DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Outer Space Ideas

	Outer Space Activities Moon Pumpkin Carving Patterns
	Outer Space Activities Earth Nature Walks
	Outer Space Activities Outer Space Worksheets
	Outer Space Activities Moon Nebula Coloring/ Tracing Templates
	Outer Space Activities Acrylic Paint Moon Video (Tutorial)
	Outer Space Activities "Moon Landing on Digital Nebula" (Tutorial)
	Outer Space Activities Strawberry Moon Milk Slime
	Outer Space Activities Aliens coloring pages Space shuttle (& other space vehicles) coloring pages
	Outer Space Activities Chore or Potty Training Chart Ocean and Space themes
	Outer Space Activities Crafts
	Outer Space Activities Fishing Game preschoolers and up
	Outer Space Activities Name Tags
	Outer Space Activities On-Line Jigsaw Puzzles
	Outer Space Activities On-Line Slider Puzzles
	Outer Space Activities Printable Doorknob Hangers
	Outer Space Activities Printable Greeting Cards
	Outer Space Activities Printable Treat Bags
	Links to Other Space Activities

Night Sky nursery rhymes:

Hey Diddle Diddle

I See the Moon

Man in the Moon

Star Light, Star Bright

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Night Sky poems:

The Lost Balloon

The New Moon

What If?

Who Was It?

Other related links:

Blog Post: "A Creative Process: For Supporting the Art You Love"

Blog Post: "Strawberry Moon: Full Moons, Creative Inspiration, and Caring"

Blog Post: "Eagle's Eye and the Perseids"

Who can forget the "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" that took place on July 20, 1969?  Not me.  But sometimes we do forget that our kids weren't there to witness it and to them it's, er, ancient history. (truth be told, I wasn't even born yet!).  Help your kids learn about and relate to this historical event while having a bit of fun with one of the the crafts above.

Neil Armstrong was Spacecraft Commander for Apollo 11 (July 16-2l, 1969) the first manned lunar landing mission, and holds the distinction of being the first man to walk on the moon.  On July 20, 1969, he stepped off the Lunar Module named "Eagle", onto the surface of the moon, from which he could look up and see the Earth in the heavens as no one had done before him and few have done since (who knows, maybe your child will see the breathtaking view one day).

He was shortly joined by "Buzz" Aldrin, and the two astronauts spent 21 hours on the lunar surface and returned with 46 pounds of lunar rocks.  That's a lot of rocks.

Following completion of their lunar surface activities, Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E.  Aldrin, Jr., maneuvered the lunar module to a rendezvous with Command Module Pilot Michael Collins who had remained in lunar orbit in the command module "Columbia".