Decorations
- Cover the food table with a black cloth and silver star confetti.
- Make a simple solar system model to use as a centerpiece.
- Decorate the table with rocket ship models (purchased or made).
- Make large cutout stars and cover with foil. Hang off all available trees. Add moons and suns if you wish.
Food
- You must serve Tang, the drink of the astronauts.
- Serve a plate of moon rocks (Swiss cheese cubes).
- Make edible Asteroids.
- Serve a tray of Rocket Dogs by inserting a narrow craft stick into cooked hot dogs, and pushing the stick into a Styrofoam sheet that has been covered with foil. Position hot dogs close enough together so that you can put buns on them and they will stay upright.
- Make thin peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cut out shapes with star, moon and sun cookie cutters.
- Make sugar cookies with star, moon and sun cookie cutters. Have your children spend an afternoon decorating them before the party.
Favors
If this is a birthday party and you want to send the children home with favors, you might include a copy of the star map, flashlights or books on space.
