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Off This Planet Space Crafts and Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

5, 4, 3, 2, 1….. Blast Off!

Space the final frontier and one that your tots will love.

It captures their imagination and because very little is known about it you can be as creative as you want.

Whether they love astronauts, or want to be an astronomer, or even investigate the aliens that could be out there there is so much to do.

We’ve put together our favourite Space Themed Crafts and Activities for your Toddlers and Preschoolers so you can follow their interests and have fun together.

child in a homemade space helmet with a model planet in their hands text reads toddler and preschool space activities and crafts

Space Book to Read Together

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When we start a topic with our toddlers and preschoolers we always add some books to our book basket to read on the theme.

Below is our pick of our 3 favourite books that we love to share with together.

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If you are looking for more book recommendations, including some fantastic non-fiction books to read together and find out more about space.

Then check out our space themed books for toddlers and preschoolers.

Space Craft Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Child wearing space helmet they have made with simple materials in the junk model box

Every Spaceman needs a helmet to explore and this space helmet cardboard box craft is easy to make and the kids will love to wear it for pretend play afterward.

If you are anything like us then we always have a pile of cardboard tubes laying around and the cardboard tube rockets are fun to make and then play with.

Of course, cardboard tubes aren’t the only way you can make rockets why not try making these Straw Rockets from Toddler Approved perfect for little ones to make and play with.

Junk model Space Rocket

Raid that recycle box even more and make bottle rockets to send off into orbit.

We love combining books and art and these Torn Paper Planets are perfect to make when reading Mousetronaut goes to Mars by Paula Wiseman.

Fine motor skills are so important to do with toddlers, but they don’t have to be boring and these Yarn Wrapped Planets from …and Next Comes L could be made bright and colourful to be from a mystery solar system.

DIY Puffy Paint recipe and fantastic space based art for kids

There are a couple of ways to make moons with kids our DIY Puffy Paint recipe makes a great 3D moon and this simple 3D Moon Craft from Fantastic Fun and Learning is an alternative way to achieve a similar result.

Make your own resources for singing this popular counting rhyme for toddlers and preschoolers with this step-by-step guide to creating your own Five Little Men in Their Flying Saucers Puppets. Ideal for Circle Time or Sing Along with your children.

Make your own Five Little Men in their Flying Saucers to use for play and as puppets to sing along to the popular rhyme. Pop along to the post and sign up for our toddler and preschool newsletter and get the words to this popular rhyme for free.

Space Activities for Kids

If you are looking to do a Space week with you  S is for Space (1 week lesson plan) from Crayon Freckles is a great plan of action to do with the little ones in your life.

Space Themed Printables in Store Now!

Learning about Space and with Space

It’s amazing how much fun you can have learning about space and using the theme of space to create learning resources. Now some of these activities may not work for your toddler, they may be too advanced, or too simple because children all develop at different paces and in their own way. However, they are easily adapted and could be saved for later on to do when they reach that point.

Rocket Landings word family game for blending beginning sounds and common endings - FREE Printable

This rocket landing game is a fun game for toddlers that can recognise and read letters learn to start to read. Even if they don’t know how to read the letters you can still play it with them, use just one planet and land your rockets on it following the instructions to get them used to hearing the sounds in the words and blending them together.

These printables for Our Solar System Handwriting Practice from 3 Boys and a Dog are a great way for your children to practice letter formations. Use when your children have got the hang of a pencil grip and they will find it easy to trace the letters. As they do you can read it to them at the same time.

If you are looking for a variety of different activities to do with your little ones then this Jump Into Space Learning Pack from 3 Dinosaurs is a great one to download and print out. You will find a tot school version as well as ones for slightly older kids too.

Sensory Space Themed Activities

world space week with toddlers and preschoolers

What does an alien look like to you – with some loose parts and a tub of playdough your children can create their perfect aliens themselves?

If aliens aren’t your thing then you could create your own Outer Space Play-dough with this recipe from I Can Teach My Child. There’s a lot of fun to be had with these simple sensory play materials.

Although this recipe is taste safe we wouldn’t recommend actually eating it, but as long as the black light is kept out of reach this Catch a Glowing Star activity which includes the full recipe from Fun at Home with Kids is a lot of fun to do with kids.

In a galaxy far far away – yeah you know the movies right! Well if you want then you and the kids could make some Galaxy Play-dough with this step by step guide from Mama, Papa, Bubba and use it to recreate some of your favourite space movie moments or just make it look like the night sky.

Sensory bins are great to set up with toddlers and preschoolers as they are something that you can make once and then bring out time and time again and this Space Themed Sensory Tub from One Perfect Day would be great for the space-themed activities with your kids.

Space themed Recipes and Snacks to make with kids

A space themed cooking activity making space rock cakes. These are easy to make with your toddler and preschoolers and taste great.

Whilst you are in space mode then these Space Rock Cakes are an ideal treat to make and as recipes go they are so easy to make with toddlers and VERY forgiving or over or under measuring.

Not really a recipe but a fun way to learn and play with food these Marshmallow Constellations from K.C. Edventures would be great to do and then eat.

Make your own moon rocks - bringing books about space alive for kids

Space rocks are fun to make and eat but how about something a little nearer to home you and your toddler could make some Moon Rocks to eat and enjoy.

There is something about making the snacks look like different food that easily makes even the fussiest toddler want to give them a try these Fruit Rockets from The Joys of Boys are perfect for you and them to make together and eat.

It’s ever so fun to imagine what it would be like to live in space – and one of the questions that come up is but what do they eat so this How to Make Astronaut Food from Feels Like Home is a great activity and treat for you and the kids to make and do together.

Have some out of this world fun with these fantastic space activities for toddlers and preschoolers that you and your little ones can do together.

For you to make for your little space explorers

space walk felt board how to for preschoolers

Kids will have fun creating their own space adventures with this very simple felt space board DIY that you or your older kids can make your tots.

Author
Cerys Parker

Cerys is a marine biologist, environmental educator, teacher, mum, and home educator from the UK. She loves getting creative, whether it is with simple and easy crafts and ideas, activities to make learning fun, or delicious recipes that you and your kids can cook together you'll find them all shared here on Rainy Day Mum.

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