Outer space activities

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three baskets filled with legos sitting on top of a table next to a sign that says can you build a shuttle?

Outer Space activities are a fantastic introduction to STEAM, encourage creative thinking, and appeal to every preschooler's sense of wonder.

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make a telescope out of toilet paper rolls and other crafting supplies on a table

Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… yes, that’s a bird. And that’s a plane. When you make this telescope with your child, have fun watching for birds, planes, and other flying objects. It’s an easy craft that can change your kids’ perspective and help them focus on things around them in a different way.

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space galaxy kids painting with text overlay

Looking for Outer Space themed preschool lesson plans? Check out these free plans with a week's worth of Outer Space themed crafts and activities! It's all done for you and free to print!

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two images showing how to make homemade moon sand with the words, two ingredient sensory moon sand

Moon sand is a super simple sensory activity made with 2 ingredients you probably already have on hand. Check out this post that shows how to make it in a few seconds.

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this is a collage of photos showing how to use colored paints on paper plates

If you are looking for space activities for kids, you have come to the right place. Madelynn loved this week full of hands-on learning about planets, stars, the sun and moon! Here were our plans for our space theme: And here are the details for each activity: Astronaut Comprehension: Our first book this week

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the sun craft is made with paper plates and glue

I know I say it all the time but . . . "I LOVE THIS UNIT"! This is truly one of my favorites. It still amazes me to see how much my little sponges can absorb. The sky was the limit (literally) this week as we discussed our solar system. We started out the week with a big surprise - a rocket ship in our classroom! Our square snowman got a weekend makeover! Everyone loved pretending where the next rocket would go. Since we quickly learned that the sun is the center of our universe, we started…

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