Launching a matchstick rocket!
We made a very simple matchstick rocket! We took a matchstick and a needle and laid the needle right up against the matchstick. Then we covered the matchstick head and needle in foil so...
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Space-themed messy play!
I love to try and include a messy play activity in our themed weeks, as the boys just love it and it’s so good for them to get squishing, feeling, imagining and exploring. A...
Footprint rocket painting!
My toddler (currently 20m) loves to have his feet and hands painted and make pictures with them. It’s fun to think of new pictures to make, but it’s also great for him to explore...
Kitchen roll rocket craft!
This rocket craft was one of those spontaneous ones where my preschooler nabbed some recycling and decided he would make it into a rocket! Well who am I to stop his inner creator?! For...
Rocket biscuits for Space week!
I was really excited when our rocket cookie cutter arrived in the post. And even though we had made star biscuits for ‘Space week’ using this recipe – see my post making star biscuits...
Making a parachute for a lego man!
My preschooler has been begging me to make a parachute with him for some time. Well, the weather was warmer and we were doing ‘Space week’ so I thought it seemed like a good...
Planets treasure hunt!
For our ‘Space week’, we were blessed with excellent weather so I tried to take as many of the activities outside as possible (good when you’re launching rockets – see my post on launching...
Launching a fizzy rocket into space!
For our ‘Space week’, we had so much fun making lots of different types of rockets to launch in our garden (thank goodness for better weather!). For this one, we used the good old...
Simple rocket craft!
This was a very simple rocket craft we did for ‘space week’ using coloured card, scissors, glue and stickers. I made a sample one (literally took a few minutes), and then cut out the...
Painting the solar system
For our ‘space week’ we’ve been learning out our solar system. My son has got really into the planets. So I drew out a picture of the solar system for him. His first task...
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