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space theme birthday party

November 22, 2016

Samuel turned four this weekend.  FOUR!!!  I have to remind myself he’s not a baby anymore.  This year it was all about space.  I’ll link to sources at the end.

space themed birthday party ideas

Sam loves the moon and stars (he has glow stars on his ceiling and a large moon poster over his bed) so when I mentioned a space party he was all over it.  We used these super cute online invitations from Paperless Post.

Guests were welcomed with a spin off of Neil Armstrong’s famous words. 
We hosted the party earlier in the day so we didn’t have to mess with a bunch of food.  Just cake and cookies!  Decor was simple.  Just a birthday banner with hanging balloons.  The star balloons had pieces of doorway fringe taped to them.  I use the same piece of striped fabric for every single birthday party.  It just goes with everything!
space themed birthday party decorations
space themed birthday cake
The cake turned out fun with plastic planets hot glued to skewers and a surprise pattern inside the cake.  As tasty as cake always is, my favorite part were the sugar cookies that were made to look like planets.  I got the idea here, but used this sugar cookie recipe.  TIP:  Roll them into balls and then press them flat with the bottom of a glass over parchment paper before baking.
For a party game, I created alien faces on silver and green balloons with black cardstock and a Sharpie.  These balloons were cracking me up!
DIY alien balloons
We placed them all over the backyard and let the kids “zap” the aliens with silly string.  It was SUCH a windy day.  The aliens and silly string were a flying!
space themed birthday party games
Big kids got in on it too 😉
Sam wanted a piñata so I made one out of an old paper lantern, party streamers, and cardboard (for the ring).  It only cost me $3, which was spent on party streamers.  
DIY saturn pinata
space themed birthday party piñata
The piñata was filled with Milky Way candy bars, finger flashlight “lasers”, bouncy ball “planets”, and of course, confetti!
Guests also took home goodie bags filled with foam rockets, planet cookies, and a set of DIY constellation cards.
space themed birthday party favors
The constellation cards are pretty cool.  You shine a flashlight at them and the constellation appears on your wall or ceiling.  I’ll be sharing a tutorial and download for these soon so check back!
DIY constellation cards
We had a great time celebrating this little guy of ours!  He’s such a fun thing.  He hugs so hard.  He squeals and tells me, “I’m so happy you’re home, I missed you so much!!!” when I’ve just ran to the grocery store for 10 minutes.  If he must change out of his pajamas he hates wearing anything other than shorts and t-shirts.  While wearing his pajamas he pulls his left arm in through his sleeve next to his chest and tucks his right foot into his pajama pant leg.  He loves “man trucks” and points out every single one he sees.  He hates puppy kisses.  He loves kissing girls.  And I love him so much I could burst.    
Happy Birthday Sam!!!
SOURCES:  
  • invites
  • one small step poster (free)
  • rocket poster
  • DIY 3D birthday banner using this tutorial
  • DIY star garland using this punch
  • black and white striped fabric – IKEA
  • star balloons
  • moon balloon
  • long silver fringe
  • planet cake toppers (hot glued to skewers)
  • cake stand
  • rectangular plates 
  • DIY alien balloons
  • DIY piñata
  • planet cookies (this sugar cookie recipe, see TIP in post)
  • cake mix 
  • DIY constellation card (tutorial coming soon)
  • foam rockets
  • bouncy balls 
  • finger flashlights
  • astronaut helmet
  • Sam’s shirt + similar
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Comments

  1. Cassie Bustamante says

    November 22, 2016 at 11:40 am

    you throw the best parties! i love this- so unique and fun, shelley!

    • CrazyWonderful says

      November 29, 2016 at 4:15 am

      Thank you! He got to celebrate his birthday at preschool today. He thinks his birthday is still going on 😀

  2. EmilyK says

    May 18, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    What an adorable, creative party!

    • CrazyWonderful says

      May 18, 2017 at 5:27 pm

      Thank you so much! We had a lot of fun with it 🙂

  3. EmilyK says

    May 18, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    What an adorable, creative party!

Hi, I’m Shelley!  My belief is that with a little creativity and elbow grease, you can make your home look like a million bucks without spending it.  Read more >>


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