space theme

[jojane]

Hi
I am planning some sample theme weeks for part of my application and parent portfolio ( will also be testing it all out on my two as well)

I have the following and would like some more ideas if poss

craft - make rockets from washing up bottles
painting - paint star and planet pictures
drawing - colour in aliens
messy - moon sand
book - i have a lunar jim book but need more ideas
songs??
cooking - thought maybe flying saucer pizzas?
game - i have an alien bopping game
toys - we have an elc rocket ship and some alien/spaceman poppits

thanks

[beccas]

you could sing 5 little men in a flying saucer.
i have some playdough mats with rockets on if you want them send me a pm with your email as i cant attached them its too big.

you could go to library and get some books with planets in and rockets and astronaughts.

[RainbowMum]

Twinkle twinkle is a good song to include the babies, also hey diddle diddle. You can make lovely planet pics using coloured chalks on black paper, use the inside of sellotape round or round cookie cutters as stencils, smudge the chalk & if you only colour 1/2 a circle you can smudge it round the rest for a dark side effect.

[rainbowmummy]

get some boxes to make a space rocket and all go to visit the moon.

paper mache planets?

Sorry I've drawn a blank, mental block day for me

[miffy]

Some ideas here

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/space/space.html

Miffy xx

[mamasheshe]

argos have a ceiling hanging thing that lights up like an mobile for older one which i think looks like great fun

[Chell]

Astronaut food for lunch.

http://www.spacekids.co.uk/index.php...iewCat&catId=4

[jojane]

thanks some really good ideas there. made me remember we have a star projector somewhere which i can dig out.
anyone got any ideas how to make space helmets? i thought the face bit could be cellophane but not sure how to get the rounded effect of the helmet?

[hello kitty]

Is this any good?

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.or...raftskids.html

[The Juggler]

we're doing a mini space theme too. Yeseterday I got a big board and we made a "planet" surface with paper mache and we're going to paint it up next week. We're going to use it to play with our smallword space men and rockets.

We used our pop up tent as a space rocket for them to play in and I have some thunderbirds dress up we used to be astronauts.

Your local toy library might have some space lego or something similar.

Also you could make planets to hang from paper mache.

I got some fab text books with satellite pictures from the library as well as a few story books.

you could have some glittery moons and stars to hang up too?


going to pinch a few of the ideas others have given to you too so glad you posted this.

[Carpet Monkeys]

Not sure if this link will work, try here

[jojane]

part of our pop up tent set looks a wee bit like a rocket - could add some windows etc to the outside. good idea!!!

[FussyElmo]

Ok mind gone blank but use one of silver themal blankets to put in the car to be your moon or space rocket.

When I did this I let the children use glases to change their voices and we used colianders as space helmets.

Have them walking as if on the moon