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Fans of the final frontier will love this outer space-themed party kit infused with fun, fascinating facts from our friends at Mental Floss. It offers the out-of-this-world experience of a party that celebrates your planetary prowess (did you know that before Uranus was Uranus, it was named George?) and celestial smarts.
Each part of the kit provides simple yet detailed directions for crafting decorations, games, and special finishing details. That'll be one small step for you, and one giant leap for your party guests!
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Outer Space Party
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HOW TO ASSEMBLE CUPCAKE TOPPERS:
Cut out the cupcake toppers. Glue or tape the toothpick in the middle of the back side of the parachute so that the bottom of the parachute reaches about halfway down the toothpick. Add glue or double-sided tape to each side of the cupcake topper (see image 2). Fold the sides together along the fold line to create the parachute.
Space Shuttle and Parachute Cake Toppers
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HAVE
CAKE!
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WHAT YOU NEED: - scissors - 2 large wooden skewers (10 inches or longer) - 8 toothpicks - non-toxic glue or tape (a glue stick or quick-drying glue is recommended)
HOW TO ASSEMBLE CAKE TOPPER:
Cut out the cake topper along the black line. Fold the fact tab on the dotted line. To attach the skewers, glue or tape them to the back of the topper (see image 2). Glue the back of the fact tab and attach it to the back of the cake topper (see image 3).
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Planet Straw Toppers
Jupiter
Underneath a thick crust of ice, Jupiter’s moon Europa is
covered by an ocean with more water than Earth contains. Scientists believe Europa is
our best bet for finding extraterrestrial life.
Saturn
NASA discovered a massive storm on Saturn in 2010 – it was
180,000 miles long (almost 23x the size of the Earth!) with wild
temperature fluctuations from the vortex inside it.
Mars
On August 6, 2013, the Curiosity Rover played
“Happy Birthday” to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its
landing on Mars. It was the first time a song was played
on another planet!
Venus
Scientists believe Venus may have once been very similar to Earth, but a runaway greenhouse effect caused its oceans to boil off and evaporate and filled the
atmosphere with toxic amounts of greenhouse
gases.
Earth
In 1990, Voyager 1 took a picture of the Earth from a record distance of 4 billion
miles away. Astronomer Carl Sagan named this portrait
“Pale Blue Dot.”
Neptune
Neptune’s surface gravity is about the same as Earth’s, so if you could stand on the
surface of Neptune, it’d feel a lot like standing on Earth!
Mercury
Most of Mercury’s craters are named after
famous deceased artists, writers and composers. Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms are just a few of the names you
might recognize…
Uranus
Before Uranus was Uranus, it was called Planet George
by its discoverer, William Herschel, in honor of King
George the Third.
Draw Your Galaxy Placemat
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Asteroid Belt Bunting
TITLE Astronomers think that
when our solar system was forming, another planet tried to form in between Mars and Jupiter, but since Jupiter's
gravitational forces were so strong, the planet was never
able to c e and it tered
aster
WHAT YOU NEED: - scissors - string or twine (5-7 feet, depending on asteroid spacing) - non-toxic glue or tape (a glue stick or other quick-drying glue is best) - hole punch (1/8 inch hole punch recommended but standard 1/4 inch works too)
HOW TO ASSEMBLE BUNTING:
Cut out the bunting components along the black lines. Use a hole punch to punch two holes where indicated. Thread a length of string through each hole, making sure the string is behind the printed side. If the asteroids are sliding around on the string, tie a knot to keep the pieces from shifting. Move down the string, attaching components 1-2 inches from each other.
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Jupiter
Jealous Jupiterk
Astronomers think that when our solar system was
forming, another planet tried to form in between Mars and Jupiter, but Jupiter's gravitational forces kept
the pieces from joining together, and it remained
as scattered asteroids.
Mars
Space Explorer Party Hats
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SPACE
EXPL
OR
ER
It's not easy being an astronaut. Normal, everyday tasks can become a challenge when you're in orbit – like eating bread. Bread isn't allowed in space because the crumbs go everywhere, so specially packaged tortillas are an astronaut's best option for carbo-loading.
Space Snacking
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SPACE
EXPL
OR
ER
Hold onto those protractors! The ancient Babylonians may have been the earliest space explorers, using geometry to chart the movements of the planet Jupiter starting from as early as 350 BCE.
Ancient Exploration
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Pluto’s Demotion
On January 5, 2005, an astronomer discovered the dwarf
planet Eris and immediately created a controversy: Eris is 27%
more massive than Pluto. So is Eris the 10th planet, or is Pluto not a major planet? The International Astronomical Union decided to
demote Pluto instead of making Eris the tenth
planet.
Moon Landing Photobooth Props
Space Food
Freeze-dried "astronaut ice cream" only went on one space mission: the
Apollo 7 crew took some with them during their 11-day orbit in 1968, but it was too
crumbly to be practical.
Pluto’s Demotion
On January 5, 2005, an astronomer discovered the
dwarf planet Eris and immediately created a controversy: Eris is
27% larger than Pluto. So is Eris the 10th planet, or is Pluto not a major planet? The International
Astronomical Union decided to demote Pluto instead of
making Eris the tenth planet.
Space Medal
The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was created to recognize any
astronaut who makes great contributions to the United States and to mankind. Neil
Armstrong was the first to receive this medal
in 1978.
The Uncommon Globe
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‘Pin the North Star’ and more games
The Neglected North Star
According to the Royal Naval Academy, 57 stars are handy for navigation – but would you believe that the official roster of
navigational stars leaves out one very important star in the sky? That's right – Polaris, the North Star, is not on the official list!
The Neglected North Star
According to the Royal Naval Academy, 57 stars are handy for navigation – but would you believe that the official roster of
navigational stars leaves out one very important star in the sky? That's right – Polaris, the North Star, is not on the official list!
The Neglected North Star
According to the Royal Naval Academy, 57 stars are handy for navigation – but would you believe that the official roster of
navigational stars leaves out one very important star in the sky? That's right – Polaris, the North Star, is not on the official list!
The Neglected North Star
According to the Royal Naval Academy, 57 stars are handy for navigation – but would you believe that the official roster of
navigational stars leaves out one very important star in the sky? That's right – Polaris, the North Star, is not on the official list!
Black Hole Treatbags
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