Outer space projects for preschoolers

Looking for a moon craft for preschool-aged kids? Art and science blend perfectly together with this fizzy paint moon craft. Use baking soda and vinegar to create this preschool moon craft that is fridge-worthy! Get this nocturnal animal preschool craft and others by clicking here!

This alphabet spaceship craft is another of my dollar store supply outer space crafts. It incorporates colours, the alphabet and so much more!

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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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.

This storytime was for a preschool-aged group at my library. Read Aloud Books Stars! Stars! Stars! Written and illustrated by Bob Berner An older book, but a perfect storytime read--short, sweet, and informational! In a simple rhyming scheme, a child stargazes and learns about constellations, the sun, and each planet (yes, including Pluto; it's that old) with bright and beautiful illustrations. A Trip into Space Written by Lori Haskins Houran, illustrated by Francisca Marquez A brand new…

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…

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

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.

Moon & stars craft - paper plate, blue finger paint, yarn

Sometimes you need silly and fun and that’s just what this UFO project is. You can make your alien look like anything you can dream up. Your space ship can be decorated with any motif as wel…

Have you ever noticed that if you look closely at the planets in our solar system, the different atmospheres create a marbled look about them? The marbled