 | Paint the "bottom" of your paper plate: your paper plate
has the side you'd eat from and the side you'd place on the table -- the
bottom is the side you'd place on the table
 | use colors to represent the celestial body you're making:
 | blue and green for earth |
| greys and yellows for the moon |
| funky colors for an alien planet |
| yellows and oranges for the sun |
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| use sponges to dab on complimentary colors and give texture to
your planet, sun or moon
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| let dry
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| poke a hole in the center of the plate with a nail or sharp pencil (adult
assistance)
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| print out the template(s) of choice. There are a wide variety to
choose from!
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| Optional: glue the template page onto thin cardboard (old cereal
boxes or poster board, for example) to make your creation sturdier
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| use the hole punch to punch a hole in the bottom of the template rectangle
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| Color (B&W version) and cut out the templates
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| push the brass brad through the paper plate and the templates you've
chosen.
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| orbit your characters around your planet! |
