FOR MY SON'S 4TH. BIRTHDAY, WE HAD AN OUTER SPACE PARTY. I MADE A CAKE TO LOOK LIKE AN UFO, I BAKED ONE LARGE ROUND CAKE FOR THE BOTTOM PART AND BAKED THE TOP CAKE IN A GLASS OVEN-PROOF BOWL. I USED LIGHT BLUE FROSTING AND ADDED DOT CANDY TO LOOK LIKE LIGHTS, TOOTSIE ROLLS AS STAIRS. I ALSO MADE ALIENS OUT OF FROSTING ON AND AROUND THE CAKE. THE KIDS PAINTED LARGE ROCKS WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS TO MAKE COMETS. I GLUED FELT TO THE BOTTOM OF EACH ROCK SO IT COULD BE USED AS A PAPER WEIGHT. SILVER PAINT BECAME MY BEST FRIEND, I HAD LEFTOVER PARTY HATS THAT DID NOT MATCH, SO I PAINTED THEM ALL SILVER AND ADDED A PIPECLEANER WITH A POM-POM GLUED ON TOP OF THE HATS. IT WAS FUN TO WATCH THE KIDS WIGGLE THEIR HEADS TO MAKE THE POM-POM MOVE. I TAPED BLUES CLUES AND HAD THE KIDS WATCH THE VIDEO, IT WAS THE ONE WHERE STEVE AND BLUE WENT INTO SPACE AND THEY SANG A CUTE SONG ABOUT THE PLANETS. WHILE THE KIDS WATCHED THE VIDEO I HAD SOMEONE HIDE SMALL ROCKS THAT HAD BEEN PAINTED SILVER SO WE COULD HAVE A MOONROCK HUNT, LIKE AN EASTER EGG HUNT BUT IT WAS WITH MOONROCKS. FOR DECORATIONS I HUNG STARS AROUND THE ROOM AND BLACK BALLOONS WITH STARS ON EACH CHAIR, THE KIDS GOT TO TAKE ONE HOME AFTER THE PARTY. THE GOODY BAGS WERE MADE FROM EMPTY OVALTINE CANS, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY SILVER, ALL I DID WAS POKE HOLES NEAR THE TOP SO I COULD TIE RIBBON ON FOR A HANDLE.  THE PRIZES WERE GLOW IN THE DARK STARS, SPACE STICKERS, MARS BARS, I EVEN GOT FREEZE-DRIED ICE-CREAM FOR THE KIDS TO TRY. IT WAS A GREAT PARTY. GOOD LUCK ON YOURS!