This Space Silhouette Art is a fun and easy arts and crafts idea for kids. Toddlers and preschoolers will love creating these colorful planets, and hanging them all over the classroom. This art project helps develop fine motor skills, as well as teaching children about the amazing solar system that we are part of.
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Here are some more space themed play activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Learn all about the solar system with these fun ideas.
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- Alien Planet Sensory Painting
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Materials Needed
- Black paper
- White Paper
- Craft paper in different colors
- Glue
- Scissors
- Circle shapes in different sizes (such as bowls and cups to trace around)
- Star stickers
How to Make Space Silhouette Art
Step 1. Use different sized circles to trace around, (such as bowls and cups) and make several circles on the black paper.
2. Cut out the circles and then use the black paper to trace the circles onto the white paper.
This isn’t essential. Drawing matching circles on the white paper just gives children a guide as to where their planets are going to be.
3. Tear the colored craft paper into thin strips.
You can cut the paper with scissors if you prefer (or have saved some from a previous project). I chose to tear the paper because this is a great fine motor activity, and I like the way that the wavy lines look on the finished project.
4. Glue the strips of colored paper onto the white circles.
Don’t worry if the colored paper goes over the edge of the white paper, because you can trim these bits back once the glue has dried.
5. When all of the white circles are filled in, then take the black paper and glue it over the top.
6. Finally, take your star stickers and decorate the black paper.
Are you going to try this Space Silhouette Art with your kids?
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