7 Crafts to Learn about Space

This month, momstown moms and kids are taking off!  What a great chance to learn about space by exploring the planets, stars, sun, moon and even ride some cool rocket ships!  While you are creating these fun crafts, be sure to spend some time reading about space too!

 space crafts for kids

 

 

Here are our favourite crafts to help you teach your children about how cool space really is!

 

1. Learning the alphabet is much more fun with stars!  S is for Stars with this fun and shiny craft!

 

 

2.  Learn about the moon with a "Good Night, Moon" craft.

 

 

3.  Zoom to the moon with this cool recycled spaceship and take off to the planets!

recycled rockship craft

  

4.  Sensory play with Galaxy Playdough!

  

5.  Try this "out of this world" footprint rocket craft from Fun Handprint Art!

learning about space

  

 

6.  Using shapes to create this out-of-this world Space picture!



7.  Jet Packs will help your kids step into the role as astronaut and take you on a tour of the galaxy from your own living room!  What a fun recycled craft using pop bottles, from Doodle Craft.

 

learning about space, making a jet pack

 

 

Be sure to create some yummy space treats for your rocket ship ride to outer space!

 

Posted by momstown team on 02/20/2013 - 11:15
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Sign of the Month- Penguin

Our theme this month is Polar Animals and while we are very busy making snacks that look like our furry friends, we are also making the cutest penguin and polar bear crafts!  Need some cuddle time?  Try this fabulous polar animal books! 

 

Did you know that;

Penguins are birds with black and white feathers and a funny waddle.  But unlike most birds, penguins are not able to fly -- in the air that is.  Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater, searching for food in the ocean.  When they are in the water, they dive and flap their wings.  It looks just like they are flying!

Penguins are shaped like a torpedo.  Their body is built for the most efficient swimming with their average speed in the water being about 15 miles per hour.

penguin sign language

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Now that you have learned a bit about these beautiful creatures, just wait until your little ones try to "waddle" like the sign for Penguin... too cute!

 

 

 

 

Check our other sign language posts here.

 Laura Berg, my smart hands

Monthly signs are submitted by guest blogger, Laura Berg, My Smart Hands,

Laura Berg is the President of My Smart Hands Inc, a company that teaches baby sign language and now boasts over 200 instructors worldwide. Her recently published book, The Baby Signing Bible (Avery/Penguin) has cemented her status as the go-to authority on Baby Sign Language.
Posted by momstown guest on 02/14/2013 - 18:21
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Sign Language- Saying "I Love You"

When I think of Valentines Day I always think of LOVE.

 

One of the first signs I would do with my daughter was ‘love’. I knew she wouldn’t be able to sign that back to me for a long time but I still loved signing it to her.

 

I would sign this version of ‘I love you’ to her:

 

My husband, on the other hand, would always sign ‘I love you’ to her by pointing at himself for ‘I’ then signing this version of love, then pointing to our daughter for ‘you’.

 

 

We would both sign our versions of ‘I love you’ to our daughter. Then one day she started signing it back to us. For me she would hold up her hand with all of her fingers extended (she didn’t have the dexterity yet to hold down the middle and ring fingers) but it was so cute and so definite that she was signing ‘I love you’. And for my husband she would hug herself.  I always thought it was cute that she would sign the two different ways to each of us.

 

Then one day I decided to mix it up a little and I signed ‘I love you’ the way my husband did and my daughter responds to me with, “No mommy, that’s ‘daddy love’!” It’s so cute that she associated the different versions of love with each of us. I kind of liked that we had our own ‘mommy/daughter love’ sign that was just ours.

 

Happy Valentines Day to you and the ones you love!

 

Check our other sign language posts here.

 Laura Berg, my smart hands

Monthly signs are submitted by guest blogger, Laura Berg, My Smart Hands,

Laura Berg is the President of My Smart Hands Inc, a company that teaches baby sign language and now boasts over 200 instructors worldwide. Her recently published book, The Baby Signing Bible (Avery/Penguin) has cemented her status as the go-to authority on Baby Sign Language.

 

Posted by momstown guest on 02/13/2013 - 17:38
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Valentine's Day Paper Plate Wreath

It is always fun to get the house in a festive mood for a holiday.  This easy preschooler craft is perfect to spread some Valentine's Day cheer.  You only need a few simple things to make this paper plate heart wreath and it is also a great opportunity to learn about two shapes - circles and hearts.

 

Materials:

Large paper plate
Glue stick or white glue
White, pink, red and/or purple construction paper
Scissors

 

paper plate Valentine's Day wreath

 

 

How to Assemble Your Paper Plate Heart Wreath

1.  Cut out a large hole in the middle of the paper plate.

2.  Fold a piece of construction paper over 4 times and cut half of a heart at the fold so that you will end up with 8 hearts.  Repeat this for as many colours as you would like to use.

3.  Glue the hearts on to the paper plate, covering most of the white background.

4.  Let it dry for 10 minutes and then hang it up and enjoy!

 

paper plate heart wreath, valentine's day

 

Submitted by momstown Oakville

Posted by momstown team on 02/11/2013 - 15:03
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Polar Animals- Walrus Craft

After you have enjoyed some polar snacks it's time to get creative with these cute walrus crafts!  

 

walrus craft

 

Materials:

Brown construction paper

White paper

Googly eyes

Markers

Yarn

 

 

Instructions:

1.  Have brown circles precut (each walrus needs one large circle for the body and two smaller circles for heads and arms).

 

2.  Glue large circle in the middle of the large paper.

 

3.  Glue one smaller circle for the head. 

 

4.  Cut one smaller circle in half and glue them on for arms (overlapping on the body).

 

5.  Decorate the walrus' face with googly eyes, whiskers and a nose.

 

Submitted by momstown Mississauga

 

Another option is to use paper plates. Here are the instructions.

 

walrus paper plate craft

Posted by momstown team on 02/11/2013 - 12:33
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Teaching Kids to Sew with this Simple Valentine's Craft

This is a great craft to teach children eye hand coordination and give them freedom to be creative. These make great valentines for friends at school, grandparents or neighbours.  The best part is that it only costs about 2 dollars all together!

 

stitching craft for Valentine's Day

 

Supplies:

foam hearts available in many colours at most dollar stores

various colours of yarn

scissors

hole punch

patience

 

Instructions:

 

1.  Punch holes in any random pattern all over heart , I use less holes for younger children and many holes for older.to get the holes in middle just fold over the heart and punch two holes at once.

2.  Cut various lengths of each colour yarn

3.  Tie the end of one yarn anywhere on the heart

4.  Show the child how to put the yarn in any hole and pull through. 

5.  Sit back and let them be creative and allow them put the string in any hole with no rhyme or reason.

6.  When string is all threaded , tie off and start at step three with a new colour.

7.  Continue until all strings are done and enjoy your child's creation.

 

 

Sent in by Tammy Bonney (@nazcat on twitter)

Posted by momstown guest on 02/11/2013 - 10:18
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