Thank you for coming, everyone! While we wait for the last guests to arrive, step in here and color your mothership calling device. I'll explain that later...
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Coloring noisemakers while waiting for guests to arrive. |
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Noisemakers to be used later to call in the mothership. |
We have an emergency situation here. NASA will be contacting us on this special computer. They need our help! They have 8 missions for us. Are you ready to head outside and get to work?
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Laptop made from cardboard shipping boxes. Glow in the dark paint initials for deep space! |
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My son helped decorate the computer. We printed the 8 missions and slipped them inside. |
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The missions were numbered, but to aid in quick identification, I put them in rainbow order. |
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Outside, our alien rescue heroes await instruction. |
Mission 1: FIND ABDUCTED ALIENS
Aliens on an expedition to research planet Earth have been captured by an evil politician who has imprisoned them in tiny containers which are hidden in the backyard. Can you be heroic by rescuing one alien prisoner each?
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Alien babies captured in tiny containers, each individually marked.
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Alien babies rescued! |
Mission 2: FIND AND RELEASE ALIEN SPACE CRAFT
The evil politician has also hijacked the alien’s space craft. Find the right spaceship by matching the symbol on top of your alien container to the symbol on the bottom of the spaceship. Don’t touch the spaceship yet though, as the politician has set a trap!
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Alien spaceships were distributed throughout the yard. The boys needed to find the ship with the same symbol as their alien, then use a blaster to free the ship. |
You will need to use the BLASTERs to destroy the holding mechanisms to safely release the spaceships. There are 10 targets that must be neutralized.
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Pre-filled with water, these blasters were ready for action. |
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Aim at the target! Blast it til the paint runs off, then collect your alien's spaceship! |
Misson 3: SEND ALIENS HOME
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The "particle" that caused the shooting star was a beaded alien zipper pull made by my son and I. We wrapped it carefully in tissue paper and stuffed them inside cardboard tubes. The prizes weren't noticed until the very end! |
Misson 5: BLACK HOLE ENCOUNTER
Oh no! We've just received transmissions indicating that the flying saucers are have encountered a black hole (a region in space time where gravity consumes everything, even light)! Assist your alien craft by obliterating this space nuisance!
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Obliterating the black holes... (chocolate donuts on string, try to eat with no hands). |
Misson 6: DODGING COMETS
The flying saucers have landed on comets for a brief moment to repair their ships after narrowly escaping the black holes.… Can you guide them on zooming comets (icy solar system debris that leave stunning, lighted tails) past any erratic asteroids? Be sure to keep your comet’s tails from touching the ground!
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Flying comets: ribbon wands |
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The boys truly loved this game, too! They ran, and ran and ran... |
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until at least one comet stopped to rest! |
Misson 7: PROJECT DEEP SPACE
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Scrumptious Oreo planet cake! |
Misson 8: SUMMON THE MOTHERSHIP
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Inside the pinata/mothership were parent aliens, puppets and candy. |
And then the kids' own motherships (and fatherships) began to arrive... THE END! Or was it? I'm happy to report that one Mom says her astronaut is still playing...
Puppets used in this party were astronauts, alien and spaceship playsets, and aliens. Alien invitations are found here.
What fun!!! You are so clever.
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Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. Just had a 9th birthday for my son in Saudi Arabia and I used a lot of your ideas! Great party and the kids had a blast.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this! How awesome to share this around the globe! We're glad you had a great party!
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