Astronomy Party

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A fun idea for this party is to have it in the evening and plan on stargazing as part of your activities.

Astronomy Party Invitation Ideas

A fun and easy party invitation to make. If you need help making this invitation see instructions on how this one was done at astronomy birthday invitation.

Making your own invitations for parties can save you a lot of money and they're fun to create.

Use dark blue posterboard and draw a constellation that matches the astrology sign of the guest of honor. Use a silver ink pen to draw the constellation and to write the party information. Glow in the dark stickers can also be placed onto the dark blue paper.

Astromony Party Decorations

Cut moons, stars and planets from poster board and hang around the party area.

Wrap a variety of balls with foil and hang from the ceiling as the solar system.

If your budget allows you can cover the walls in a room with black plastic or dark blue plastic and place glow in the dark stars onto the plastic.

A disco ball or rotating light can be hung in the room. Replace your regular light with a black light for an eerie and fun effect.

Party Activities

Take the boys to a planetarium to see the stars. The cost is well worth the experience.
Can't afford to take a group to the planetarium?

Plan an evening party and view the stars from your backyard.
Check this moon phases calculator to make sure there isn't going to be a full moon the evening of the party. And pray for a cloudless night!

Galaxy Run

Materials Needed:
Construction paper
Marker
Tape
Wall

Preparations:
Cut out star shaped from the constructio paper. One per guest. Write their name onto the star with the marker. Tape star to a wall or fence in a random pattern.

To Play:
Divide group into two teams. Have them line up far enough from the wall that they can't read their names clearly on the stars.

The galaxy has a star for each of you, go into space and find your star.
First person in each line runs to the wall and gets their star and brings it back to home base tagging the next person in line to go get their star.
First team to gather all their stars wins.

Astronomy Moon Rock Toss

Materials Needed:
1 bag large marshmallows
6-8 paper or syrofoam bowls
Scissors
Tape
Large piece of poster board

Preparations:
Cut bottoms off the bowls. Tape them to the poster board in a random pattern with the bottom side up so they resemble craters.

To Play:
Mark a spot away from the craters and have the boys line up behind it. Each player takes a turn tossing three marshmallow moon rocks into the craters. Award one point for each rock that lands in a crater. Winner is the person with the most points.

Extra Fun Astronomy Party Items:

Space coloring book has some fun to color pictures of the space shuttle. This can be used at the start of the party as guests are arriving or printed out and given as a party favor.

Make a rocket from materials found around the house or easily obtained. You could do this at the party, but I'd make the rockets ahead of time as they can take a little while. The printout would be good as a party favor.

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Astronomy Party Food

Bake a rectangular cake or cupcakes and frost with blue colored icing. Scatter star shaped sprinkles on the top.

Bake a round cake and frost yellow for the sun and some cupcakes frosted various colors to represent planets.
Make Star or rocket shaped sugar cookies.