Whether you are diving into an astronomy unit in your homeschool / classroom or your child just has a natural curiosity about space, here are 18 Solar System Projects your kids will love!
Hands on Solar System Unit
- The Sun
- The Moon & Astronauts
- Inner Planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
- Outer Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
- Pluto, Asteroid Belt, Comets, and Stars
Solar System Projects
As I was looking for ideas for our upcoming solar system unit I decided to browse around pinterest to get some inspiration. WOW! There are such creative people out there! With such a plethora of super creative and fun solar system projects for kids I just had to make a round up to share with all of you.
Tap Light Planets from Play at Home Mom 3
Make the Solar System out of Food like Creative Kid Snacks
Planets Snowglobe from Red Ted Art
Solar System Brownies from Almost Unschoolers
Paper Mache Planets from At Home with Ali
Playdough Solar System from Childhood Beckons
Solar System Button Craft from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational
Felt Solar System from Counting Coconuts
Yarn Solar System from Art for Little Hands
Yarn Wrapped Planets from And Next Comes L
Chalk Solar System from Natural Beach Living
Plastic Lid Solar System from Still Playing School
Lego Solar System from Kitchen Counter Chronicles
Solar System Poster from Crafts n Coffee
Solar System Mobile from Taming the Goblin
Marble Solar System for Play from I Can Teach My Child
Hanger Solar System from Crafts and Coffee
Other Ideas:
- Earth and Moon Revolving Around the Sun Brad Craft from Easy Preschool Craft
- Measuring the Distance Between the Planets from Beekers and Bumblebees Blog
- Buy Inflatable Planets
Free Solar System Printables
- Solar System Worksheets (Kindergarten, 1st-6th grade)
- Solar System Pack (Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade)
- Astronaut Coloring Pages (Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten)
- Solar System Coloring Pages (Preschool Kindergarten, 1st-6th grade)
- Constellations Mini Book (Preschool Kindergarten, 1st-6th grade)
- Planets Mini Book (Preschool Kindergarten, 1st-6th grade)
- Moon Phases Mini Book (Preschool Kindergarten, 1st-6th grade)
