Easy Solar System Craft
Here’s an easy “craft” you can score at Hobby Lobby for under $10!
5 Moon Study Must-Haves
If you’re doing a moon or moon phase unit study it’s nice to have a materials you don’t have to prep. I also love it when my 6YO asks to play with her “school toys.” It makes me super happy. Here are five things we bought to go along with our moon unit study that I loved and would totally buy again…
The Moon and Phases Unit and Resources
Super excited to share this unit with you guys. We had lots of fun painting the moon and putting together some fun projects was a bonus. The included activities are enough for a week long focus on The Moon and Phases. The activities are designed to reinforce skills and enrich a space or moon focused study.
Moon Phase Garland
I love finding new ways to use the materials in my units. Especially, crafty ways.
For this craft we used the Moon Phase Cut-Out Coins to make a sweet mini garland to hang across my daughter’s bulletin board. She loved it and is already working on another one!
Paint and Play Dough Planets
If you’re looking for a FREE and fun Solar System activity for classroom or home, I’ve got a treat for you!
This printable .pdf download features each of the planets of our Solar System including the dwarf planet Pluto. I’ve got a nostalgic affection for Pluto so we’re keeping him.
They are multi-use because you’re busy and printer ink is expensive. I recommend printing to card stock if you will be using these multiple times or if your paint of choice is watercolor.
Moon Phase Wooden Coins
You can find these Moon Phase Cut-Out Coins in my mini unit called The Moon and its Phases. For use with the unit you don’t have to affix them to wooden coins, but in doing so you can create something your child will use again and again.
We use our Moon Phases Wooden Coins to count, to stack, to order, and along with our Moon Phases Montessori 3 Part Cards.
DIY Galaxy Space Dough
There are lots of galaxy dough or space dough recipes floating around Pinterest. I hate the texture of most commercial play dough and have a hard time with how piece-y it can get as it dries. This DIY tutorial utilizes Crayola Model Magic modeling material. You can absolutely use your own homemade dough recipes or Play-Doh brand dough. Personally, I find the modeling material to be less messy and we have a no slime rule in our house (I know! I’m so mean!).