day.

This popped up as an advert on my social media, and straightaway I thought it would be perfect for my Science obsessed son, and it did not disappoint! The children enjoyed the range of experiments. Lots of comments after, from parents, saying their children wanted to do Science when they got home, so they were clearly inspired. We also ordered the decoration pack and party bags from the website, and they arrived really quickly, and took the hassle out of having to do them ourselves. I would definitely recommend encouraging parents to drop children and leave if they are comfortable to do so, and if venue/ age of children is suitable, just so there is less background noise from parents talking etc during the Science part. My son still talks about how much he loved the party, a month later.

Update: Tim responded very quickly and took our feedback seriously, actioning a gift for our daughter to try and make up for the disappointment and crediting the deposit I paid. Whilst it does not remedy the failings on the day, it evidences good customer service.

1. Our assigned scientist was late. It turns out he was lost but failed to let me know until we phoned each other at the same time 20 minutes before his scheduled start time. He arrived late, flustered and needed my husband to help him carry his kit in and set up. This meant the party started 10 minutes late and left me trying to keep the children who had been waiting 25 minutes entertained. Turning up on time and a heads up that he would need help carting his equipment in could have meant we organised ourselves better. He failed to note this in the 2 minute call he gave me 4 days before the party despite me asking if he needed any help on the day. When he did start, he launched straight into the first experiment which left us scrambling to get the kids back in front of him. He similarly failed to communicate when he was finished - 5 minutes early despite starting 10 minutes late so we received 45 minutes of his time.

2. There were moments he had the attention of the children and they really enjoyed elements of the science however most of the time they got bored waiting for him to set up an experiment or couldn’t hear or see what he was doing. This meant they started messing about and some lost interest and wandered off. This left my husband and I plus several parents running around trying to get the children back. We have never had to do this in the past. We had a magic show last year - same group and numbers of children, same venue, same time and they were enthralled and captivated by the energy of the magician Gordon for the entire duration of the show and children and adults alike had an amazing time.

3. Your website suggests your service is appropriate for a group of up to 30 (we had 24 today) and that it is a practical, interactive, hands on experience (your FAQs state this) but this was not the case today. Aside from mixing the slime, the children were expected to sit and just watch the entire time. If we had known this we would not have booked Sublime Science as this does not work for a group of 6/7 year olds. This combined with a lack of energy, interest and ability to keep the children captivated and enthused meant he lost their attention very quickly. If I’m honest I don’t know if he cared or was just having a really bad day - he didn’t acknowledge the birthday girl and he didn’t seem concerned that the children weren’t engaged and were wandering off. He shuffled through a series of tricks, some interesting and some not and completed what felt like a box ticking exercise.

4. After all of the above, I didn’t appreciate being asked twice for birthday cake to take home. I’m more than happy to provide cake and a tip as it’s a nice way to thank someone for their time but after all of the above, I was done - worn out from consoling my crying and disappointed birthday girl and running after bored children. We had packed up as the hall needed to be handed over at 5pm sharp to the next guests and we didn’t want to impact their event. The leftover cake was in the closed box in one arm and my baby in the other. The cake knife was in the car. He came over to ask if there was birthday cake going - this was the first and only time he spoke to me during the whole event. I explained that the cake and knife had been packed away. Instead of leaving it at that, he went into detail about some personal matters and liking cake. A guest then offered to give him the slice she had in her child’s party bag and he was ready to take it. Flustered and embarrassed and wanting to just wrap things up and move on, I ended up giving him my daughter’s specially ordered dairy free cupcake that I had to hand (to cheer her up post party).

5. I am Asian - that is clear from my name and email address and my daughter is mixed-race. In our 2 minute call I gently corrected him on pronouncing my daughter’s name so that he would get it right on the day. It’s a pretty simple four letter name, two syllables. His response on that call to me was “I’m of the older generation, some of these new names are tricky for me”. What does that even mean? What constitutes a “new” name? I found his comment unnecessary and unhelpful and am not entirely sure how to interpret it.

Perhaps the worst part for me is my STEM-loving daughter saying on the way home “it wasn’t as much fun as I was expecting”.

Prof James was booked for my little lads birthday and I can honestly recommend him ! Soon as the act was to begin he got into character and was fantastic .

I booked a hall and an entertainer from Sublime Science and a cake. I felt I was all set. Hazardous Hannah called me a couple of days in advance and went through the housekeeping and crowd control. Well, the hall had a plug and two tables. I wasn't ready with anything else.
Hannah arrived on time and was set up by the time the 12 kids mostly 7 year old's started coming. She sat them in front of her and for the next 1.5 hours kids were listening and queuing for her attention. They were fully immersed in the experience. So were the 3 supervising adults quietly sipping coffee at the back. She puffed smoke, shot rockets and sprayed those willing with lemonade.
The minute she told kids that show was over and they are free to go eat cake, the normal chaos that kids create returned. She really has a magical touch with kids.

Our facilitator was fantastic and the session was really fun and engaging. She got everyone involved and made our daughter (whose 6th birthday it was) very comfortable. Feedback from all the kids and parents was great.

Communication with the office team was also excellent - they were very responsive and helpful. I’d recommend to anyone.

The kids loved it! They were absolutely rapt. Ahab was absolutely fabulous - pitched it really well, kept them engaged and involved but didn't worry when one or two of them got distracted (they're only 6!) and just kept it going. He was great!

Dear Alex and Team,

The performance was awesome and kids truly enjoyed it!
Many thanks for your time and looking forward to have joint events in future.

During the booking the team kept mentioning the entertainer requires help to carry her stuff. When she arrived there were hardly any stuff to carry. The entertainer was not engaging kids and was not managing the crowd. Number of times kids would loose interest as her talking would be quite monotonous. We paid for the full bang and she finished 15 mins earlier!!! I also had to get involved to get everyone attention as she could not do it. Parents were feeling sorry for her as she could not manage it well. I did communicate it all to the sublime party team and they offered £50 discount. It was our first party of this kind. Yesterday we used a different provider for the party and gosh it was awesome and fantastic!!! We enjoyed it so much that paid her the tip.That's when we realised how unprofessional and boring our sublime party was. Before booking do read reviews and pay attention to comments. Maybe there are good entertainers, I wish they provided the same quality across the board. I would definitely not recommend it to anyone.

Absolutely wonderful, Cosmic Craig was fabulous with the kids, the experiments were fun and informative, really well enjoyed by both the kids and the adults. Had lots of lovely compliments. The kids were mainly aged 5-6 and all got involved and were kept interested throughout, and we had an added bonus of using the air gun to blow out the candles, which not only amazed everyone, but meant we didn’t get spit all over the cake!! Bonus! Can’t recommend Sublime Science enough.

My little boy asked for a science party for his 6th Birthday so after some research we went with Sublime Science. From the moment of getting in touch the team were great and really informative. Adam contacted me a couple of days before to confirm details and everything was so smooth. I was a bit worried as had never seen a Sublime Science party before but I didn’t need to be. The Party….. Well what can I say, Adam kept 25+ children engaged and entertained for the full hour, he was fab with the kids and they all absolutely loved it. Several parents commented it was the best party they had been too and how good Adam was. My little boy had such an amazing day and Adam made him feel super special as the birthday boy. Thanks Adam, I can not recommend a Sublime Science Party enough!!!!! Get them booked

Atomic Alex presented for our son’s 10th birthday party. He was AMAZING and we can’t praise him enough. He kept a group of rowdy year 5s entertained for an hour, and engaged them really well in explaining each bit and getting them involved. Smoke, fire and slime, a great combination!

Fantastic party for my son’s 6th birthday. The scientist kept the kids engaged for the whole session and they were fascinated by the real science experiments. Making their own slime to take home topped off the amazing fun and lots of kids left the party happy and very excited!

David our scientist was very good with the children. He interacted well, held their attention and made it all fun.
This is the second sublime science party we’ve had. One Shen my son was 5 years old and now at seven years old. Both were excellent parties.

My daughter is science mad, so a science themed party for her 8th Birthday, was top of the list. I hadn't heard of Sublime Science before or attended one of their parties, so I didn't know what to expect. I am so glad I booked with them though, the party exceeded all my expectations. Izzy our science presenter was amazing! All 20 children were captivated for the entire time. The pace was perfect, she got everyone involved, kept control and most importantly they all had so much fun. The children and parents are all still talking about it. One parent had to stop on the way home to buy a slime kit as her daughter was so excited she just wanted to make more! I was very impressed with the whole set-up and would highly recommend Sublime Science to anyone looking for the perfect science party!

We hired Sublime Science for our little boys 5th Birthday Party and it was the best party ever. The scientist Rodney arrived promptly to set up and was just amazing. He was so engaging with all the little ones and had them all in absolute awe. They enjoyed every second of it and I've never seen a bunch of 5 year olds so engaged for the whole hour. They loved watching the experiments, taking part in it all and the smiles on the faces was priceless. I could not rave about this company enough and would recommend to everyone. All the adults were even watching all the experiments and loved it. Thank you so much for everything.

Absolutely brilliant
The children enjoyed every minute and Rose also did really well at keeping them in check. 8 year old don't have the best concentration span but you kept them thoroughly entertained

The experience was great cos our boy jack is into science stuff and all the kids enjoyed the show that cosmic Chris put on they enjoyed the rockets and overall the experience was a very positive one and a lot different from the other ones for kids that do magic and discos
Many Thanks
Mark Noble

Dr Adamantium was engaging and the kids loved the activities/ demonstrations. There were lots of gasps of amazement. The kids loved making slime. It was definitely a highlight. The children have been asking their parents lots of science questions since, so lots of inspiration. Parents have said it was also enjoyable for them. As a party theme it is something different and interesting for all. Definitely recommended.