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

1. The Sun
   
2. The Moon & Astronauts
3. Inner Planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
4. Outer Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
5. 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)