Full Moon and Planets
Posted by Ramona on 25th June and posted in Arty Stuff, Holiday Activities, My Blogs, Sydney - places to visit
This Saturday there is a full moon, which has inspired this weeks artful project:
Planets are a great theme for exploring colour and shape.
Here are the steps we took to achieve this activity:
Step 1 -
White chalk on black paper look really effective!
Use white chalk to create a circular shape. Create some shade by using darker shades and smudging the colour in on one edge. Use an eraser to rub out holes to create craters on the surface of the moon.
Step 2 -
Some children will be able to cut out the moon themselves - remember it does not have to be a perfect circle and it is great practice for their fine motor skills.
Now we have the moon, lets make some planets:
Food colouring dripped and tilted onto a pink pastel background.
Cut them out and then put them all together!
This topic brings out some great conversation and some interesting questions:
- What’s at the end of the Universe?
- Are Aliens real?
- Which is the biggest planet?
The holidays are coming soon and a visit to your nearest Observatorium might come in useful. It might help to answer all the questions about the Universe that your young ones asked but you didn’t have the answers for!
PLACES TO VISIT:
Sydney Observatory – Check out the July school holiday program.
Hi Ramona
Great Art ideas.It sounds as though there are lots of interesting places to visit in Sydney.
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