A Stargazing Backyard Sleepover Party

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.