The sky is an immense place, an infinite space that invites you to dream, that is why children are so curious about astronomy. They are not few children who declare their desire to be an astronaut, because without a doubt, having the possibility of knowing the space is something unequaled, within the reach of very few. To bring children a little closer to heaven, there is nothing better than doing crafts as a family.
Today May 15 is celebrated World Astronomy Day, so you will not find a better day to do any of these projects with your children. With some recycled materials, a lot of imagination and a desire to have fun as a family, you can enjoy an afternoon of astronomy crafts for children. TO below you will find some ideas, but surely your little ones will come up with many more.
Astronomy for kids
Take this opportunity to teach your children something more about astronomy, about the stars, constellations, planets, in short, a fun science lesson for children. You can start with any of these ideas, but just like heaven, the options are endless. Do not forget to visit the craft section of Mothers Today, in it you will find many more ideas, scientific experiments and all kinds of resources to enjoy astronomy with the kids.
The constellations
There are 88 constellations, all different and each with its own name. Perhaps your children know some of them, the 12 that correspond to the signs of the zodiac. So you can take the opportunity to explain something more about the constellations, in addition to recreating them in this rich way. With two rich and easy-to-find materials, you can make (and eat later) the constellations.
- Salty sticks pretzel type
- Clouds of sugar
Search the internet for the constellations, print them out to make it easier to recreate them and start creating the space with the children. You can start with the zodiac signs of the family, so you can also explain something else about this topic that is so interesting for young and old.
A homemade telescope
To be able to look at the constellations, the stars or the planets, you need a telescope. Creating a homemade one for children is very easy. You will need the following materials.
- 2 cardboard tubes of different thickness, one can be used for kitchen paper and another for toilet paper
- two magnifying glasses different size
- cardboard
- tape adhesive
The assembly of the telescope is very simple, you just have to place the magnifying glasses on the cardboard tubes with adhesive tape. Join the two tubes, the small magnifying glass is the one that serves as a viewer and the big one the one that should be at the end opposite. And voila, you already have a homemade telescope, it only remains to cover it with cardboard and decorate with drawings, glitter or as the children prefer.
A mural to decorate the room
The fun thing about murals is that they can contain as many things as you wantIn this case, they can be planets, stars, constellations and even space rockets. This is the perfect craft to let children explore their creativity, to see what they think the sky is like and take the opportunity to discover a little more about astronomy.
The materials can be as varied as you want and you can spend several days creating this fun mural. You will need a large black card, as big as you want so that the children have plenty of space to work. They will also need other smaller cards of different colors. Decorative paper, markers, scissors and all kinds of materials.
Other activities on astronomy
In addition to doing astronomy crafts with children, you can look for other activities with which they can learn very interesting things about space. On the internet you will find all kinds of educational materials and resources for children to discover much more about astronomy. You can even organize a trip to a planetarium or science museum.
Children will enjoy learning, discovering what the stars are, the different planets, the constellations and everything incredible and magical that makes up the sky.