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Rockets added
2-19-98 Original Author Unknown
Need: Blue
paint, paint brush, white paper, red streamers, scissors, glue, tape,
Toilet tissue tubes, and a marker.
Directions:
Have the children paint the Toilet tissue tube blue. Cut a circle
out of white paper, twice the size of the top of the tube. Fold the circle
in half. Cut half way through the center. Make a cone out of the Circle.
Then Glue it to the top of the blue tube. Cut the red streamers into small
strips. Tape them to the bottom inside of the tube. Using a marker write
in the side of the tube " USS (child's name)". They look great
hanging from the ceiling.
Moon Craters
added 2-19-98
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Plaster of Paris, Paint, Paint brush, and Bubble wrap.
Directions:
Use the bubble wrap covered it with plaster of Paris. Let dry and
peel off. Then they let the children paint it. Create your own planet
surface!
Plates in Space
added 2-19-98
Original Author Unknown
Need:
paper plates, paper bowl, glue, crayons, markers, or tempera paint
Directions:
Paper plates make great flying saucers!! You might want to tape two
together to create a curved top and
bottom (double up very thin plates). The child can
use crayons, markers, or tempera paint to add insignias, gas caps, signs,
etc. before proceeding. Once the saucer part
of the ship is complete, you'll need to
make the cabin for the crew! A paper bowl is perfect! Again, let the
child use crayons or markers to draw windows, doors, etc. Affix the
completed cabin to the center of the saucer
with glue and let it dry.
A Moon
added 2-19-98
Original Author Unknown
Need:
Beans and pasta, Paper plate, Glue, Flag toothpicks, and Aluminum foil.
Directions:
Give each children a paper plate to work with. Glue on dried beans &
other assorted things to provide texture for the moon surface. When it
dries cover with aluminum foil & tuck the edges over so it doesn't
come unwrapped. Then press down gently. This will reveal craters and
fissures, etc. on the moon's surface. Purchase some toothpick flags to
stick in, too. Tell the children really there is an American Flag on the
Moon!
Space Necklace
added 2-19-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: Yellow
and White fun foam, Colored tube type pasta, Glow in the dark lacing gimp,
scissors, and hole punch.
Directions:
Cut out a small star out of white foam, and a small moon out of yellow
foam. Give each child 3 stars and two moon, a piece of lacing gimp, and a
few pieces of pasta. Have the children lace these on there string. Only
put a few on don't fill the whole string. When they are all done let the
children wear them and turn out the lights.
Another way to make Rocket
ships added
7-23-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: Toilet paper tube,
aluminum foil, paper, Red crepe paper
Directions:
Give each child a toilet paper tube &
aluminum foil to wrap around it.
Staple a circle in half (size of a coffee can lid) to
form a cone for the
nozzle. Child should glue the cone onto the roll. Tape
red crepe paper
"flames" from the bottom of the roll.
Moon surface
added 4-13-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Poster board, water, flour
Directions:
You give each child a 6"
circle cut out of yellow poster board. Make
a paste of water and flour not too thick or watery.
Give each child about a
handful of the paste on the circle and tell them to use
their fingers to make
craters, hills and flat moon surfaces. My class last
year loved playing in
this sticky stuff.
Moon Prints
added 2-22-01 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Paint, dish soap, straws, pin, bowl or cup, paper
Directions:
Make moon prints (a.k.a. bubble paint!). Add tempera paint to water
and dish soap, then use a straw (with a hole pierced halfway up the straw
to prevent swallowing!). to blow bubbles way over the top of the bowl.
Press a piece of paper down onto the bubbles, popping them and leaving
"craters" on the paper.
Sponge
Painted Earth added 4-29-01
Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Earth pictures, white paper, blue and green
paint, sponges
Directions:
After looking at some pictures of earth
taken from space I gave the children a big white paper circle and blue and
green paint. They created their own
version by using small pieces of sponge to paint the water and land.
Rockets
added 4-29-01 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Pringles Can, construction paper, stickers,
markers
Directions:
We covered Pringles cans with construction
paper, added a paper cone to the top and fins on the sides. We also
added US flag stickers and the children
used markers to decorate them as they wished.
Mobile
added 4-29-01 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Yarn, foil, paper, glitter, paper tube
Directions:
We threaded a piece of yarn through the
tube and tied it at the top to hang
the mobile. We punched holes in the tube and hung three pieces of
yarn from
it. (this part was prepared ahead of time). On the yarn the children hung
a
crescent moon, a star (wrapped in foil) and a sun ( two circles with
pieces
of yarn sandwiched in between for the rays) that the children had decorate
with glitter on both sides.
Starry
Night added 4-29-01 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Black paper, glitter
Directions:
The children painted a piece of paper
black and then added glitter for the
stars.
Planet
Earth added
6-26-01 Submitted
by: Brianna Martinez Need:
Paper (blue, green, brown), scissors, cotton, stapler, glue, tissue paper,
ribbon Directions:
Cut large circles using blue construction paper. Cut out several
"continents" using green and brown paper, assorted sizes.
Each student gets 2 circles, and a few continents to glue on each circle.
Give students cotton balls to pull apart and glue on for clouds. A touch
of blue glitter is great too! When dry, staple circles together, leaving
an opening. Stuff carefully with tissue paper, and staple closed. Use
ribbon or fishing line for hanging.
Rockets added
2-2-03 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
paper, tape, sliver paint, glue, glitter
Directions:
Make a cone shape from construction paper and tape to make a rocket ship.
Paint it silver, add glue and glitter stuff with colorful shredded paper
with some strips dangling out the bottom.
Stars added
3-3-03 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
White paper, white crayon, thin black tempera
paint.
Directions:
Draw stars on white paper with the
white crayon. Give each child a paintbrush and a starred paper. Let them
brush the tempera paint wash over the paper and they will get a surprise.
Starry
Skies added
3-15-04 Submitted
by: Anonymous
Need:
Black paper, carpet squares (or cardboard), push pin, window
Directions:
Make "starry skies" by using a piece
of black construction paper and push pins. You can use carpet
squares as cushioning under the paper (small felt boards might work
equally well.) The children poke holes all over the paper with the push
pin. You can also have them punch out constellations by copying them
first. After they are done poking holes, have them hold the paper up to
the window. Presto- a starry night!
Shape
Constellations added
6-29-04 Submitted
by: Stephanie Lisowski
Need:
Black paper, white pencil, star stickers
Directions:
On black construction paper, ask each
child what their favorite shape is. Draw that shape using either a
white colored pencil or a regular pencil. Then give the child a
whole bunch of silver star-shaped stickers to "stick" all over
their shape. When it's completed, it will be their very own shape
constellation! (Look the best when you only give them enough
stickers to cover only half the shape).
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