To Infinity and Beyond!

In honour of the astronauts who ventured around the moon!

Find the Printable PDF of Little Astronauts for your project!

Step 1: Create Your Starry Sky

  1. Place your black construction paper on a protected work surface.
  2. Dip a paintbrush or toothbrush into white paint.
  3. Gently splatter the paint onto the black paper to create stars in the night sky.
  4. Set aside to dry.

Step 2: Add Planets and Stars

  1. While the paint is drying, cut circles of different sizes from colorful construction paper.
  2. Glue the circles onto your black paper to create planets.
  3. Add colorful star stickers around the background for extra sparkle.

Step 3: Make the Moon

  1. Crumple a piece of tin foil into a loose ball.
  2. Dip the foil into black, white, and grey paint.
  3. Turn a paper plate upside down and stamp the painted foil all over the bottom of the plate.
  4. Continue stamping until the plate looks like the surface of the moon.
  5. Allow the paint to dry.

Step 4: Cut and Attach the Moon

  1. Once dry, decide how you’d like your moon to look:
    • Use the whole moon.
    • Cut it in half.
    • Cut it into a crescent shape.
  2. Glue the moon onto your starry background.

Step 5: Create Your Astronaut

  1. Print and cut out the astronaut from the provided PDF template.
  2. Color the astronaut using crayons, markers, or pencil crayons.
  3. Glue the astronaut onto the moon.

Step 6: Personalize Your Astronaut (Optional)

  1. Cut out the face area inside the astronaut’s helmet.
  2. Glue a small photo of the child behind the opening so it looks like they are the astronaut exploring space!

Step 7: Display Your Space Scene

  1. Allow everything to dry completely, then proudly display your space adventure masterpiece! 🚀🌙⭐