How to Throw a Science Fiction Party

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Plan Ahead: Make spacey invitations with Star Wars creatures

   Send them out at least a week ahead so all your guests are sure to make it. (Invitations should include your contact information for RSVP, time, date, and place of party, what guests should bring, and that they should dress up!)
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   Step 2: tin foil cut-outs

   Take a trip to your local costume store.
   
   Use a silver tablecloth, spacey plates and napkins.
   
   Get silver and black balloons.
   
   Draw alien eyes on silver, grey, white or green balloons.
   
   Place 'artifacts' from your favourite science fiction movies or books around your house. , Put anything that has to do with science fiction on it, see tips for suggestions. , Make sure to tell everyone to dress science fiction-y.
   
   Wear antennas, silver boots, fake silver eyelashes, or full blown Sci-Fi costumes! Give out galactic prizes for best and most original costumes! , Try borrowing or buying the Star Wars Cookbook.
   
   Serve sugar cookies in the shapes of rocket ships, UFOs, stars, aliens, etc.
   
   It's also fun to provide the cookies and frosting and decorate them as part of the party. ,,,,,,
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   Step 3: aliens and anything else Sci-Fi you can think of.

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   Step 4: Decorate your venue: Christmas Tinsel is very Sci-Fi.

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   Step 5: Make a music soundtrack.

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   Step 6: Have a costume contest.

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   Step 7: Make funky futuristic foods...use those silver candy balls to decorate cookies or cupcakes.

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   Step 8: Watch some science fiction movies!

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   Step 9: Play Sci-Fi games (such as science fiction Charades or Star Wars Monopoly)

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    Step 10: Make fun goodie bags with silver pencils

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    Step 11: glow-in-the-dark stuff

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    Step 12: anything with aliens

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    Step 13: slinkies

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    Step 14: and Sci-Fi fake tattoos.

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    Step 15: Play pin the antenna on the alien (or other body parts)

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    Step 16: or pin the spaceship in the black hole...

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    Step 17: Instead of bobbing for apples

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    Step 18: tie powdered donuts to strings and hang from ceiling

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    Step 19: blindfold guests and spin them around and have them try to bite them.

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    Step 20: Get a SciFi pinata

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    Step 21: like Buzz Lightyear or Darth Vader.

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