15 Awesome Space Crafts for Kids
kids are completely Obsessed with space, an obsession that seems to transcend trends and generations. So do we, and we can safely bet our grandkids will too! The moment their teachers started talking about stars, planets, and the solar system, they rushed home and asked us to help them create all sorts of awesome space-themed things.
Just in case your kids love learning about space as much as we do, here are the 15 Awesome Crafting and DIY Ideas, Designs and Tutorials This will help you keep them interested and excited!
1. Slimy Sunscreen
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Any craft involving paint is an instant hit in our house because our kids Very Hands-on DIY lovers. However, the more confusing the idea, the better in their eyes. That’s why this “sticky paint” idea from Fun in Pre-K1 is such a hit with our kids! Their tutorial shows you how to make creative shapes by spraying paint onto a circle, placing plastic wrap over it, and smearing it under the plastic under your hand. If you use two colors, the effect is a two-color wash that looks like the swaying heat on the surface of the sun!
2. Moon Sand Sensory Amusement Craft
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Speaking of crafts that get your kids hands-on and a little messy, have you ever played with them in the sand? Well, if you haven’t already, we’d say it’s time to give it a try! Game sand of any kind or color can be a fun afternoon project, but we especially love this awesome “moon sand” version from Little Bins for Little Hands because of its colors and sparkles, it looks just like ours Exactly what the surface of the moon looks like. When we made this, our kids couldn’t wait to pick up their astronauts and space-themed toys and let them dive right into the sand like they landed on the moon.
3. The Sizzling Jupiter Experiment
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Have you ever made a homemade bath bomb? Then you’re already familiar with some of the process outlined in Fun-A-Day to make these awesome sizzling Jupiters! These aren’t necessarily things you actually want to bathe in, but the reaction you’ll get when you drop them into a bowl of water is very similar. However, your child’s reaction to you may be total dizziness!Our kids absolutely loved the whole process of getting their hands dirty making “planets” and Watch them hiss.
4. Glow in a dark paper plate flying saucer
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We’ve known paper plate flying saucer crafts for many years and we’ve done it several times before, all as kids and With our own kids, but this tutorial from Arts Crackers is a great one because it has a particularly exciting twist! They don’t just suggest that you decorate your dishes with crayons, markers or pencil crayons, they show you how to make them shine!We did these and we were already impressed with the coolness of the neon detail before we lighted up, but then we put the saucer under the black light and all of a sudden a lot of Cooler crafting.
5. Cups, bowls and pom-poms alien spaceships
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If you were to make a flying saucer with your kids, would you prefer to help them make a more structured version? Then go for paper bowls instead of plates this time!Our children have always been huge Fans of making wool pom-poms, we don’t know a kid who doesn’t like drawing and building things, so these fun little spaceships with fuzzy aliens are basically the perfect combination of crafting techniques. Check them out in more detail on Pink and Green Mama.
6. Hand Drawn Planetary Sun Catcher
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If you’re going to work with your kids to make something they learn at school, would you rather try to make it at least partially educational than just make aliens (even if it’s fun)? Then we recommend working with planets so you can help them understand and remember the order of the solar system! Wr really like this cute little hand drawn planetary solar system idea outlined on Fun-A-Day because in addition to knowing the order in which the planets orbit the sun, they can also find and draw the details of each planet from space as well . This is also a very cute decorating project!
7. Galaxy Play Dough
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Are you still wondering how much your kids love to make and play with the glittery moon sand craft we showed you earlier in our list, but, since you made that one recently, you’re looking for an equally hands-on idea, but at least one small a little different?In this case, we really Thought it was worth checking out this awesome galaxy dough recipe from The Imagination Tree!Sure, you can buy plasticine at the store, but you might have a hard time finding solid black in the store, and you Of course You won’t find pre-made playdough full of shining stars like you see in the photos!
8. DIY Moonstone
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Your favorite idea so far is the sizzling planets we showed you before, but you know enough about your kids to know how cool these planets are once they see them, they’ll want to Make more like this? Then here’s another idea for your DIY arsenal! Learn, Play, Imagine will walk you through the process of making a beautiful marble “moon rock” with lots of sparkle. Spray rocks with water like a planet and watch it fizz and dissolve!
9. Marble Planet Art
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Are you intrigued by the idea of making a squashed sun the way we showed you earlier, but your kids are actually a bit older and you think they’d rather try a more detail-oriented idea than a specific painting technique? Then maybe they’d rather make these marble planets! They may look a little fancy and complicated, but we assure you that the technique is actually pretty simple because of how impressive the marbling technique looks when you’re all done! Learn more about how they’re made in I Heart Crafty Things.
10. DIY Galaxy Jar
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Are your kids total glitter admirers who will happily make any craft that involves glitter, especially if bright colors are involved?In this case, we absolutely Think you should check out how Mom Dot Com makes these awesome galactic jars! Besides being fun to make, we really like the space of these shakers because they double as a quiet time tool. Allow your child to shake the jar when stressed or upset, then encourage them to calm down from their strong emotions by watching the colors and flashes swirl silently until they stop. It’s more than one kind of learning, all in one place!
11. DIY Solar System Snowball
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Are you very interested in space-themed shaker ideas, but you’re not sure if your child really needs a quiet time jar? Maybe you’d rather have a version that features certain planets because your kids are particularly fascinated by planets, not just entire spinning galaxies? Either way, we think they’ll be impressed when you help them create a space version of Snowball, like this one on Red Ted Art.
12. Balloon Stamping Solar System
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Are you still wondering how ingenious the idea of drawing a solar system you’ve seen is, but are you going to use this crafting class as an opportunity to teach your kids new DIY techniques? Then maybe you’d rather teach them a new method of stamping marble paint! This tutorial from I Heart Arts and Crafts gives you an easier alternative to the marbling technique we showed above, having your child dip the rounded side of the balloon in a swirling color combination and print them to the already Splattered background paper like stars.
13. DIY Galactic Slime
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Are you still looking for soft, malleable DIY ideas because you know these are your kids’ favorite ideas?We love them at home too because the kids have a lot of fun and Then go ahead and play with what they made. This galaxy-inspired DIY slime from sad to happy project is the perfect example of what we mean!we all love dark purple and They mix sparkles of more than one color to keep things interesting.
14. Puffy Planet Craft
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As we mentioned before, paint is always It’s fun to work together. It’s even cooler to use paint when it takes shape and gives you some 3D structure! Now, if you’re used to making with kids, you’re probably already familiar with the fun possibilities that fluffy paint offers, but just in case, here’s a tutorial for creating awesome planets on I Can or even a whole Stellar systems teach my kids.
15. Crayon Anti-Space Art
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Crayon resist painting is one of those timeless crafting techniques that have been around since we were kids, and now we’re doing it all over again with our kids! The best part is that every time we do it now we are as impressed as we were when we were younger. But just in case you’ve never done it before, here’s a complete guide to making a crayon-resistant space painting on The Crafting Chicks! They show you how to use colored crayons to draw any planets and stars you like on white paper, and when you’re done darkening the paper, cover the entire paper with black watercolor paint, but let the planets show because the wax resists the color.
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