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Moon Activities for Kids

My kids love to learn about the moon, this is a collection of our art and craft projects and activities to teach moon science -- with a few books thrown in for good measure, of course!

Picture Books about the Moon for Imaginative Children

October 19, 2018

fiction picture books for kids about the moon

Are your kids as fascinated with the moon as mine are? If so, then you need to put these children’s books about the moon on your reading list. Stat. This list of children’s picture books about the moon is about looking at the moon through an imaginative lens. When reading these children’s books your kids…
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Five Moon Activities for Kids

September 13, 2012

Moon activities for kids

These moon activities for kids are simple ways to teach children about moon science, like phases and craters, while having some arts and crafts fun. Moon Activities for Kids So many kids have a great deal of curiosity about what’s out there in space. My three year old has just started to chatter a lot about…
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Moon Lesson: Making Craters Activity

October 8, 2009

Make moon craters with kids. A fun science project to learn about the moon.

In the back of one of our moon books was a moon activity for making craters using flour! OK, let’s be honest. This activity was waaaay more about having fun making a mess than it was about learning how moon craters form. Observe: Supplies needed. Kiddo really liked measuring to make sure there was one inch…
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Moon Activities: Creating a Harvest Moon

September 28, 2009

Fun activity! Create moon art with kids based on the months of the year.

Time for another phase in our moon activity series! Several Traditions have names for the full moon of each month. The most familiar is the Harvest Moon, occurring in September (occasionally in October). Each month’s moon has a special name. You can read about them here and here. I cut out 12 large circles in a…
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Moon Phase Calendar Activity for Kids

September 23, 2009

Moon phase activity for kids using stickers and a calendar

This moon phase calendar activity was a super easy project designed to reinforce the concept that the phases of the moon run on a monthly cycle. It’s perfect for preschoolers! Also, its a good way to use all those charity calendars! Referring to one calendar already marked with the moon phases, Kiddo used office supply…
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Moon Phase Activity: DIY Puzzle

September 14, 2009

homemade moon phase puzzle activity for kids

I’m not sure why I spent so much time making this phases of the moon activity puzzle when I have so many other things to do but, as my mother says, “I got a bee in my bonnet.” (Want more moon fun? See all 5 moon activities for kids.) I made it on poster board…
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Make a Moon Phase Viewer

September 3, 2009

Moon phase activity for kids. Build a moon phase viewer.

My son and I are enjoying our time spent learning about the moon. love to learn about the moon. We have been reading some books about the moon lately (see end of post for three of them) and I have been working on some moon activities to accompany our reading. The first activity  is our…
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by: Erica posted in: Science 7 Comments

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