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Space birthday party ideas for a living room

Space is the best-value theme going: turn the lights down, and half the work is done.

Check my party date$99.99 for the weekend · $250 deposit, refunded when the box comes back

The Space pack is $9 on its own, and one theme pack is already included with the Box.

The plan

Two hours of space party

Food

  • "Moon rocks" — popcorn tossed in a little melted white chocolate.
  • Star-cut sandwiches. A cookie cutter turns bread into decoration in four minutes.
  • Freeze-dried strawberries, sold as astronaut food, which they technically are.

Decorations

  • Black tablecloth, silver stars, one string of warm fairy lights. That is the whole set.
  • Glow sticks handed out at the door. They cost pennies and they run the entire party.
  • Turn the main light off during the arcade rounds. A dim room makes a TV feel like an event.

One thing that isn’t a screen

Build-a-rocket from kitchen roll tubes and card, judged on nothing at all.

What usually goes wrong

A dark room and a bright screen is a headache combination. Leave one lamp on behind the sofa, and switch on reduced-flashing mode if anyone is sensitive.

A running order that works

  1. 0:00–0:20

    Arrival

    Guests trickle in over twenty minutes. Have the on-arrival activity out and the TV showing the attract screen.

  2. 0:20–0:45

    The activity

    One thing off the screen, with a clear end. Twenty-five minutes is the ceiling.

  3. 0:45–1:00

    Cake

    Sing, cut, hand it out. Do not do this at the start; sugar first is a mistake you make once.

  4. 1:00–1:40

    The tournament

    Five games on the TV, four kids at a time, names entered once. This is the loudest and easiest forty minutes of the party.

  5. 1:40–2:00

    Wind down

    Free play on the console, party bags by the door, parents arriving. The screen keeps everyone in one room while you hand out bags.

The arcade

All 38 games, in Space colours

A theme pack is a full reskin — art and palette — over mechanics that already work. These four suit a space party particularly well.

Rocket Blast1–4 players · 4+Meteor Dodge1–4 players · 5+Confetti Flight1–4 players · 5+Road Racer1–4 players · 6+

See all 38 games

The invitation

3 ways a space invitation can look

Free with every package, and it is the same page your guests actually open — a countdown, the address, a map and a two-tap RSVP. No ads, no account, nothing to install.

How the Invite works · Every theme, side by side

Book it

Can you get a box for that Saturday?

Saturdays go first, and the box ships 2 days early so you can test it. Your invitation site is free either way, in Space colours.

Most parties

Bashcade Box

$99.99

+ $250 refundable deposit

Four arcade stations, shipped to your door. The standard home party.

  • 4 wired arcade stations
  • All 38 games + a theme pack
  • Leaderboard on the TV
  • 3-day window around the party
  • Return label already in the box
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