Greetings from Planet Pom Pom! Have you ever been browsing the dollar store and all of a sudden been inspired by the most random thing? That’s how these mini flying saucers came to be! While looking at the plastic party supply section, we saw these small plastic margarita glasses. If you turn the top upside down, it looks just like a flying saucer, don’t you think? Once we saw it, we couldn’t leave them behind and now we’ve got a whole crew of cute aliens flying around the house. 😉

We had fun using the little pom poms to make these cute little aliens to drive the saucers. If you want a human passenger instead, paste a small toy into the glass! For most of the ships we went with this fun pastel blue and water tones. We also had to try out some Glitterific – a great way to add a metallic, futuristic touch to the plate. Looking for more of this world’s arts? Sew your own stupid alien beanbag game, topper this giant painted moon cake, or how about baking this mutant rabbit cake? Great fun! You will all be ready for the ultimate space themed party! Read on to see the full tutorial for the flying saucers below.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Plastic margarita glasses
• Folk Art Acrylic Paint
• Folk Art Glitterific Acrylic Paint
• Paintbrush
• Green pom poms
• Mini googley eyes

Step 1
Arrange the margarita cups on your work surface. You’ll need the type that has a removable stem/base so that you can only use the tops as shown above. Paint the inside of the cup, stopping at the bend – this will stay unpainted to be the glass dome where the alien sits! We used both regular paint and Glitterific paint for these futuristic colors.

Step 2
While the saucers are drying, stick two small googley eyes onto a green pom pom. If your googley eyes are adhesive-backed, use a tiny dab of hot glue to attach them on.

Step 3
Use a dab of hot glue to attach the alien head into the cup. Glue one more plain pom pom below it as the alien’s body – you may not need to do this step, depending on the size of your pom poms and margarita glass. You can also use different colored pom poms if you want for multi-colored aliens from a rainbow planet far far away!

Optional: cut a piece of thread and hot glue to the top of the saucer if you want them to be hung.

If you choose to attach your flying saucers onto thread, attach the other end of the thread to a wooden dowel and kids will have a blast flying these saucers all around the house. Or, attach them onto a blank embroidery hoop to make a silly mobile. You could even paint some ping pong or styrofoam balls to look like planets and hang those up too! And while you’re painting planets, check out this DIY painted solar system necklace – the best!