N is for The Night Sky: Themed Activities

 Today is just a quick list of what comes to mind for the theme of "The Night Sky."  

Activities Connected to the Night Sky.

Make white or yellow chalk drawings on black paper

Try Splatter Painting to make it look like all the stars in the universe

Add sparkly star stickers on a circle of construction paper

Draw 5 pt and 6pt stars

Recite or Sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

Practice the letter 'S'.  Ss. Ss. Ss. Star. Star. Star

Paint and arrange styrofoam balls to create a mobile of planets around the sun

Dip halved lemons in paints and use as stampers to make a design of planets or use starfruit halves.

Study the constellations and find them in the night sky

Make a magic star wand with aluminum foil star and ribbons on a dowel

Complete a dot-to-dot picture of a star.

Additional Night-Based Activities

Research night animals

Define what is nocturnal

Use night lights, glow-in-the-dark bracelets, or flashlights when it is dark to light up the way.

Make shadow puppets on a wall.

Catch fireflies in a jar as a nightlight

Find out how eyes adjust to changes from dark to light and back again

Discover the impact of light on eyes by putting blindfolds on then taking them off

Read "Night Moon", "The Very Lonely Firefly" and "Good Night Gorilla" books again

Self-reflect on whether you are a night owl or whether you rise with the sun

Read up on the Greek gods whose names were given to many of the constellations

Write a story using a story starter like, "When the sun went down and the moon came up

If the opposite of night is day and dark is light, then what do you know about these opposites?

Just as you look at clouds in the daytime, choose a night to lay outside and look up at the stars.  Have a wonderful and peaceful time with the child(ren) in your life as you talk about 'The Night Sky."



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