Homemade Space Themed Party Invitations

 

You can make homemade space themed party invitations easily and inexpensively. Making homemade party invitations is a lot of fun for kids. This article will provide you with detailed instructions on creating homemade space themed party invitations for kids featuring planets and a spaceship.

Planets

You can make homemade space themed party invitations featuring planets using very few items. For this homemade invitation you will need heavy paper, scissors, a bowl, a pencil, paint, and a paintbrush. Start by folding the paper in half.

Place the bowl on the paper so that the top of the bowl slightly over hangs the folded edge of the paper. Then trace the rim of the bowl to create a circle. Trace as many circles onto the paper as you can fit without overlapping. Then cut the circles out. Make sure to leave the folded edge to make your invitation have two sides.

Then use the paint and the paintbrush to add the details to your plant. Circles and stripes are fun, and you can use a sponge to add detail and texture. You may want to research what the planets look like before you decide how to paint your homemade space themed party invitation. After the paint has dried you can fill in the necessary information on the inside of the invitation and send it to your guests.

Space Ship

A fun spaceship is a great focal point of a homemade space themed party invitation. For this homemade party invite you will need heavy paper, scissors, glue, a pencil, and construction paper. You may also like to use markers or crayons for smaller details.

Start by folding the paper in half to create the basic homemade invitation. Then use the construction paper to make the space ship. Draw a small circle on gray construction paper. You can use a cup to trace a circle. Then draw a very thin and long oval to be the outer edge of the space ship. Cut these shapes out. Also cut several small circular shapes for windows and three small triangles.

Glue the circle to the middle of the front of the invitation. Place the oval horizontally across the circle and glue in place. Add the smaller circles to the edge of the oval like space ship windows. Then add the three triangles to the bottom of the space ship. Feel free to add more details with the paper if you like. When the glue has dried this homemade space themed invitation is ready to be sent to party guests.

Making homemade party invitations are fun and cheap. These homemade party invitations are perfect for you space themed party; so try them today!

Space Themed Party Games for Kids

 

Space is a mysterious and interesting thing to kids and adults, and it makes a wonderful theme for a child's birthday party. There are many fun games you can play with kids at a space party, and this article will provide you with detailed instructions for three fun space themed party games for kids.

Space Trivia

A fun and challenging space themed party game is Space Trivia; for this party game you will need a couple bells, paper, pens, and star stickers. Before the party you should pick some categories with space in mind. Planets, stars, and astronauts are all good topics; once you have chosen topics find out interesting information about them and print out several fact sheets. Place these fact sheets around the house before the party, and inform kids about the game and the facts beforehand so they can look at them if they like.

Before you start the game gather all of the space fact sheets, and organize the kids into groups. Start this game by announcing the categories and letting kids decide what group goes first. The let first group pick a topic and announce a question. The first group to ring their bell gets to answer. The first group to get the answer correct gets a star sticker, and the group, with the most stickers, wins a prize at the end of this party game.

Find Earth

Another fun party game with a space theme is Find Earth. Prepare for this kid's party game by printing out several images of Earth and gluing them to pieces of cardboard; trim the excess cardboard and hide the planets around the home before the party guests arrive.

When the kids are ready to play this party game instruct them to search for Earth, and the winner will be the child who finds the most planets. The winner of this space game can get a prize or be the lucky kid to hide the Earth cut outs again. This space themed party game is fun for kids, and it is easy for parents to prepare for.

Pin the Ring on Saturn

Put a space themed twist on the classic party game, "Pin the Tail on the Donkey", by changing the donkey to Saturn and the tail to a ring. Prepare for this party game by drawing several planets into a large piece of cardboard. Kids can help color in the space scene too. You will also need to cut out several rings that will fit on Saturn.

For this space party game you will also need a scarf for a blindfold and tape for the rings. Place a small piece of tape on the ring and blindfold the first kid to play. Spin the kid around, and everyone will enjoy watching each kid take a turn taping the ring on Saturn. The closest kid is the winner.

Prizes

There are many fun prizes for a space themed party that kids will love. Glowing stars and planets, astronaut ice cream, alien toys, milk way candy bars, and other space themed items are perfect for a space themed party.

Try these fun party games with your kids, and your space party will be a hoot!

Princess Castle Birthday Cake Made Easy

by Sarah Ganly

Birthdays are a very special time of year for everyone, and one of the most cherished birthday tradition is the birthday cake. Kids' birthday parties are always special events, and many of them have themes. If you have a little girl in you life who is having a princess party this cake recipe is perfect for you!

This recipe is very simple and does not require much knowledge of baking. The construction of this cake is the important part. You will need the following ingredients:

3 boxes of packaged cake mix (choose whichever flavor your little girl likes) and the ingredients needed to prepare it
4 cans of white icing
Food coloring (red is good color, but yellow also looks nice)
A couple of toothpicks
A sheet construction paper
A chocolate bar (Hershey is preferred because it has blocks)
Assorted candy
Assorted cake pans and 1 cupcake pan

In order to make this awesome castle cake prepare the cake batter according to the directions on the box. Now in order to construct this cake I use a three 10"x12" cake pans, 2 square pans, and a cupcake pan, but you can vary the cake pans you need in order to construct the castle to your own personal preference.

Once you bake the cakes and they have cooled you can assemble the castle. On a large piece of cardboard lay the first piece of the biggest cake and ice it all around. Lay down the next two of the big pieces and ice it all like a normal cake. Next lay the smaller square pieces in the middle of the biggest piece and ice them in between and all around. Finally it is time for the cupcakes. Take one cupcake and cut the top off, lay it upside down in the middle of the smaller cake and lay the cut off type on top of the cupcake while it is upside down. This acts like a turret on the castle; feel free to add more turrets anywhere on your castle. You can put a turret in each corner of the bigger layer of cake.

Make sure to ice all of the layers together, and if the cake is dry do to coats to make sure you have an even solid white finish. Now mix the white icing with the food coloring and add some streamers to your castle. I go around the edges in loops to make it look nice. Attach little flags cut from the paper to the toothpicks and stick them in your turrets. Add the assorted candy for decoration and your cake castle is ready for the big day!