Space Party Supplies
Space is fascinating for kids and grown-ups alike. Kids love the weird science of outer space: the fun of weightlessness, the mystery of black holes, the spectacle of meteor showers and supernovas. They look up to the men and women astronauts who explore space. And they’re fascinated by the little green aliens and other living creatures who may or may not be out there!
If your birthday boy or girl has asked for a space-themed birthday party, there are lots of options for throwing a fun event without spending a fortune. You’ll find plenty of ideas in this series of articles to help you plan a space adventure that won’t be soon forgotten. There are ideas for turning the party room into an outer space zone, a set of “astronaut training camp activities” and more.
Get ideas for creating personalized keepsake invitations and inventive favor bags that will be the hit of the party. Plus, load up the snack table with an assortment of home-made space treats, and for the grand finale, choose from one of three easy-to-make space-themed birthday cakes.
With a little imagination and preparation, you’ll pull off a birthday party that’s truly out of this world.
Space Party Planning Articles
Space Party Games and Activities
Using the theme of a “space-training mission,” you can put your young astronauts through a host of challenging space tasks. Start by giving them their trainee kit when they arrive at the party. Astronaut Trainee Kit This doesn’t have to cost a lot. Buy paper painter caps at the dollar store or hardware store, or…
Space Birthday Party – Around the City Activities
Space birthday parties are a super fun and flexible party theme. You have a ton of different options to choose whether you’re planning the party at home or around the city. Here are a few ideas to consider around your town. If these options aren’t available in your city than just host a home space…
Space Party Decorations
There are lots of options for space-themed decorations, and there’s no reason why you can’t achieve a big visual impact on a small budget. If you are pressed for time, you can go for an inexpensive premade space-themed decoration kit, but if you have a few hours to space and don’t mind picking up the…
Space Birthday Party Food and Snacks
One idea for serving the space party snacks is to pack individual snack boxes in silver bags, space-ship boxes or boxes (silver spray-paint to the rescue!) and add a NASA sticker. Tell the little astronauts that this is their official, NASA-approved space mission snack box, specially designed to give them the energy they need to…
Space Birthday Party Favors
If you want to keep things nice and simple, you’ll find complete space mission party supplies in shuttle-shaped boxes. Each box contains a glowstick, mini shuttle toy, shuttle lollipop, glow-in-the-dark star sticker and official space mission sticker badge (as seen below). Another option is the Space Party Favors Box which includes Space Stickers, Space Ball,…
Outer Space Birthday Cake
Here are some ideas for striking space-themed cakes that are guaranteed to be the highlight of the party. None of them requires a special skill or elaborate icing techniques. They’re all easy and fun to make and decorate! Spaceship Cake Creating a Space ship cake is very easy when using a Spaceship cake pan. Simply…
