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Summer in Space

Spend this summer in space! Relish in the warm breezes of midsummer nights with your child this week, as you explore the wonders of the solar system. Kids will learn about the planets, discover constellations, and even build a rocket ship in this fun space activities, perfect for summer.

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Summer in Space

Summer in Space

Spend this summer in space! Relish in the warm breezes of midsummer nights with your child this week, as you explore the wonders of the solar system. Kids will learn about the planets, discover constellations, and even build a rocket ship in this fun space activities, perfect for summer.

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Summer in Space Checklist

Summer in Space Checklist

Get ready for Summer in Space during week 4 of DIY summer camp! This checklist helps your DIY camper prep for a week of outer space-themed activities.
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Make a Bedroom Planetarium!

Make a Bedroom Planetarium!

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!
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Space Vocabulary For Kids

Space Vocabulary For Kids

This worksheet is a quick-reference tool of space vocabulary for kids, with an exercise to use the words properly in provided sentences.
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Create a CD Spaceship

Create a CD Spaceship

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!
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Set Up a Solar System of Kids

Set Up a Solar System of Kids

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.
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Layers of the Earth Project

Layers of the Earth Project

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!
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What Is a Space Suit?

What Is a Space Suit?

This informational coloring page has the answer! Your child can follow along as you read through the text, and then she can color in the picture.
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Build a Rocket Ship

Build a Rocket Ship

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!
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Crayon Resist Painting

Crayon Resist Painting

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.
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Outer Space Word Search

Outer Space Word Search

This space-themed word search will bring your student's vocabulary and spelling skills to stellar perfection. Next stop, NASA!
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Tour the Planets

Tour the Planets

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!
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Space Writing Scene

Space Writing Scene

Where is this rocket ship going? Where did it come from? Your child can create a story and get a step-up by using the word bank as a place to start!
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Make a Galaxy Mobile

Make a Galaxy Mobile

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.
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DIY Jetpack

DIY Jetpack

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.
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Backyard Astronomy

Backyard Astronomy

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.
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