Easy Solar System project
Recently my 8 year old read about Neil Armstrong, so I had outer space on my mind and decided to work on the names of the planets and their order in our solar system. To do so, we made a Solar System Project for Kids using a paint stick, paint, and clothespins to label the names of planets for kids. This is such an easy-to-make solar system project ideas that preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students will all enjoy making!
Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love adding this planets for kids activity to your solar system unit!
Solar system craft for kids
- paint stick
- various colors of paint
- paintbrushes
- clothespins
- markers
Solar system painting
After reading the book, we brought out our paints and paint stick to begin creating thiskids solar system project. First paint the paint stick black. After a few minutes, begin painting the solar system. We started by painting the sun at the top our paint stick and then using various colors of paint, painted each of the planets down the paint stick.
- Mercury– Orbits the sun in 88 days!
- Venus– Although second from the sun, it is the hottest planet in our solar system.
- Earth– Our home planet and the only one with liquid water on its surface and life.
- Mars– Has an ever present red tint due to mineral called iron oxide on planet’s surface.
- Jupiter– Is the stormiest planet in the solar system and is also the largest.
- Saturn– Surrounded by a series of rings.
- Uranus– Orbits the sun lying on its side.
- Neptune– Composed of mostly gas, is the last planet in our solar system; was discovered in 1845!
paint stick solar system
FOr this solar system school project you will paint the paint stirring stick black or dark blue to be represent dark space throughout the galaxy.; let it dry. In the meantime collect 8 clothespins and markers.
Solar system project
For this solar system crafts, write the name of the planet on each clothespin. Once everything has dried, have your child match each of the planets by clipping the correct clothespin onto the coordinating planet on the paint stick.
solar system projects for kids
Solar System Activities for Kids
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Free Solar System Printables
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- Free Constellation Cards
- Moon Phases Kindergarten Worksheets – HUGE pack!
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Responses
This is nice. Thank you for the idea.
Me encanto, gracias por compartirlo porque podré ayudar a mi hijo a que aprenda y conosca mejor el sistema planetario☺️👍
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