{"id":114000000639,"date":"2022-09-21T18:48:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/landstar\/?p=114000000639"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:48:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:48:30","slug":"outer-space-activities-preschoolers-will-love-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/landstar\/2022\/09\/21\/outer-space-activities-preschoolers-will-love-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Outer Space Activities Preschoolers Will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114000000640 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/landstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2022\/09\/space.jpg\" alt=\"Outer Space Activities Preschoolers Will Love at Kids 'R' Kids Landstar, preschool, daycare, childcare\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of children are fascinated by outer space.\u00a0 Space themed activities can be a fun way to learn about the mysteries above in the sky and incorporate some literacy, numeracy, and fine motor skills.\u00a0 Below are a few ideas to try out with your out space curious preschooler!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Space Dough<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn your favorite play dough recipe into a space themed dough by adding either dark blue or black food coloring and a sprinkling of glitter.\u00a0 Your preschooler can use space themed items to add to the dough (i.e. glow in dark stars, small beads to represent the planets, or astronaut figures), but keep choking hazards in mind and monitor your child closely.\u00a0 Give your preschooler star shaped or various sizes of round cookie cutters to create stars and planets.\u00a0 Rolling balls of dough is a great fine motor activity.\u00a0 Guide your preschooler in rolling dough into various sized balls to create a solar system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Paintings<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply your preschooler with black or dark blue paper, light colored paint and allow them to create a star painting.\u00a0 If you\u2019re feeling extra creative, help your preschooler cut out circles of paper to represent the different planets.\u00a0 Glue the planets in order on the dark paper and paint accordingly.\u00a0 Your preschooler can add stars by dipping a q-tip or his finger in white or yellow paint and decorating their night sky with stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name Rockets<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut out several small squares of different colors of construction paper, a triangle for the tip of the rocket, and long yellow and red strips for the fire coming from the rocket.\u00a0 Write one letter of your child\u2019s name on each square.\u00a0 Guide your preschooler in arranging and gluing the pieces together to create their name.\u00a0 Add the triangle at the top of the name rocket and strips of paper at the bottom to represent the flames as it takes off.\u00a0 Your preschooler can add fingerprint or q-tip stars with white paint to finish off their artwork.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These activities are sure to pique your preschooler\u2019s interest in outer space and open up new learning experiences.\u00a0 In addition to these activities, plan a visit to your local library and check out some picture books about outer space with your preschooler.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoyed this blog, please take a look at our school\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/landstar\/blog\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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