Here are fun Alien games and activities to throw the best unusual birthday party ever: fun and enriching experiences for all the guests. Children are often fascinated by the universe and everything in it, including extraterrestrial beings or Aliens. That’s why organizing an extraterrestrial-themed birthday party could be a very original and fun idea to celebrate your child’s birthday. In addition to allowing your child and their friends to have fun and discover new things, an Alien-themed birthday party can also be an opportunity to develop their imagination and creativity. You can organize fun games and activities on the theme of extraterrestrial beings, decorate the party room with original accessories and costumes, and even prepare cakes and snacks in the shape of UFOs or small extraterrestrial beings! In short, organizing an Alien-themed birthday party for your child will not only be a memorable and fun experience for him and his friends, but it can also be an opportunity to stimulate their curiosity and desire for discovery.
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Alien Investigation
Discover our Alien investigation game that comes in 3 versions for different age groups: 4-5 years old, 6-7 years old, and 8+ years old.
In this fun game, children must help our extraterrestrial friend get home… The problem is that he lost his memory after hitting his head on his spaceship while crossing a meteor shower. Here is a great adventure that children will love. They will have to play in a group and work as a team to find clues and solve various puzzles and thus succeed in their mission… This could be the main activity of your Alien birthday party. You can then use the list of different Alien games below to complete your birthday party!
Party games for an Alien birthday party
- Planet race: Draw a path through your garden or house and place cardboard or paper planets on the path. Children must travel the path by jumping from planet to planet, as if they were traveling through space.
- UFO relay: Cut out cardboard UFOs and place them at one end of your garden or house. Divide the children into teams and have them take turns going to fetch a UFO and bring it back to the other end of the course. The first to bring back all their UFOs wins!
- Alien hunt: Print or draw illustrations of aliens and hide them in your garden or house. Give each child a sheet of paper and a pencil and have them search for the hidden aliens. They must check off on their sheet each alien they find. The first to find all the aliens wins.
- Extraterrestrial obstacle course: Create an obstacle course in your garden using elements of the landscape (trees, boxes, balloons, etc.) to represent planets or spacecraft. Have the children pass through one at a time and have them jump, crawl, or step over obstacles to reach the finish line.
- Extraterrestrial porridge battle: Prepare a large amount of porridge in bowls and give each child a spoon. Children must face off in a porridge battle and try to touch the others with their spoon full of porridge. The last child not to be touched wins!
- Spacecraft race: Draw a path through your garden or house and place obstacles on the path. Give the children cardboard or paper spacecraft and have them travel the path by jumping over obstacles as if they were traveling through space.
- Alien drawing contest: Prepare a table and markers and invite the children to draw their favorite alien. You can give them examples of alien drawings or let them use their imagination. Once all the drawings are finished, your child and their friends can vote for their favorite drawing and choose the grand winner.
- Alien egg hunt: Buy or make transparent plastic eggs and put small toys or treats inside. Hide the eggs in your garden or house and invite the children to find them. You can give them clues to help them discover the hidden eggs.
- Space challenge: Prepare a list of extraterrestrial-themed challenges and ask the children to complete them. For example, they must: walk on their hands pretending to walk on the moon, make a face-making contest to imitate an Alien, or even do a victory dance yelling “Mission accomplished!” at the end of each challenge.
- Alien capture: Dress up as aliens and hide in the garden or house. Children must search for you and try to capture you by touching you with their hand. You can also hide small plastic objects instead of aliens and have the children search for them.
- Lawn battle: Fill water guns shaped like laser rifles and give one to each child. Children must face off in a water battle and try to touch the others with their water jet. The last child not to be touched wins!
- Alien disguise: Prepare markers, glitter, and other accessories for the children to dress up as aliens. You can give them coloring book masks to color or let them use their imagination. Once finished, children can dress up and take pictures in their alien costume.
- The hidden extraterrestrial game: One child is chosen to be the hidden extraterrestrial. The other children must find him using only their senses. The extraterrestrial can make strange noises to help the others find him.
- Capture the extraterrestrial: Mark off a play area and place a “extraterrestrial” (an object or a person in disguise) in the middle. Children must try to capture the extraterrestrial without being touched. If a child is touched, they become an extraterrestrial themselves and must help capture the others. The game ends when all the children have been captured or when a time limit is reached.
- Extraterrestrial relay: Mark off two lines and place strange objects (like aluminum hats or paper antennas) on each line. Children must run to the object, pick it up, and bring it back to their line before passing the baton to a teammate. The first team to finish the relay with all their objects wins.
- Aliens on the attack: Divide the children into two teams and give each team a flag or balloon to hold. Teams must try to capture the other team’s flag or balloon without getting caught. If a child is caught, they must join the capturing team. The game ends when all the members of one team have been captured.
- Extraterrestrial memory: Children can draw or print cards with pictures of extraterrestrials and play memory trying to find the pairs.
- Capture the extraterrestrial flag: Divide the children into two teams and create two “flags” using different colored cloths. Place the flags in different places in the play area. The goal of the game is to capture the other team’s flag and bring it back to their own camp while trying to defend their own flag.
I hope these Alien-themed games gave you some inspiration for your child’s birthday party. Don’t hesitate to adapt them and add your personal touch to make the party even more successful! What could be better than an Alien-themed birthday party to give your child an unforgettable celebration? With space-inspired decorations, activities, and games, your child and their friends will have a great time traveling through the universe and exploring new planets. Plus, an Alien-themed birthday party can be adapted for all ages and provide fun and enriching experiences for all the guests.
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