Invention Convention – Provide your guests with stuff to make their own inventions. You can go two ways with this one. Offer any of the following: boxes, paper towel rolls, glue, wire, toilet paper rolls, aluminum foil, lids from milk jugs and other drinks for buttons, pipe cleaners, phone wire, electrical tape, clean yogurt containers, small pie tins, old CDs, nuts, bolts and washers. You may also want to include some extra masking tape, duct tape, white glue and have a hot glue gun available. Paint the boxes or other items with silver, black or blue paint before the party—just because it looks neat. You can even get old electrical equipment from a thrift store—just cut the electrical cords off before using. Be sure to allow plenty of time and plenty of materials for this activity.

 
Yellow Jell-o – Make yellow jell-o jigglers on a cookie sheet (spray with oil, first). Give your guests cookie cutters and allow them to make their own scenes with the jigglers.

 
Ice Cream Snowmen – Serve snowmen made of three scoops of ice cream. Use chocolate chips for eyes and buttons. Use stick pretzels for arms. Make them the day before. Let the ice cream soften a bit before scooping it. Then scoop them on small squares of wax paper. Put the snowmen on a cookie sheet and place in a freezer. When they’re firm, cover with plastic wrap.

 
Ready, Aim, Smear! – A sandwich was speared on the Eiffel tower. Try throwing different foods on a target. You don’t have to use sandwiches or an Eiffel tower. You can use meatballs or jelly beans or popcorn or cookies and toss them in a basket or on a target you’ve drawn on a piece of paper.

 
Food Fight – Prepare a table outside with dishes of food for a food fight. Try foods that are smearable like jell-o jigglers, mashed potatoes, or even cooked peas. If you want a traditional food fight, warn the guests on the invitation to dress appropriately. Another option is to provide each guest with a large piece of paper to paint with the food provided. This is a great game for your Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs party.

 
Placemats
Color and decorate a large piece of cardstock or an open manila folder. Cover with clear contact paper and use as a placemat for ice cream sundaes. Then you're ready for almost anything at your Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs party.