Blast off--The Rocket Launch!

The main event of the birthday party was the rocket launch--and it was a big hit! (Or should we say, "a blast!"?)

My husband and I used empty 2 liter pop bottles, glued on fins and nose cones and spray painted it all to make the rockets. This post has the link where we got a lot of ideas and instructions.

We let the children decorate their rockets with stickers and colorful electricians tape.

Then we headed to the BIG park (you need a bit of room--the rockets travelled!)

Here is BSB (Boy Scout Barry) launching the water rocket with the PVC launcher he and our friend, Anson, made. I tried to get a picture of the actual take off, but they were too fast!


Eagerly guest awaiting his turn. Although it was 100 degrees outside, the boys could have done this all day! It was very cool!

The only girl at the party (my daughter) gets to try launching her rocket by herself.

The birthday boy was a little grumpy that his nose cone got a little smooshed. Ah, the perils of space travel!