Space Week

We were out of this world with our Space Week. My toddlers had so much fun gazing at the stars in our dramatic area this week.

 

To make these fun star gazing boxes you will need to collect a one or two large boxes. I started out by cutting a square opening on one side of the box. I then  painted the boxes black to look like the night sky. After that, I cut out stars to glue to the outside of the boxes.

 

You will need to find a sharp knife or scissors to poke holes in the top of the box. You can do as many as you want. I did a lot so that it would look like a sky full of stars. When all that is done, It’s time to fish out those white Christmas lights you backed away. You will want to take a bulb on the strain and poke each one through a different hole. The last step is optional, but I added the words “Star Gaze” on the front of the box just for effect.

 

Younger kids might not stay at this activity for very long so you might want to add some space books so that they can look at them under the night sky.