Outer Space Kids' Party Ideas

Eat the contents of the potato chip can before starting!
 
Paint Styrofoam cone Shamrock Green, woodlet diamonds Bright Blue, and wood spools and plastic chip lid Bright Orange.
 
Measure and cut scrapbook paper to fit chip can. (Optional: Leave 1/4" (6mm) of can exposed for an additional colored band at top of paper.)
 
Decorate with ribbon and stick on stars.

Glue decorated paper onto can. Adhere 1/2" (13mm) letters onto cone, spelling out birthday child’s name or guests’ names. Glue cone to top of plastic lid and pom-pom to top of cone. Glue wood spools to bottom of chip can and wing fins to lower quarter of can.

Milky Way Favor
 
Attach a Milky way miniature candy bar to a glittered pieced of cardstock, cut into a star shape.
 

UFO Food Bowl
 
Fill a spaceship with chips, pretzels, candies, or other treats your guests will love.

• 2 aluminum 9" (23cm) pie pans
• 50 glitter pom-poms in assorted colors   Use craft knife to cut out bottom of one pie pan. Glue two pans together with brims together. Glue pom-poms around lip.

Rocket Cake
 
Bake a rocket cake for your next space party.

Materials:
- Your Favorite Cake Recipe
- Cardboard
- Template (provided)

Bake cake in 9" x 13" (23cm x 33cm) pan. Following cutting guide, assemble on a board the size and shape of the rocket (as pictured above). Using a star point, do fins in black icing and body in white icing. Add decorations and logos as desired.

This how-to is excerpted with permission from "Crafty Parties for Kids: Creative Ideas, Invitations, Games, Favors, and More" by Margaret Riley, published by Design Originals.