Astronaut Training Party

OK...the last of the 3 birthdays in a row is done!  Robbie's 5th birthday party was an astronaut space party...so here is your photo journey!

INVITATIONS:


the boys each received a box instead of just a card (boxes courtesy of USPS priority)

Here was the invitation folder...

and invitation. (I used the font "neuropol."  Looked so spacey!)

Under their invitations, they received their official uniform (I told you I was going to love printable iron-ons) 
they also got a little "preflight energy food" (starburst)

DECORATIONS:

Of course I couldnt have had a party without a birthday banner...thanks again cricut!

Chinese Lanterns!  I had to order more after Jane's party.  I kept trying to figure out what would look like planets, and beside paper maiche, silver lanterns were the easy way to go!  So, I kept the red ones up, added a ton of silver ones in different sizes and 5 small blue ones with NASA on them.

This may have messed up the look of the party, but I really wanted cute cookies on a stick.  I will be the first to admit that I am NOT a cookie decorator.  So, these were everywhere...maybe not super professional looking...but YUMMY!!!  Ill post the recipes I used soon.

ACTIVITIES:

LEVEL 0: Shuttle Orientation
As the kids arrived, I had them color space shuttles that had all the parts labeled.

 

LEVEL 1: Rocket Launch

If you have kids, and dont have one of these, I would order one RIGHT NOW!  They are So fun, and work really well.  The boys at the party loved it, and my daughter played with it the whole next day!
(its called the ultra stomp rocket)

LEVEL 2: Shuttle Repair
The boys wore kitchen gloves and had to screw big nuts and bolts together underwater to give them the feel of big gloves in space!

LEVEL 3: Collect Moon Rocks

I scattered moon rocks all around the yard (kind of like an egg hunt) and let them search for them and add them to their official moon rock pouch.

again, loving iron ons and canvas bags from the craft store.

The rocks were quite a process.  We started by spraying them green, but they were too transparent, so then we primed them and then put 2 more coats of green.  In the end, they were EXACTLY what I was going for and the boys LOVED them!

 

LEVEL 4: Tranquilize Aliens

OK, we had to throw this in for the boys.  We put these laminated cutouts of aliens on the wall and let the boys use a variety of nerf shooters to get them.  (aliens thanks to the cricut...again)

LEVEL 5: Antigravity Balance
it wouldnt be a space party without a little balancing (jumping) on an air mattress.  We let them balance a bouncy ball on a plate as they walked across.  And then they basically just played on it!

UNIFORMS:

Rob wore painters coveralls that worked out great...dont try to iron directly on to it, because it melts!  So I ironed the nasa symbol and the "trainer rex" label on to paper and pinned them on.

I think the boys loved their shirts.  I used the nasa symbol and then added the "astronaut training part" to it.

 

the part they loved the best was their names on the back!  Space Ranger ROBBIE!

FOOD:

Well, what can I say...Nasa waters, Mars Mud, Jupiter Jello, and PLANET PIZZA!  I went kind of easy on food!

CAKE:

I couldnt get the idea out of my head...a hanging moon cake!  So, I went to home depot, got some hardware, and then Rob and I worked on it the night before...so here it is!

The boys thought it was pretty cool that the CAKE was hanging over the table! 

We let Robbie blow out the candles while it was still hanging...

and Rob even cut all the pieces for the boys while it was still hanging!

FAVORS:
More iron ons!  I personalized the bags just like their shirts.

They started with Astronaut Ice Cream, Moon Sand, and water...

but by the time the boys left they were stuffed full with moon rock bags, kitchen gloves, nuts and bolts, extra food (for the boys who didnt finish) and of course a space ship cookie.

We also presented them with their Certificates of Completion, that told them thank you for coming and being part of our launch crew!