There are so many ways to learn about the moon, from the scientific to the sensory, children of any age can make a start in learning about the moon!
I’ve gathered together 14 of my favourite moon activities, categorised by science activities, art and crafts, and sensory activities.
Science activities to learn about the Moon
Try this Phases of the moon experiment from We Made That
Make a Moon phase viewer with instructions from What Do We Do All Day
Phases of the moon puzzle from What Do We Do All Day
Learn why there are craters on the moon with this hands on experiment from I Can Teach My Child
Learning about the moon with these ideas from Creekside Learning, including Oreos experiment
Moon themed Art & Crafts
Moon Craft from “N is for Night Sky” from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Moon Painting from Mama Papa Bubba
Phases of the moon mobile from Creative Family Fun
Puffy paint moon from No Time for Flashcards
Moon Themed Sensory Activities
Space in a bowl from Building Blocks and Acorns
Make your own moon sand from Kids Activities Blog
Messy play with moon dough here at In The Playroom
Lunar landscape sensory small world from The Imagination Tree
Moon sensory bin from Simply Home Blog
You might also like:
Do You Speak English Moon by Francesca Simon
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I love the landscape box from the Imagination tree – my kids love contained play areas like that, they’re so much fun 🙂
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Great post! I love looking up into the night sky (I even caught sight of the ISS a couple of months ago) and I think children should learn all about what’s out there too 🙂
This is a great post, full of good ideas, that I am going to have to borrow 🙂
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The lunar landscape looks amazing! Will have to give it a go x
Thanks for sharing these, I can see we will be having lots of fun learning about the moon 🙂 x
I pinned this to my science board for later. I haven’t read Do You Speak English, Moon? yet. I’ll have to check it out soon!
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thanks for the pin! 🙂
Thanks for including our ‘space in a bowl’ activity from http://www.buildingblocksandacorns.com! What a great collection of Moon activities!
Louise x
amazing tips