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Space Explorers
They’ll have a blast with these easy-to-build spaceships.
Prep time: 30 min.
Activity time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
  • 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures
  • 1 bag MILKY WAY® Brand Miniatures
  • 1 bag STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews
  • 10 4-1/2-inch cardboard tubes
  • 10 4-1/2-inch square pieces brightly colored construction paper
  • 80 12-inch strands various colors curling ribbon
  • Double-sided tape
  • 10 10 x 10-inch pieces brightly colored tissue paper
  • Scissors
  • Star and planet stickers
What to do:
  1. What to do:
    • Before the party: Roll the construction paper around the cardboard tube and secure it with tape. Stuff one piece of tissue paper in the bottom of the tube.
    • Make a 2-inch cut towards the center of each circle. Twist the circle into a cone shape, securing it with tape. Set aside.
  2. During the party:
    • Gather all the kids around a table and give each of them a tube and a cone. Have the stickers scattered around the table. Let the kids decorate the tubes and cones with the stickers.
    • Have the kids fill the tubes with an assortment of SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures, MILKY WAY® Brand Miniatures, and STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews.
    • Give the tubes back to a parent. The parent will tape a cone on the top of each tube and then tape 8 strands of curling ribbon to the bottom of the tube. Mark each rocket with an astronaut’s name and set it by the door for them to pick up on their way out.
Makes 10 rockets.
Set up time: 45 minutes..
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