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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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

MAN ON MOON‘It’s very pretty up here . . . a fine, soft surface’Talking Neil Armstrong into taking a first step

Luna orbiting closer to moon landing possible

A giant leapfor mankind

35,000 fill Nathan Phillips Square for Toronto’s lunar landing party

‘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!

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