Making Memories: Solar Eclipse Party Ideas

Whoa! It feels like this year is flying by!

I’ve been working so hard on this new garden space and planning out some changes for our home and property that April just kinda snuck up on me. I was sitting down to do my monthly orders, and I saw that I had some Solar Eclipse viewing glasses in my Amazon cart… had to get them ordered so we could safely view the eclipse next week. Then I remembered that I had started to plan a little party for that day (April 8th) as well… the keyword is ‘started’… it didn’t get very far.

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I decided to go ahead and place a grocery order to grab the things I wanted for our ‘party’ which will really just be a little fancy lunch or picnic… had to get the stuff ordered so they wouldn’t be out but guess what? Our store was completely out of Moon Pies! Oh well, we did get some Capri Suns and some Milk Way Bars. It gave me an idea to do a quick search on other things we could do for this upcoming event. Below are some of what I found:

Lessons:

Crafts:

Party Food Ideas:

Moon Pies
Capri Suns
Sunkist or SunDrop
Sun Chips
Moon Cheese
Sunny Side Up Eggs with Toast Rounds
Sunflower Seeds
Astronaut Food
Star Burst
Sun-Maid brand snacks
Eclipse or Orbit Gum
Milk Ways
Eclipse Pizza
Cosmic Brownies
Crescent Rolls
Croissant Sandwiches to resemble the moon
Snack Board
Veggies or Fruits cut into start, moon, and sun shapes (grapes or cherry tomatoes could be planets, etc)
‘Rocket-themed’ kebabs or shaped foods
- Fun and Easy Fruit Rockets Recipe
- Hot Dog Rockets
- Banana Rockets
More Eclipse Food Ideas
- 20 SOLAR ECLIPSE PARTY FOOD IDEAS
- More Pinterest Ideas
- Last Minute ideas

Party Supplies:

Solar Eclipse Party decor on Amazon
Host a Sun Party (NASA)
DIY your own decor with household items or check out the crafts listed above

Don’t forget:

Sunscreen
Viewing glasses- approved for eclipse viewing! or a DIY viewing box
Hats, optional
Drinks, to stay hydrated
White sheets or pillowcases to project images on
chairs or blankets to sit on
Bug Spray

** A good majority of these can be picked up right now at your local store or possibly delivered with Amazon’s one-day delivery!

Whether you choose to celebrate the eclipse or not is up to you but this is a pretty special event and I think it will be memorable whether we have a party or not. The most important thing is to remember to stay safe and DON’T LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN!!!!!

We hope you all have a great day wherever you are and please stay safe!

God Bless!