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Activities on Planets & Moons for Children

Teach your students about the moon and all the planets through entertaining activities. Hands-on activities, such as games and crafts, allow the children to have fun while learning. Encourage the students to try their best by awarding small prizes like moon or planet-themed stickers to all game winners. With minimal supplies and a creative imagination, you have everything you need to plan moon and planet activities for your students.

Coloring Activities
- Print coloring pages of the moon and all the planets. Have children select one picture to color using markers and crayons. Give the children pictures of the moon and planets to use as a guide when coloring the pictures. If you do not mind a mess, allow the children to paint the coloring pages. Another idea is to have a coloring contest by giving each child a sheet of white paper. The children must freehand a specific planet or the moon. Allow them to select their own or have everyone color a specific one. Award a small prize to the best and most creative drawings.
Tossing Games
- Use glow-in-the-dark moons and planets to play a tossing game. Place buckets on the ground, each with a point value. Give each child 10 planets and moons to toss into the buckets. The child with the highest amount of points wins the game. Alternatively, write "moon" on one bucket and write the names of each planet on other buckets. Write the name of each planet on the glow-in-the-dark pieces. Children must toss the moon and planets into the corresponding buckets.
Hunt Activities
- Create a team scavenger hunt by hiding pictures of all the planets and the moon. Hide two moons and two sets of planets. Divide the students into two teams. When you say "Go," the first team to find a moon and all the planets wins the game. For a more difficult game, the children have to place the moon and planets in the correct order. Paint polystyrene foam balls to resemble the moon and planets instead of using pictures for added fun.
Other Games
- Other games include a Saturn ring toss game and a memory game. Paint polystyrene foam balls to resemble the planet Saturn. Children must toss hula-hoops around the foam ball to create the "ring around Saturn." Each player who rings a planet wins a small prize. For a memory game, tape the planets and a moon to a board. Ask the children to close their eyes and remove one picture from the board. When the children open their eyes, the first player to call out the missing picture wins the game.

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