Learn about the constellations while building them with pipe cleaners! Kids will love this hands-on, STEM astronomy activity!
Learning about space in your homeschool this year? Add this fun, hands-on activity to your list of "Must Do Activities"! Get your space enthusiast excited about learning the constellations while creating them with a few simple materials!
This activity is definitely one the whole family can try from toddlers to late elementary-- granted, the outcome may not look the same, but it's a great activity to do all together.
Constellation Activity for Kids
Grab a few books for a book basket-- I think these help peek interest; I usually just leave a basket of books out all week for them to come explore on their own and/or read together if requested.
Here's a few to check out:
- There's No Place Like Space
(a Dr. Seuss book)
- Space Encyclopedia
- Child's Introducation to the Night Sky
- Zoo in the Sky
- Solar System Science Vocabulary Readers
After reading about constellations through books and websites, allow your kiddos to build a few popular constellations with pipe cleaners and beads! Such a simple and fun engineering and science activity the kids will love. And because it is hands-on and involves critical thinking and many other skills, I am hoping it'll help your child remember the constellations in the sky for when they are out star-gazing at night.
Read more about our supply list and how to do the activity, Pipe Cleaner Constellations, over at 123Homeschool4Me.
Enjoy this hands-on constellation building task!