Alien Flying Saucer Craft for Kids
When the kids and I talk about space activities and crafts one thing they always want to include is aliens. There is just something so fun about thinking what is out there in space apart from us. We sing along to Five Little Men in their Flying Saucers (check out below our great puppets to go with this song), read any of the Aliens Love Underpants books by Claire Freedman and then get creatives. This Alien Flying Saucer Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers is great fun to make and they will love zooming it around after it’s dry.
Flying Saucer Craft for Kids
In celebration of everything space, we decided to make a fun spaceship craft with its own cute little pom-pom alien!
This craft was a big hit with my two and four years old because you can play with it afterwards when you read the book!
You can also decorate the spaceship in any way you like and the pom pom alien can be as quirky as the aliens in the book if you choose!
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Materials Needed to make your own Alien Spaceship complete with Pom Pom Alien
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2 paper bowls (paper is easier, plastic can be used but then you might need acrylic or thicker paint)
Homemade Pom Pom – Wool and cardboard Tube
Paint (we used silver but you can use any colour you like!)
Sellotape or double-sided sticky tape
Glitter (optional)
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How to make your Flying Spacecraft and Alien Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers
1. Paint the paper bowls with silver paint on the outside.
2. While the paint is still wet and to make the space craft sparkle sprinkle with a little glitter and shake it off.
3. Let the paper bowls dry.
4. Once dry provide a variety of different craft materials like pom poms, sequins and stickers and let them decorate the bowls.
5. Make your own pom pom maker with 2 cardboard tubes. Hold them together and then start to wrap your wool/yarn around the two tubes. You’re going to need around 100 turns if not more.
6. Take a shorter piece of wool and tie it between the two tubes around the wool that you have wrapped around them.
7. Slip it off the tubes and make sure it’s tied tightly in the centre. Now snip to create an even pompoms for your alien.
8. Add some eyes to your alien and another other features your child may want.
9. On one of your dry paper bowls cut out an opening in the top that is the same dimensions as the plastic cup so that it will fit snuggly inside.
10. Add you alien into the plastic cup and then glue the two parts of the UFO together.
That’s it you have a cute little alien in their flying saucer made by your toddler.
Aliens Love Underpants Series
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There is nothing funnier to little kids then the word pants is there?!
That is why my kids find ‘Aliens love Panta Claus’ book so amusing! I like that this is a continuation of the ‘Aliens Love Underpants book’ but that is a little different from your normal kind of Christmas book. This is a fun and joyful book – great for any age group. In spirit with the Christmas Holiday and what it means, the Aliens give underpants away instead of stealing them. They even put underpants in Santa Claus’ toy bag!
There’s lots of fun and witty rhymes and I love the beautiful images and drawing.
Each of the aliens has it’s own little illustrated quirk!
More Space Books to Read Aloud with your Preschoolers and Toddlers
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More Alien Crafts and Activities for Kids
Alien Ornaments for the Christmas Tree that your Toddlers and Preschoolers can Make.
Alien Playdough for some open-ended sensory play.
DIY Alien puppets to use for imaginative play and singing along with Five Little Men in their Flying Saucers song.
Alien Flying Sauce Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Equipment Needed
- Scissors
- Paint Brushes
Materials Needed
- 2 Cardboard Tubes
- 2 Paper Bowls
- 1 Plastic Cup clear so that you can see the alien inside
- Wool any colour to create your alien
- Paint silver
- Glue white PVA/school glue is ideal
- Pompoms
- Googly Eyes
Optional
- Glitter
Instructions
- Paint the paper bowls with silver paint on the outside.
- While the paint is still wet and to make the space craft sparkle sprinkle with a little glitter and shake it off.
- Let the paper bowls dry.
- Once dry provide a variety of different craft materials like pom poms, sequins and stickers and let them decorate the bowls.
- Make your own pom pom maker with 2 cardboard tubes. Hold them together and then start to wrap your wool/yarn around the two tubes. You’re going to need around 100 turns if not more.
- Take a shorter piece of wool and tie it between the two tubes around the wool that you have wrapped around them.
- Slip it off the tubes and make sure it’s tied tightly in the centre. Now snip to create an even pompoms for your alien.
- Add some eyes to your alien and another other features your child may want.
- On one of your dry paper bowls cut out an opening in the top that is the same dimensions as the plastic cup so that it will fit snuggly inside.
- Add you alien into the plastic cup and then glue the two parts of the UFO together.
Jemma from Thimble and Twig
Jemma blogs at Thimble and Twig about hopscotching through life with 4 little people whilst clinging onto a job and renovating our 1930s house.
Our family are passionate about outdoor adventures and exploring in our home of South East London.
We love making and baking and going on nature walks.
Is it possible for me to get this in a printable version?
Hi there, I’ve just updated the post and you will find a printable version at the bottom with the full instructions. I hope that works, if not please let me know.