Star art projects for kids

The BEST star crafts ideas for kids (from preschool and toddlers) & adults, including how to make paper stars, easy star ornaments and more! Perfect for holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, New…

This constellation process art project uses everyday household items to create your kids' names in the stars!

How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers is one of our favorite children’s books. We were inspired by the beautiful illustrations in the story to create this watercolor ocean and star art for kids! Follow our Children’s Book Activities Pinterest board! (This post contains affiliate links.) We are huge fans of children’s books by …

I am sorry to write and tell you all that for the next couple of months, I will be taking a break from my blog. On May 12th, my son was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). Some of you may remember, he is a police officer and each year he comes to my school each year during our Community Helper week. He also recently got married. So, for the next couple of months, all of my time and energy will be spent helping Jay and his precious wife, Brooklyn, with his fight. If you would…

I love it when a kid's art project doubles as a fine motor activity, like this Q-Tip Star Art. Painting with Q-tips is a fun way for kids to experiment with art and strengthen their small hand muscles at the same time. You can learn How to Dye Q-Tips and practice Q-Tips and Straws Fine Motor Skills for an extension to this activity. You will need: Black construction paper White crayon or white colored pencil Yellow and white paint Small cups for paint Star template (at the bottom of this…

I love these gorgeous star sun catchers made with coffee stirrers and tissue paper found at the Carle Museum!

These crystal stars made from pipe cleaners and a simple borax solution are SO COOL. And they're really easy to make! Leave them overnight and crystals magically form! Borax Crystal Star Ornaments OK you guys, I think I've fallen in love with another kids activity. These borax ornaments are so easy to make, and they look SO COOL when they're done! It takes a few hours to grow the crystals, but the actual work involved with putting them together is really fast. We whipped up our crystal stars…

We just started up a co-op preschool with a few friends. There are four kids in the group (including my 3-year-old) that are between 2-3 years old. I am hosting each week during December. Last

Reach for the moon and melt the hearts of parents. In this lesson, students recreate the famous art piece "Ladder to the Moon" by Georgia O'Keeffe.

Star Stamping! A fun hands-on way to talk about stars and the solar system with toddlers and preschoolers. Great activity for a space unit! #teachingspace #solaractivities #spaceactivities