Space Party

    To infinity and beyond ..... 

Are the kids ready to blast off into an out of this world adventure? 

Get creative with your child(ren) to make some brilliant party invitations e.g. in the shape of a rocket or shuttle.  Add space phrases such as "launch date", "lift off time" and "return to earth" as the party dates and times.

Set up Mission Control, making decorations for your party room could be lots of fun.  Cut out large planet/moon shapes, glue on some textures e.g. sand, scrunched up tissue, and when dry paint them all different colours (if you can get some glow in the dark paint, even better).   Dangle planets, rockets, stars, space ships etc from the ceiling for a great effect.  Stick up some glow in the dark stars.

Craft Activity Ideas:

All space rangers need a Foamie Door Hanger.  Let them get creative using peel and stick spaceships, planets, rockets, aliens, spacemen, stars etc.  Use alphabet foam or glitter glue pens to write your name or message on your door hanger.  

KidzCraft supply door hangers, space foam shapes and glitter glue pens.  Click here for more information 

How about creating some Alien or Robot Masks?  Paint a plain face mask with some great acrylic paint colours and bring your alien to life.  Find some examples online and print off some ideas to get the kids in the creative mood.

KidzCraft supply white plastic masks, a great range of acrylic paints and all the accessories needed for this activity.  To view our products click here

To keep the kids busy at the beginning of the party whilst everyone is arriving, let them decorate their own Party Bags using space stickers and felt tip pens or alphabet foam to write their names.  Once created at the beginning of the party they are ready to fill with space treasure prizes from the party games.

Team party game ideas:

Moon Rocks through hoops - make your own moon rocks out of cut up sponges, dab them in paints and dry.  Cover hoops with black card with stars painted on to make it look like the 'Black Hole'.  Divide the children into teams i.e.. Astronauts, Aliens, Space Rangers and set a time limit to see which team can shoot the most moon rocks through the Black Hole.  Countdown to finish!

Giant Space Puzzle

Draw and colour 2 large different space pictures on thick card e.g. Rocket, Alien.  Cut both into approx 12 pieces each.  Number each piece on the back (not in order but just so the kids know they have found all the pieces). Wrap them in scrunched foil.  Hide them around the room, house, garden?  Split the kids into 2 teams.  Start the clock and the kids have to find and collect all the pieces and then arrange them on the floor into the picture.  First team to create their picture wins.

       Countdown  to    launch  date ....