Spaced Out !

Are you thinking of exploring space with your children? Need some new ideas? Then look no further, check out these ideas below:

1) Attach fairy lights to your ceiling and cover them over with black backing paper, pushing them through to create the night sky. If you are able try to push them through in patterns to create some of the simpler constellations for the children to learn.
2) Make rockets from kitchen roll tubes and insert an electrical circuit to make them light up. If you use orange / red / yellow cellophane for the flames the light will make it glow beautifully.
3) Wish upon a star - draw a large star and tail for the children to decorate. Get them to write what they would wish for and why and hang it underneath.
4) Follow this link http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/astronomy/solarsystemmodel/to see how to make a solar system mobile.
5) Use kitchen foil and cocktail sticks to make astronauts that can float in space or be pinned to your wall display. Scrunch the foil to mould into the various body parts and secure together using the cocktail sticks and sellotape, but try to have as few separate pieces as possible.