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Space Dinner Party Ideas for Kids
Blast off into the kitchen with a space dinner party for kids filled with planets, stars, rockets and moon rocks. Turn familiar foods into an out-of-this-world meal with a planet cheese ball, star-shaped snacks, rocket sandwiches, chocolate moon rocks and a homemade rocket ship cake.
Use these ideas for a family theme dinner, space birthday party, homeschool astronomy activity or classroom cooking project. Choose a few easy ideas for dinner or combine several for a complete space-themed celebration.
Choose one planet or star appetizer + one rocket-shaped main dish + one moon or galaxy dessert. Add a simple space centerpiece and you have an easy theme dinner without turning every food into a complicated project.
Space Party Centerpiece
Make a Paper Mache Planet
Create a round paper mache planet using a balloon. Once it is completely dry, let kids paint their planet with their own colors, rings, craters or imaginary features.
Hang the finished planet over the table or place it in the center as part of your space party decorations.
Cheese Ball Planet
Turn a classic cheese ball into an edible planet for your space dinner. Serve it in the center of a platter surrounded by crackers and colorful vegetables.
Ingredients
- 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (8 oz.) package sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 envelope onion soup mix, or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Dash of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, finely chopped
- Fresh vegetables or crackers, for serving
Directions
- Add the softened cream cheese and shredded cheddar cheese to a mixing bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Add the onion soup mix, lemon juice and a dash of cayenne pepper. Mix again until evenly blended.
- Spread a sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper on the counter and sprinkle the chopped nuts over it.
- Shape the cheese mixture into a round ball.
- Place the cheese ball on the chopped nuts and gently roll until the outside is coated.
- Wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Place your cheese ball planet on a serving platter and surround it with sliced vegetables or crackers.
Easy Space Food Ideas for Kids
Use cookie cutters, simple shapes and familiar foods to turn lunch or snacks into stars, rockets and planets. These quick ideas are easy to mix with the full recipes on this page.
Appetizer Stars
Use star-shaped cookie cutters to cut cheese, ham or turkey into stars. Small star cutters can also turn carrot slices or bell peppers into colorful space-themed garnishes.
Rocket Ship Scene Lunch
Cut a grilled cheese or favorite sandwich into a rocket shape, then surround it with cheese, fruit or vegetable stars and moons to create an edible space scene.
Pinwheel Space Ships
Spread a soft tortilla or flattened bread with a favorite sandwich filling. Roll it tightly, then slice it into rounds to create mini pinwheel space ships.
Dessert Planet Ball
A round dessert cheese ball makes an easy edible planet. Serve it with cookies or graham crackers and let kids imagine which planet they created.
Chocolate Moon Rocks
These easy no-bake chocolate treats are filled with marshmallows and coconut, then scooped into bumpy little clusters that look like moon rocks.
Yield: About 6–7 moon rocks
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
Directions
- Line a baking sheet or tray with waxed paper or parchment paper.
- Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Gently fold the mini marshmallows and shredded coconut into the melted chocolate.
- Use a cookie or muffin scoop to drop the mixture onto the prepared tray, forming rough, rocky-looking clusters.
- Refrigerate until the chocolate is firm and the moon rocks are set.
How to Make a Rocket Ship Cake
Turn a simple 13×9-inch sheet cake into a rocket ship or space shuttle by cutting and rearranging the cake pieces. You don't need a special cake pan—the shape is created from one rectangular cake.
- 1 baked and completely cooled 13×9-inch cake
- Frosting for the crumb coat and decorating
- A large cake board or serving board
- Foil or another food-safe covering for the board
- Decorating frosting, candies, gumdrops or other decorations
Step 1: Cut the Cake
Cut the cooled 13×9-inch cake lengthwise down the middle to create two long rectangles.
Use one long rectangle for the lower section of the rocket. Cut the second rectangle in half. Use one piece for the upper rocket body and cut the remaining cake into triangles for the pointed top and fins.
Step 2: Build the Rocket
Cover a large cake board with foil or another food-safe covering. Place the longest rectangle toward the bottom of the board.
Position the shorter rectangle directly above it to continue the rocket body. Add one triangle at the top for the pointed nose and place triangles along the lower sides for fins.
Step 3: Add a Crumb Coat
Spread a thin layer of frosting over the entire rocket. This first coat traps loose cake crumbs and gives you a smoother surface for decorating.
Allow the crumb coat to set before adding the final frosting.
Step 4: Decorate Your Rocket Ship
Add the final layer of frosting and decorate the rocket however you'd like. Pipe stars, add gumdrops or candies, create windows, add flags or let kids invent their own spaceship design.
Galaxy Cake Pops
Turn cake pops into little planets and galaxies for another fun space-themed dessert. Kids can experiment with colors and decorations to create their own edible universe.
More Fun Theme Dinners for Kids
Keep the fun going with another imaginative theme dinner. Turn familiar foods into animals, dinosaurs, ocean creatures and other playful meals kids can help create.
Space Dinner Party Questions
Round foods work well as planets and moon rocks, while sandwiches, cheese and vegetables can be cut into stars or rocket shapes. Try a Cheese Ball Planet, Appetizer Stars, Rocket Ship Sandwiches, Chocolate Moon Rocks and a Rocket Ship Cake.
Start with a favorite sandwich and cut or arrange it into a rocket shape. Add star-shaped cheese, fruit or vegetables, then finish the meal with Chocolate Moon Rocks or another simple space-themed dessert.
Kids can cut soft foods with cookie cutters, roll sandwich pinwheels, help shape the Cheese Ball Planet, scoop Chocolate Moon Rocks and decorate the Rocket Ship Cake. Adults should handle sharp knives, ovens and hot ingredients.
Use simple shapes. Round foods can become planets, star cookie cutters can transform sandwiches and cheese, pinwheels can become spaceships and rectangular cake pieces can be arranged into a rocket.
Yes. These space food ideas work for family theme dinners, birthday parties, classroom activities and homeschool space or astronomy lessons. Choose just a few foods for a simple activity or combine several for a complete space-themed meal.
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