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Constellation craft for kids

9 Comments Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

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One of my favorite unit studies of all time was our space unit!

We focused on one aspect of space at a time. And when we moved into learning about the starts, we of course read a lot of books about stars and constellations.

While learning about stars, we also spent quite a bit of time focused on the constellations.

My favorite constellation has always been Orion, since it is usually easy for me to locate it in our night sky. I have to admit, however, that some of the constellations are a real stretch for me. Am I the only one who doesn’t see how half of the constellations actually look like what they are supposed to represent? 🙂

Nonetheless, this simple constellation craft for kids was a real hit in our homeschool.

Note: For more space-related activities, see my Space Unit Study page. 

A fun constellation craft for kids using gold stars and chalk on black paper. This craft builds constellation knowledge and supports the development of fine motor skills and spatial awareness. #constellations #space #homeschool #giftofcuriosity || Gift of Curiosity

For this activity, I gathered the following materials:

  • Black construction paper (I cut the sheets in half, but this isn’t required)
  • Gold star stickers
  • Constellation 3-part cards
  • White chalk
  • Not pictured, but another resource we used was the super cool (and free!) Star Chart app for iPhone
A fun constellation craft for kids using gold stars and chalk on black paper. This craft builds constellation knowledge and supports the development of fine motor skills and spatial awareness. || Gift of Curiosity

I should clarify that before doing this craft, we had reviewed the constellations using the 3-part cards and we had matched the constellations on the 3-part cards to ones in our constellation books and/or in our Star Chart app. Once we had done that, the real fun began!

My kids each selected one constellation to replicate using the gold star stickers. They looked carefully at the shape of the constellation and tried to replicate it on their paper.

A fun constellation craft for kids using gold stars and chalk on black paper. This craft builds constellation knowledge and supports the development of fine motor skills and spatial awareness. || Gift of Curiosity

Once they had the stars in place, they used white chalk to draw lines showing the shape of the constellation.

A fun constellation craft for kids using gold stars and chalk on black paper. This craft builds constellation knowledge and supports the development of fine motor skills and spatial awareness. || Gift of Curiosity

And finally they wrote the constellation’s name as well. Here is my son’s completed constellation craft of the Big Dipper.

Big Dipper

And here is my daughter’s completed constellation craft of Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia
 

They made several other constellations on paper before they got tired. We still had a few gold star stickers left over, so I let the kids turn me into a constellation!

They placed stars to show the position of particular body parts, then even drew on my clothing using the white chalk to show the lines.

As I’m sure you can imagine, they got a real kick out of drawing on me. But it was a great way to drive home the idea that, at least in constellations, stars are used to represent particular body parts and then we use them to determine the position of the body.

A fun constellation craft for kids using gold stars and chalk on black paper. This craft builds constellation knowledge and supports the development of fine motor skills and spatial awareness. #constellations #space #homeschool #giftofcuriosity || Gift of Curiosity

If you plan to do this activity, be sure to pick up a copy of our Constellation 3-Part Cards!

  • Constellations 3-Part Cards

    $1.99

More resources to learn about the stars and constellations

More posts from Gift of Curiosity about the stars and other objects in our sky:

  • Books about the stars and constellations
  • Phases of the moon activities
  • Moon phases printables
  • Solar System Montessori 3-Part Cards
  • Planets Do-a-Dot Printables

You’ll find more resources for learning about the stars and constellations on my Space Unit Study page and my Space and the Solar System Pinterest board.

A fun constellation craft for kids using gold stars and chalk on black paper. This craft builds constellation knowledge and supports the development of fine motor skills and spatial awareness. #constellations #space #homeschool #giftofcuriosity || Gift of Curiosity

Filed Under: Arts and Crafts, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Science, Space Tagged With: stars, constellations

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9 Comments

  1. Sabrina

    May 22, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Awesome ideas! Especially love the drawing on mommy idea! LOL

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    • Katie SG

      May 22, 2015 at 1:43 pm

      Oh yeah, my kids got a big kick out of that too! What’s a little extra laundry when the kids are having so much fun, right? 🙂

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  2. Jeanine

    September 6, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    These are fantastic resources!!!! Thank you soo much for sharing!! I love the printable cards.

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  3. Janelle

    March 1, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Loved the idea of making constellations with stickers! Great way for kids to get a hands-on experience of an idea that’s often just taught by looking at pictures. We used glow in the dark stars instead of gold stars. Check out our other kids’ astronomy projects at https://inventorsoftomorrow.com/2017/02/28/stars-2/

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    • Katie SG

      March 1, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      What a fun astronomy unit!

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  4. Alyssa

    May 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    What a fun learning activity. I wanted to let you know that I am featuring this in a space crafts roundup if you don’t mind.

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    • Katherine Stokes-Guinan

      May 12, 2017 at 4:59 pm

      Of course, thank you for including it!

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  5. Marion

    April 25, 2021 at 6:46 am

    Trankil you very much Katie

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  6. Olivia Rose @momslilmunchkin

    August 4, 2021 at 5:20 am

    What a fun idea of making constellations with stickers. Best way to give kids a hands on experience. I love the printable Card.

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